Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Afghan Storm Plain in across a storm-bright plain in Afghanistan

Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Afghan Storm Plain

by Connor Hawkins

Hard coastal glare floods a vast, storm-bright plain where an immense anvil cloud dominates the horizon. The cloud's flat, spreading top glows with an internal, electric blue flash that pierces the heavy heat haze. Layers of depth recede from the foreground, where the dry earth shimmers under the intense midday sun. The sky transitions from a pale, washed-out blue near the ground to a brooding, dark grey at the cloud's base. The lightning strike illuminates the turbulent texture of the storm's underside, creating sharp contrasts against the hazy, heat-distorted air. A faint, jagged line of white light cuts through the dense grey mass, revealing the storm's immense scale and power.

0
7 views
anvil cloud lightning Afghanistan storm heat haze weather midday plain
Camera Xiaomi 14 Ultra*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Xiaomi 14 Ultra photos, grab one online.
Lens 23mm f/1.63
Focal Length 23mm
Aperture f/1.63
Shutter Speed 1/120
ISO 1600
Film shot in ProRAW
Location across a storm-bright plain in Afghanistan
Date 2024-12-11
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 33.8280, 67.7828
<a href="https://img.veeter.com/anvil-cloud-lightning-afghan-storm-plain"><img src="https://cdn.veeter.com/img/anvil-cloud-lightning-afghan-storm-plain" alt="Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Afghan Storm Plain in across a storm-bright plain in Afghanistan"></a>

Free to download. CDN hosting requires a link back to this page. Terms

Comments

Similar Images

Anvil Cloud Lightning in Queensland Fog in through low marine fog in Queensland

Anvil Cloud Lightning in Queensland Fog

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Mark II · through low marine fog in Queensland

 Anvil Cloud Spreads Over Xiamen Monsoon Storms in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Xiamen

Anvil Cloud Spreads Over Xiamen Monsoon Storms

Nikon D850 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Xiamen

 Lightning Crawling Under Storm Clouds in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Netherlands

Lightning Crawling Under Storm Clouds

Canon EOS 5Ds · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Netherlands

 Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Tehran Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Tehran

Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Tehran Thunderheads

FED 1 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Tehran

 Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Jamnagar Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Jamnagar

Anvil Cloud Lightning Over Jamnagar Thunderheads

Olympus OM-D E-M1 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Jamnagar

 Anvil Cloud and Mammatus Over Comoros Horizon in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Comoros

Anvil Cloud and Mammatus Over Comoros Horizon

Sony NEX-7 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Comoros

 Winter Anvil Cloud Over Connecticut Fog in through low marine fog in Connecticut

Winter Anvil Cloud Over Connecticut Fog

iPhone 14 Pro Max · through low marine fog in Connecticut

 New Brunswick Thunderstorm Lightning Horizon Midday in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in New Brunswick

New Brunswick Thunderstorm Lightning Horizon Midday

iPhone 16 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in New Brunswick

 Supercell Lightning Over Libyan Coast in in Libya

Supercell Lightning Over Libyan Coast

Nikon FA · in Libya

 Anvil Cloud Over Pará Storm Plain Sunset in across a storm-bright plain in Pará

Anvil Cloud Over Pará Storm Plain Sunset

Canon AE-1 Program · across a storm-bright plain in Pará

 Supercell Lightning Over Leh at Midday in near Leh

Supercell Lightning Over Leh at Midday

Canon EOS R5 Mark II · near Leh

 Heat Lightning Over Dutch Thunderheads at Noon in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Netherlands

Heat Lightning Over Dutch Thunderheads at Noon

Canon EOS R6 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Netherlands

 Lightning Striking Anvil Clouds Over Yola Monsoon in beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Yola

Lightning Striking Anvil Clouds Over Yola Monsoon

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 · beneath fast-moving cloud bands near Yola

 Anvil Cloud Silhouette Over The Hague in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near The Hague

Anvil Cloud Silhouette Over The Hague

Canon EOS R100 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near The Hague

 Lightning Trails Over Desert Mesa Abu Dhabi in near Abu Dhabi

Lightning Trails Over Desert Mesa Abu Dhabi

Canon EOS 550D · near Abu Dhabi

 Cumulonimbus Anvil Cloud Over Mansoura Ledge in on a stone ledge near Mansoura

Cumulonimbus Anvil Cloud Over Mansoura Ledge

iPhone 15 Pro · on a stone ledge near Mansoura

 Tunisian Anvil Cloud Through Marine Fog Noon in through low marine fog in Tunisia

