Hi everyone! We're hard at work trying to keep our community clean, so if you see any spam, please report it here and we'll review ASAP!  Thanks a million!
8,819 Users Online
  • 640,129,772 Downloads
  • 1,696,349 Wallpapers
  • 1,565,068 Members
  • 12,971,712 Votes
  • 5,965,287 Favorites

Lightning Storms

This group is only for 'lightning storms'. If you love such images/ have some in your uploads, why not join this group and help others to find them easier. Hope to see you here.

some facts on lightning;

hotter than the sun (roughly 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit) The sun surface temperature is just 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit).

Lightning photography is both one of the most tricky and one of the most rewarding types of photography.

1) You get only one chance for the particular situation - it is not like portrait photography where you can go back in the studio if the photos didn't come out well;

2) lightning varies so much in brightness, intensity and location that guessing the proper exposure requires a lot of experience, as well as luck;

3) you are always at some risk when photographing worthwhile lightning; and

4) lightning is a point (line) source, and demands the most of the optical quality of your camera system. (for more information; http://www.weatherscapes.com/techniques.php?cat=lightning&page=lightning

Group Information

Last Activity: 1 Months Ago
Group Leader: RockportSpur
Moderators: joshpetersen152
Trix_36
luvtoluv
Submissions: Open
Group Visitors: 57,482
Founded: February 7th, 2015

Top Contributors

Recently Active Members

Recently Joined Members

dizzyapple77
wild-flower1
FuzzyBear1970
GraveDigger
joshpetersen43
NeXus9K
C.R.McL.
EnjoyLife
Arc of Noah
Arc of NoahUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 1/18/24
Resolution: 1755x1097
Downloads: 22
Comments: 0
Favorited: 2
Points: +2
Lightning in Latvia
Lightning in LatviaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 11/2/23
Resolution: 1440x900
Downloads: 18
Comments: 1
Favorited: 1
Points: +4
Lightning over Town
Lightning over TownUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 11/2/23
Resolution: 1440x900
Downloads: 12
Comments: 0
Favorited: 1
Points: +4
Lightning
LightningUploaded by: Gordon173
Date Uploaded: 10/17/23
Resolution: 3680x2456
Downloads: 23
Comments: 5
Favorited: 3
Points: +6
Lightning over Forest
Lightning over ForestUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 10/1/23
Resolution: 1628x1018
Downloads: 13
Comments: 1
Favorited: 0
Points: +3
Lightning over Sea
Lightning over SeaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 10/1/23
Resolution: 1440x900
Downloads: 14
Comments: 1
Favorited: 0
Points: +5
Lightning in Krakow, Poland
Lightning in Krakow, PolandUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 9/2/23
Resolution: 1600x1000
Downloads: 8
Comments: 1
Favorited: 0
Points: +2
Storm
StormUploaded by: lucille80
Date Uploaded: 6/8/23
Resolution: 2472x1530
Downloads: 119
Comments: 4
Favorited: 5
Points: +8
Lightning at Thunderstorm
Lightning at ThunderstormUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 5/21/23
Resolution: 1920x1200
Downloads: 132
Comments: 3
Favorited: 2
Points: +7
Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and LightningUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 12/2/16
Resolution: 1280x800
Downloads: 200
Comments: 3
Favorited: 5
Points: +11
Lightnings over Sea
Lightnings over SeaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 9/22/21
Resolution: 1765x1103
Downloads: 41
Comments: 0
Favorited: 1
Points: +3
Lightnings in America
Lightnings in AmericaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 9/10/21
Resolution: 1483x927
Downloads: 53
Comments: 3
Favorited: 5
Points: +11
storm
stormUploaded by: lucille80
Date Uploaded: 8/30/21
Resolution: 2048x1296
Downloads: 98
Comments: 11
Favorited: 7
Points: +11
Lighting Strike In the Arizona Desert
Lighting Strike In the Arizona DesertUploaded by: JAVAJODI
Date Uploaded: 8/26/21
Resolution: 2560x1707
Downloads: 158
Comments: 19
Favorited: 9
Points: +13
Lightning over Poppy Meadow
Lightning over Poppy MeadowUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 8/2/21
Resolution: 2048x1280
Downloads: 86
Comments: 1
Favorited: 1
Points: +5
desert storm
desert stormUploaded by: lucille80
Date Uploaded: 6/11/21
Resolution: 1800x1127
Downloads: 76
Comments: 7
Favorited: 7
Points: +9
Seaplane and Lightning
Seaplane and LightningUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 4/9/21
Resolution: 2048x1280
Downloads: 71
Comments: 0
Favorited: 1
Points: +1
Lightnings over Sea
Lightnings over SeaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 1/18/21
Resolution: 1440x900
Downloads: 98
Comments: 1
Favorited: 2
Points: +4
summer storm
summer stormUploaded by: lucille80
Date Uploaded: 9/2/20
Resolution: 3840x2396
Downloads: 122
Comments: 7
Favorited: 11
Points: +17
Desert in Arizona, USA
Desert in Arizona, USAUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 8/17/20
Resolution: 1440x900
Downloads: 110
Comments: 1
Favorited: 4
Points: +7
Lightning in Riga, Latvia
Lightning in Riga, LatviaUploaded by: gundega
Date Uploaded: 7/26/20
Resolution: 1650x1031
Downloads: 133
Comments: 5
Favorited: 8
Points: +10
This is Desktop Nexus Group, independently organized and operated by members of our community, focused around a specific theme or topic.   Find more groups!
58,373
Points
#860
Group Rank