Uploaded: September 10, 2011 08:52:44
Catch All.APS Power Plant on a stormy monsoon night.West Valley.
Lorna Shutter September 10, 2011
Wow!!! This is A W E S O M E , Bobby!!! I love how the lightning goes right across the image! Looks like a really big strike! Love the lights from the buildings below too! Fantastic capture!!! :)P.S. - You can keep your Aliens! ... but I would love to see the lights from the Air Force Range! :) #1407515
Carolyn M. Fletcher September 10, 2011
WOW!! #9664272Tammy M. Anderson September 10, 2011
Outstanding clarity and amazing capture, Bobby. #9664289Jeff Robinson September 10, 2011
Now that is a Stock Photo Bobby!! Outstanding in everyway! Fires are currently west and south of us so for right now we are still OK - Thanks for asking! #9664317Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 10, 2011
So powerful, a great night lights and stormy capture. Wow Bobby, impressive! #9664342Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 10, 2011
Truly amazing capture, Bobby. What drama and beauty!! #9664343Phyllis A. Houghton September 10, 2011
Great photo. Cool seeing it going across the frame. We had a lightning storm last night but I only saw sheet lightening. Great lighting and color. #9664361Robert R. Goodman September 10, 2011
Thank you Lorna,Carolyn,Tammy,Jeff,Donna,Kirsten and Phyllis. #9664397Jack Gaskin September 10, 2011
HEY SLICK another NASTY BOLT bet that could turn over a car or six.Just think if there was something as tall as my post today in your valley, you'd know exactly where the lightening wound strike all the time
Behave yourself
Jack #9664433
Monnie Ryan September 10, 2011
Another wowser, wowser woo woo, Bobby! Fabulous! #9664466Bojan Bencic September 10, 2011
Power plant versus nature. That's some real power, Bobby. Great capture. #9664473Robert R. Goodman September 10, 2011
Thank you Jack,Monnie and Bojan. #9664479Susan Weisensel September 10, 2011
This really shows how huge the lightning is Bobby, outstanding capture Buddy. #9664483Stephen Zacker September 10, 2011
Like the scale in your lightning images #9664495Tammy Espino September 10, 2011
Now that's some awesome sky!! :) Your the best at this! It's cold here this week too, Only going to get up to 99...brrrr bring me a sweater...HEE HEE #9664505John Connolly September 10, 2011
Wonderful work here Bobby! A great capture with great timing! Enjoy your cooler weather! #9664536Carol L. Fowler September 10, 2011
An electrifying capture- both on the ground and in the air! #9664614Robert R. Goodman September 10, 2011
Thank you Susan,Stephen,Tammy,John Carol. #9664662Anita Hogue September 10, 2011
All I can say is WOW!Liz blahh September 10, 2011
Another impressive shot Bobby! #9664725Carol Eade September 10, 2011
That's an amazing capture, Bobby! #9664736Robert R. Goodman September 10, 2011
Thank you Anita,Liz and Carol. #9664819Patti Coblentz September 10, 2011
Wow, Bobby...what an impressive capture! I love how it runs across the sky...amazing work! #9664969Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Patricia. #9665483Joy Rector September 11, 2011
beautiful shot #9665651Gord MacEachern September 11, 2011
This gets a great big WOW Bobby, just incredible my friend!! #9665690Wm Nosal September 11, 2011
WOW! BobbyEmile Abbott September 11, 2011
Striking and very powerful capture Bobby. #9665748Claudia Kuhn September 11, 2011
Wow, triple bolt! Wonderful capture #9665758Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Joy,Gord,Wm,Emile and Claudia. #9665781David M. Montero September 11, 2011
I get a charge out of all your amazing shots. Awesome as always Bobby. #9665871Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Dave. #9665919Marijana Fajgl September 11, 2011
This is amazing capture, Bobby! Fantastic composition and scene! Very powerful and dramatic! #9665947Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Marijana. #9666008Ellen Hodges September 11, 2011
Fantastic lightening and fabulous city scene, too, Bobby!! #9666124Ray Thoms September 11, 2011
Another awesome night image Bobby! #9666315Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Ellen and Ray. #9666378Mary Dimitriw September 11, 2011
Okay Bobby, I'll trade you any macros to get a shot like this!! Fantastic! #9666495Robert R. Goodman September 11, 2011
Thank you Mary. #9666524Mary K. Robison September 11, 2011
You've done a great job showing that that puny-looking power plant is no match against the lightning bolts, Bobby! #9666615Laura E. Swan September 11, 2011
I agree with all the rest of the terrific comments here and I'd also like to add that you are ONE BRAVE MAN! Your lightning images are amazing and alive and spooky, Bobby!If you know how to layer, you could do some fantastic images for Halloween, too! HA!
Great Job!
