Maybe it’s just me watching too much anime as a kid (and into adulthood), but when I got home and pulled this image out of the camera, it looked to me like a figure getting struck by lightning.

Am I the only one?  Well, if there are any sightings of Voltron, Optimus Prime, or VF-1 Valkyries around Phoenix in the next couple of days, I’ll know I was right!

Taken September 9, 2011, looking Southwest over South Mountain Park, Phoenix, AZ. 10:30 PM.

Details:

• Nikon D200 dSLR
• AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Lens
• 18mm (27mm equivalent)
• ISO 100
• f/3.5
• 10-second exposure

Enjoy!

Dan, aka @PHXPhoto

…or “The one where I again put myself in danger to get another amazing photo*”.

Quite a few cells rolled into Phoenix last night from the Southwest, and the lightning was hit or miss.  There were periods where it was relatively quiet, then there were short bursts of lots of activity.  The photo below shows cloud-to-cloud lightning propagating across the sky.

(*since my family and friends read this, I have to add the disclaimer that I wasn’t really in danger- the lightning was actually quite far away)

Taken September 9, 2011, looking Southwest over South Mountain Park, Phoenix, AZ. 10:28 PM.

Details:

• Nikon D200 dSLR
• AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Lens
• 18mm (27mm equivalent)
• ISO 100
• f/3.5
• 10-second exposure

Enjoy!

Dan, aka @PHXPhoto