St Elmo's Fire by leanndra
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Description
St. Elmo's Fire is a beautiful, eerie form of atmospheric electricity that usually appears in stormy weather around church spires, sailing masts, and airplane wings.
During thunderstorms, the air between the clouds and the ground becomes electrically charged, resulting in a "glow discharge" -- the same phenomenon used in fluorescent tubes. This electricity is drawn to the closest conductor, usually the top of a tall building.
St. Elmo is actually a derivative of St. Erasmus, an early Christian martyr and the patron saint of sailors. During rough weather, frightened seamen interpreted the blue glow around the tops of the masts as a sign of his protection.
Comments (7)
Richardphotos
really a fine spiral Leanndra and we both have blue fractals
kansas
Wonderful blue flame.
Druidstorm
Beautiful image Leanndra that lightens the soul, and as always your words are a delight to read my friend...May St.Elmo protect us all from the mighty strike of Zeus...Bravo!!!...:))
Ruthee
Fantastic, Leanndra. Gorgeous image and palette. :)
Nightwright
What a fantastic design!!! Lovely!!!
CoolBreezeLady
Yes, I see what you mean (what we were talking about earlier). You did a wonderful job with it. Love the inner design a lot.
blacq_nyght_vampyre
This is perfection!! WOW!! Perfect all the way.