Tunisian Anvil Cloud Through Marine Fog Noon

Nikon D80 · through low marine fog in Tunisia

 Fractal Lightning Beneath Wyoming Clouds in beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Wyoming

Fractal Lightning Beneath Wyoming Clouds

Canon EOS 80D · beneath fast-moving cloud bands in Wyoming

 Heat Lightning Over Inner Mongolian Storm Plain in across a storm-bright plain in Inner Mongolia

Heat Lightning Over Inner Mongolian Storm Plain

Pentax Spotmatic · across a storm-bright plain in Inner Mongolia

 Fallstreak Hole Over Fuzhou Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Fuzhou

Fallstreak Hole Over Fuzhou Thunderheads

Leica M Monochrom · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Fuzhou

 Lightning Over Rippled Lake Sikkim Midday in across a storm-bright plain in Sikkim

Lightning Over Rippled Lake Sikkim Midday

Nikon Z 6 · across a storm-bright plain in Sikkim

 Lightning Forks Over New Mexico Mesa in through low marine fog in New Mexico

Lightning Forks Over New Mexico Mesa

iPhone 14 Pro · through low marine fog in New Mexico

 Copper Sky Anvil Cloud Over Malaysia in in Malaysia

Copper Sky Anvil Cloud Over Malaysia

Nikon FM2 · in Malaysia

 Thunder Snow Blizzard on Tibetan Plain Midday in across a storm-bright plain in Tibet

Thunder Snow Blizzard on Tibetan Plain Midday

iPhone 11 · across a storm-bright plain in Tibet

 Norwegian Thunder Snow Storm Midday in in Norway

Norwegian Thunder Snow Storm Midday

Canon EOS R3 · in Norway

 Massive Shelf Cloud Over Quebec Blue Hour Twilight in in Quebec

Massive Shelf Cloud Over Quebec Blue Hour Twilight

Samsung Galaxy S22+ · in Quebec

 Meteor Streak Over Afghan Lake at Predawn in beneath a dark-sky overlook in Afghanistan

Meteor Streak Over Afghan Lake at Predawn

Sony NEX-7 · beneath a dark-sky overlook in Afghanistan

 Lightning Forks Over Nevada Desert Mesa in across a storm-bright plain in Nevada

Lightning Forks Over Nevada Desert Mesa

iPhone 7 · across a storm-bright plain in Nevada

 Fractal Lightning Over Norwegian Fjord Plain in across a storm-bright plain in the Fjords of Norway

Fractal Lightning Over Norwegian Fjord Plain

Nikon Z 7 II · across a storm-bright plain in the Fjords of Norway

 Dawn Breaking Over Austrian Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Austria

Dawn Breaking Over Austrian Thunderheads

Leica M11 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Austria

 Lightning Strike Over Mongolian Thunderheads Night in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Mongolia

Lightning Strike Over Mongolian Thunderheads Night

Fujifilm X-E4 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Mongolia

 Lightning Crawler Storm Botswana Horizon in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Botswana

Lightning Crawler Storm Botswana Horizon

Mamiya 7 · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Botswana

 Cumulonimbus Tower Rising Over Blida Fog in through low marine fog near Blida

Cumulonimbus Tower Rising Over Blida Fog

Fujifilm X-T2 · through low marine fog near Blida

 Fractal Lightning Over Winter Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Haryana

Fractal Lightning Over Winter Thunderheads

Sony Xperia 1 V · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Haryana

 Midsummer Cumulonimbus Over Urals Fog in through low marine fog in the Urals

Midsummer Cumulonimbus Over Urals Fog

Canon EOS 700D · through low marine fog in the Urals

 Midday Lightning Over Rippled Lake After Rain in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Taichung

Midday Lightning Over Rippled Lake After Rain

Canon EOS 550D · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads near Taichung

 Lightning Fork Over Wind Turbines at Blue Hour in through low marine fog near Minsk

Lightning Fork Over Wind Turbines at Blue Hour

iPhone XS · through low marine fog near Minsk

 Noctilucent Clouds Over Acapulco Storm Plain in across a storm-bright plain near Acapulco de Juárez

Noctilucent Clouds Over Acapulco Storm Plain

Canon EOS R10 · across a storm-bright plain near Acapulco de Juárez

 Noctilucent Clouds Over Minas Gerais Thunderheads in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Minas Gerais

Noctilucent Clouds Over Minas Gerais Thunderheads

Nikon Z f · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Minas Gerais
anvil cloud lightning Afghanistan storm heat haze weather midday plain