Lightning over Cahokia by jubchuqun
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On Wednesday, July 19, 2006, a major storm struck the St. Louis area with category 1 winds. This was soon to be followed by a second storm on Friday, leaving 500,000 homes and businesses without power. I lost power right about the time I took this photo and did not have electricity again until the following Sunday afternoon. Some homes are still without power even as I write this.
This picture was taken just after the first storm had ended. I still had no idea of the severity of the storm, and I may not have known yet that my power was out. I was in the backyard trying to capture some of the bloody red sky. Its not the best view, with telephone lines and such in the way, but just as I snapped this shot, a bolt of lightning slashed across the sky and I caught it crisply in the picture. I would be a few days before I got power back and could view the picture though!
Li Luyi
Cahokia, IL
Comments (2)
kimariehere
so hard to capture lighting !! excellent shot of it !!... i have tried and failed so my hats off!!
RubyDancingmoon
Glad you posted this. Great shot one of those 'moments' you capture that you can't plan for!