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I live on the edge of the Wet Mountain Valley, an unusual place known for it ferocious storms that can occur any day of the year. On the West side of the valley we have the towering peaks of nine 14,000 ft plus peaks of the Sangre de Cristo/Rocky Mountains and on the East border the 12,000ft Wet Mountains. The perfect breeding grounds for incredible storms with unbelievable lightning shows and spectacular cloud formations.
This particular photo was taken in the summer of 2016 during one of our monsoon storms: The clouds was a vicious deep red and covered the entire valley, sending lightning strikes out left and right. In fact, one of the strikes ignited the Hayden Creek Fire which ended up burning more than 13,000 acres! Wild weather, for sure...
Technical data:
Taken with Nikon D810, ISO 64, F/8, Exp. 1 second, Nikkor 24-120mm at 24 mm, B+W Plo. filter, Manfrotto Tripod
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