alb3829610

Summer Thunderstorm

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title: Summer Thunderstorm

Caption: A rare photograph proves the existence of the phenomenon of bead lightning in the lower left. Bead lightning is lightning which appears to break up into a string of beads. There are several theories that have been proposed to explain it. It is relatively rare. This is a time exposure photograph in which there are multiple cloud to ground lightning strikes from the cumulonimbus cloud or thunderstorm. All the bolts on the right display continuity to the ground, continuous illuminated channels, whereas the bead lightning does not exhibit this. If it was a form of cloud to ground lightning then the spaces between the beads would be filled with light like the normal ionized channel of a lightning bolt. For a close section of this photograph, please see

Credit: Album / Science Source / KENT WOOD

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 5184 × 3646 px | 54.1 MB

Print size: 43.9 × 30.9 cm | 2040.9 × 1435.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ARIZONA • AT • AZ • BARING • BOLT • BOLTS • CITIES • CITY • CITYSCAPE • CLOUD • CLOUD-TO-GROUND • CLOUDS • CUMULONIMBUS • DENDRITE • DESERT • ELECTRICITY • ENERGIA • ENERGY • EVENING • EXPOSURE • FLASH • FLASHLIGHT (PHOTOGRAPHY) • GROUND • LANDSCAPE • LANDSCAPES • LAPSE • LIGHTING • LIGHTNING BOLT • LIGHTNING • LIGHTS • LONG • METEOROLOGY • METEOROLOGY • MOUNTAIN RANGE • MOUNTAINS • NIGHT • OVER • PENTHOUSE • POWER • RANGE • RAY • RAYS • ROOF FLAT • SCIENCE • SIERRA • SKY • SKYLINE • SOUTHWEST • SPARK • STORM • STORMY • STRIKE • STRIKES • SUMMER • THUNDER • THUNDERCLOUD • THUNDERSTORM • TIME • TIME-EXPOSURE • TO • TOP-FLOOR APARTMENT • TUCSON • VALLEY • VOLTAGE • WEATHER • WEATHER: LIGHTNING