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Livin and Lovin Life in Boulder County Colorado

Lightning Strike Just Outside of Lyons Colorado

This Colorado lightning thunderstorm came in from the northwest over Rocky Mountain National Park and the town of Lyons heading southeast out to Longmont and down to Denver. We were positioned just out of the hard rain and watched it pass us by and stayed dry, my favorite place to be… […]

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Lightning Thunderstorm the BIG and the Small

Very large close lightning bolts striking in the sky with a lightning bolt that appears to be smaller but mighty in the distance of the agriculture farming fields of east Boulder County Colorado. July 15th, 2014 10:53 pm – ISO 500 – f5.6 – 30 sec – 16mm – Canon 6D Full Frame. […]

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Nature – Power and Oil

Lightning striking on the horizon of the eastern Colorado plains with a view of power lines and pumpjack of an oil well. July 7th, 2014, 9:53 pm – Settings – ISO 400 – f 5.6 – 15 sec – 260mm – Canon 7D. […]

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Thunderstorm Combustion

Cloud to cloud lightning thunderstorm combustion striking in the sky over a country lake north east of Longmont Colorado and Boulder County. This is in SW Weld County. Settings ISO 500 – f11 – 30 sec -11 mm. This is 6 images stacked equal to a three minute exposure, makes for very low noise. June 24th, 2014 10:46pm […]

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Lightning Striking Longs Peak Foothills BW

Lightning bolts, cloud to ground striking the front range foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in Boulder County. A view of the Twin Peaks, Mount Meeker 13,911′ and Longs Peak 14,256′ in the distance. Black and white version by storm chase Bo Insogna aka The Lightning Man […]

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We Have Front Row Seats for the Thunderstorm

It is almost like these trees have a front row seat watching this storm as lightning strikes and dances in front of them during this beautiful Colorado thunderstorm on the country plains. A very active night that got me out of bed and out the door to this location. It is so nice when a plan comes together, as from my bedroom window I could see it hitting up in this area. […]

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Cruising Highway 36 Into the Storm Panorama

Started this storm chase from the edge of north east Boulder County where I like to sit and watch things develop, then decide what direction to run to. As I saw it starting to hit I decided to hit one of my favorite spots on highway 36 between Boulder Colorado and Lyons. […]

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Oil Well Pumpjack Thunderstorm Panorama

Eastern plains of the Rocky Mountain front range in Weld County, Colorado, view of a pumpjack near the town of Dacona with a massive lightning thunderstorm striking. […]

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Lightning Dome Over the City Lights

Lightning bolts in the shape of an arch creating a dome over the city lights. This is one of my all time favorite images, hope you like it as much as I do. It is amazing what a lightning bolt can do and far far it will go. […]

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Thunderstorm on the Colorado Plains Panorama

Lightning thunderstorm with cloud to ground lightning striking out on the plains of North Boulder County, Colorado. Mother Nature putting on a great show, this is better than fireworks any day… […]

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