staccato lightning !
This is a great example of a staccato cloud to ground lightning strike. Staccato cloud-to-ground lightning is perhaps the most photogenic of all lightning. It is termed “staccato” because the lightning is comprised of just one single, rapid discharge and is typically accompanied by a myriad of interesting and intricate branching.
I caught this one at 5am on a sunday morning just off the Warrnambool coast a couple of weeks ago – very nice ! I cropped it square, but you can see the 2:3 image that has some extra cool squiggly branches here.
‘ staccato lightning – Canon 5d2 ’
Tony Middleton - Inspired Landscape Photography 
Very cool, Tony. This is something i’ve wanted to capture for a long time. Congrats.
cheers beau – there’s plenty of op’s up SEQ mate 🙂
Yeah, they get some killer storms over there, but i’m in Perth at the moment. 🙂
Brilliant capture Tony, that is a great lightning shot in the portfolio!
thanks Flem – there’s a few different ones in there now (just not online or here to date) 🙂
Very nice Tony Great timing
cheers kirk !
i will definitely have to get in on this storm chasing next winter! 🙂
awesome lightening
yeah Chloe – though spring and summer generally provide better opportunities, and it’s warmer so a bit more inviting to be out and about 🙂
wicked shot Tony.
love it, looks like a massive bolt you got there!
Thanks Stephen – yeah just managed to score this one before the downpour – gotta be some reward for chasing 7am at 4-5am on a sunday !
Wish I had weather like that around here! Cool photo!
likewise Cody ! One photogenic thunderstorm at my house per year just don’t cut it for me… 🙂
I am envious mate! I am still to add a decent lightning shot to my portfolio!!
Well done.
Cheers,
Mark
hi Mark, I’m sure you will get a killer shot somewhere down the track – when you do I wanna see it ! 🙂
cheers,
tone