Elemental

Artist: Kim Roper
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Elemental

Featured in Extreme Weather Group

Featured in CanonDSLR Group

Featured in Lightening and Storms Group

Featured in Severe Weather Group

Taken just after sunset, on March 25th 2009, in Berowra NSW Australia. This storm cell moved from West in the Blue mountains in a Easterly direction, just to the South of me, so I was able to watch it track from the mountains across to Sydney. The lightening was amazing, what would start as a flicker would then continue to branch out across the cloud, not going downwards as usual, it appeared to start at the bottom of the cloud and spread like tentacles across the storm cell.

Canon 5D
ISO – 50
f/5.6
8s
22mm focal length

Wikipaedia:
Another terminology used for cloud-cloud or cloud-cloud-ground lightning is “Anvil Crawler”, due to the habit of the charge typically originating from beneath or within the anvil and scrambling through the upper cloud layers of a thunderstorm, normally generating multiple branch strokes which are dramatic to witness. These are usually seen as a thunderstorm passes over the observer or begins to decay. The most vivid crawler behaviour occurs in well developed thunderstorms that feature extensive rear anvil shearing.

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Barbara Brown

Great capture. timing is perfect!!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Barbara for your great comment!
tonilouise

Oh huge WOW Kim, what an absolutely amazing capture..I hope you stayed safe…
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Toni, it was a spectacular light show, absolutely amazing to watch!
Pic taken from patio at home, so reasonably safe!
Cheers!
leannasreflect...

WOW!!!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for dropping in!
Geoff Coleman...

Whoa stunning anvil lightning – congrats on a firs-rate capture.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Geoff, it was a challenge to try and capture it all in 1 frame, as it spread out all over the sky. Absolutely amazing to watch.
Daniel J. McCa...

Beauty!! Superb shot, Kim!!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for your lovely comment Daniel!
drec

F yeah, nice.
Sharon Hammond

Phwoar Kim. Sensational capture. xx
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Shaz, this show lasted about and hour and a half I think, lost track of time as I was surrounded by it all.
Andrew Murrell

SENSATIONAL PHOTO!!!! well done A favourite for sure
Katya Lavorovna

Spectacular and unique lightning shot. Not the usual lightning shot at all. Mother nature put on real show for you here, and you captured it beautifully.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Katya, for your wonderful insightful comment, it was a delight to watch and a pleasure to photograph it.
:-D
Melle

wow. Amazing capture.
Antanas

lovely job
Michael Bermi...

Absolutely Stunning!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Michael :-D
Jesper Høgsdal

Stunning shot – well done!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for stopping and commenting fjeh
:-D
Jill Doyle

Wow! Amazing shot.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for your lovely comment Jill
:-D
BigD

Excellent capture, Kim
BigD

congratulations on being featured in the Canon DSLR group
your hosts at Canon DSLR
Kim Roper replied

Wow!
Thanks very much for featuring my image!
:-)))
Alexanderargyll

ukin brilliant…..............capture…........well done on the feature
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for congrats and for looking Alexander :-D
Jadephotos

Awesome!!!! I have yet to capture a storm – Your image inspires me to try harder! WOW!
Congrats on the feature.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for your congrats and lovely comment Monica!
Happy hunting!
Mel Brackstone

What a fantastic capture, Kim!! Gotta be careful out in that sort of storm!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Mel, i was reasonably protected, as this storm passed across in front of me. It was truly awesome to watch!
Elana Bailey

Spectacular capture. Well done. An instant fave.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Elana, it was a spectacular show by mother nature!
mltrue

this is great!!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for looking and commenting!
Nicole Goggins

great capture
Rhenastarr

WOW, WOW nature , fierce and raw. Great shot.
lizalady

What a GREAT capture.
fatdade

kim, what an awesome catch, love that sort of lightning that goes across the sky… paul
Steven Sandner

Insane work mate! great capture!
bevanimage

An absolutely brilliant capture of this amazing phenomenon, Kim! Congratulations on your RB homepage feature.
chriso

I agree this lightning is truly amazing! Great shot.
jgmart

Amazing image!
Christian Zammit

WELL DONE for featuring on the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Christian Zammit
Svetlana Sewell

Brilliant capture!
Kathy Siney

wow! This is so stunning- well done!
Catherine Howell

awesome capture!! Great shot!!
gabbielizzie

awesome shot!!! well done
whalegeek

Terrrrrrrrific!!! Thanks for providing camera and settings. Congrats on the HomePage Feature.
Stewart Laker

Excellent shot, I love the way the lightening is coming out of clouds and across the sky.
Aisha Diandra

Spectacular capture!
Jen Ryan

CONGRATS!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Jen, for posting a copy of the homepage here in my image, much appreciated;
:-D
LizVengeance

SWEET!
SylviaHardy

This is a stunning capture, so well done!
Steve Liptrot

Amazing capture. Well done
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Steve, it was a great display of nature at her best.
Dane Austin

Awesome capture! I love it! Spectacular shot :) :)
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for dropping in and commenting Dane. I could have watched it for hours!
Scott d'Almeida

excellent.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for looking Scott.
:-D
Matt White

What a brilliant shot, great work
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Matt, it was an absolutely awesome display!
EarthGipsy

Top Shot
Kim Roper replied

Thanks for looking :-D
digitalpoetry

Exellent!!
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Digital!
Gideon Swart

wow kim,this is a killer.
nice one.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Gideon, it was an amazing experience!
Lisawv

Awesome shot Kim, great job.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Lisa, it was awesome to watch
Sean Farragher

massive
Kim Roper

Thanks for the Feature in “Extreme Weather”
:-D
Luís Lajas

Wonderful capture really nice, perfect
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Luis
:-D
Tim Scullion

Great shot! Something about standing outside in an electrical storm with a tripod (aka a lightening rod) that exacts protests from my family; some of them questioning my sanity. I haven’t got a good shot yet, but kudos to you.
Kim Roper replied

Thanks Tim, its nice your family care about you, mine just look at me, shrug their shoulders and say “she’s at it again”....lol
Hope you get the shot your after!
JeffStockton

Congrats on a fine capture.So much energy you’ve caught spreading for so much distance across the sky,good comp
Aimelle 7 days ago

absolutely awesome
stickelsimages 7 days ago

Awesome image Kim….
jealous as hell having such brilliant storms up your way to capture….
Fantastic for photographers…. not so good if they kick off fires etc…
Soooo well done..
Cheers Lee