-Laura :D #9666616
Heather Loewenhardt September 11, 2011
The direction of the strike leads the eye across the image to the power plant below which presents depth and scale to the shot. Good contrasting tones. #9666705Avril Young September 12, 2011
wow, awesome capture, it must make a crackling sound as it cuts across the sky...stunning Bobby!! #9666925Terry Cervi September 12, 2011
You sure do take terrific shots of lightning, Bobby!! This is another excellent capture! #9667199Karen Slagle September 12, 2011
Another fabulous lightning capture, Bobby. #9667337Robert R. Goodman September 12, 2011
Thank you Mary,Laura,Heather,Avril,Terry and Karen. #9667458Nancy L. Green September 12, 2011
WONDERFUL capture of this awesome display Bobby, VERY well done!! <>< #9667759Robert R. Goodman September 12, 2011
Thank you Nancy. #9667973Robert R. Goodman September 12, 2011
Thank you Sabrina. #9668369Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 13, 2011
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTASTIC, Bobby Ray! :-) k #9669923Robert R. Goodman September 13, 2011
Thank you Kitty. #9670153Tammy Espino October 18, 2011
Congrats on your wonderful finalist :) WOOT WOOT WOOT!!! #9743803Patrick Rouzes October 18, 2011
Not surprised, Bobby! Congratulations & good luck, my friend! #9743905Tammy M. Anderson October 18, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Bobby. #9743988Tammy M. Anderson October 18, 2011
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Bobby. #9743990Mary Timman October 18, 2011
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #9743995Wm Nosal October 18, 2011
Congratulations, Bobby! #9744063Orsi October 18, 2011
Congratulations!!Awesome shot,Bobby! #9744245Terry Cervi October 18, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist, Bobby! #9744468Patti Coblentz October 18, 2011
Congratulations on your awesome finalist, Bobby...hoping to see it go gold!! :)) #9744560Reynaldo D. Reyes October 18, 2011
Congrats Bobby on this well deserved commendation! #9744572Kathy Salerni October 18, 2011
Big congrats on your Finalist and good luck in the next round, Bobby! #9744943JO ANN CLEVELAND October 18, 2011
Big Congratulations Bobby! I love this!jo ann c. #9745008
Carol L. Fowler October 18, 2011
Big Congrats- Doing what you do best!!!!! #9745275Susan Weisensel October 18, 2011
Way to go Bobby on this outstanding finalist. #9745478Heather Loewenhardt October 18, 2011
Congrats on this wonderful finalist entry Bobby. Good luck! #9745584Monnie Ryan October 19, 2011
Fabulous, Bobby - congratulations! #9746503Boyd L. Alexander October 19, 2011
Congratulations on this awesome and beautiful Finalist Bobby!! #9746678Emile Abbott October 19, 2011
Congratulations on this striking finalist, Bobby. WTG my friend #9746765Carol Eade October 19, 2011
Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Bobby! #9746778Susan D. Royce October 19, 2011
Congratulations, Bobby, and good luck going forward! #9746834Marijana Fajgl October 19, 2011
Huge congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Bobby! #9748062Nancy L. Green October 19, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS Bobby, WTG dear friend!! <>< #9748289Phyllis A. Houghton October 19, 2011
Fantastic finalist, Bobby. WTG and be safe! #9748535Lorna Shutter October 19, 2011
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your Finalist Award for this AWESOME image, Bobby!!!!! WTG, my friend!!! :)Anita Hogue October 19, 2011
Awesome, Bobby! Congratulations! #9748896Courtenay Vanderbilt October 20, 2011
What a fantastic capture, Bobby, and well deserved Finalist! Congratulations! #9749930Val Feldman October 20, 2011
Hair-raising, spine-tingling, FANTASTIC capture, Lightning Meister - No one does 'em better!! Big congrats on a wonderful Finalist, Bobby and all the best in the upcoming round! #9750018Eivor Kuchta October 20, 2011
Perfect composition, Bobby! Congratulations on your finalist, and good luck in the next round! #9750819Kirsten Kiki Kjaer October 21, 2011
Congratulations on this AMAZING finalist, Bobby. I want to see gold on it soon. #9752465Liz blahh October 22, 2011
Congrats Bobby on this impressive finalist! #9754606Tamara K. Walker October 22, 2011
Fully charged! Congratulations, #9755733David M. Montero October 23, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist selection of this awesome capture Bobby!!! Makes my hair stand up. #9756950Merna L. Nobile October 31, 2011
May your heart catch the joy of the moment and soar!Amanda J. Tanner November 01, 2011
A big Congratulations Bobby! A Wonderful Finalist! #9777712Mary Dimitriw November 07, 2011
I'm glad you bumped this up Bobby because I missed it last month! A huge congrats on this fantastic shot. :) #9790193isabel C. Zepeda November 17, 2011
BobbyDear friend a huge congratulations on this well deserve finalist.
Ysa... #9815176
Nancy L. Green June 01, 2012
STUNNING image Bobby, you certainly have a talent for these electrifying images!! <>< #10164473Anthony G. Comella June 01, 2012
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