Silhouetted Lightning Over Rippled Lake Myanmar in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Myanmar

Silhouetted Lightning Over Rippled Lake Myanmar

by Quentin Calhoun

Soft, diffused daylight illuminates a vast expanse of rippled water where a jagged lightning bolt fractures the sky. The electrical discharge appears as a dark, branching silhouette against the pale, washed-out horizon of stacked thunderheads. Heavy, layered storm clouds dominate the background, their undersides gray and textured with moisture. The lake surface reflects the muted sky, creating a field of shimmering gray and silver ripples that stretch toward the distant cloud line. The scene shows the stillness of a brief sun shower at midday, where the wet air hangs heavy. A thin, bright edge of light traces the upper curve of the nearest wave, separating the water from the shadowed storm front.

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lightning storm clouds lake Myanmar double exposure silhouette rain horizon
Camera Sony Alpha 100*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Sony Alpha 100 photos, grab one online.
Lens 400mm f/2.8
Focal Length 400mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 6400
Film processed in Photoshop
Location over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in Myanmar
Date 2015-08-21
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 21.8592, 95.8257
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