Boulder County The Book

Livin and Lovin Life in Boulder County Colorado

Communication Breakdown

Many lightning bolts striking on the horizon with a communication tower in South Boulder County, Colorado. This is 13 images stacked equal to about a five and half minute exposure. […]

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Lightning Thunderstorm Comparing Data

Lightning bolt striking next to a communication tower near The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), located at the base of the foothills just south of Boulder, Colorado, is the nation’s premier wind energy technology research facility. […]

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Blue Noise

Lightning striking on each side of a communications tower. This is a communication and cell tower in south Boulder County Colorado up on the windmill ridge. The image is two stacked making for a 40 sec exposure. […]

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Lightning Strikes Following the Rain

Giant lightning bolt striking next to a wall of rain south of Boulder Colorado towards Golden, heading east to Denver. This is a view Central East Boulder County looking to the southwest towards the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Very active lightning strikes, we were out of the wind and rain north of the storm a great viewing point. […]

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Full Moon Setting Over The Colorado Rocky Mountains

Panorama view as the sun is rising the full moon is setting over the Colorado Rocky Mountains Continental Divide, Boulder County. […]

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Golden Ponds Scenic Sunset Reflections 3

A beautiful spring night after a great two day rain, golden ponds sunset reflections. Longmont Colorado, Boulder County. Number 3 in this series. […]

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HWY 52 – HWY 287 Lightning Storm Image 29

A Colorado lightning thunderstorm cell with lightning striking and mean looking clouds. Lightning is caused by an electrical charge in the atmosphere that is unbalanced. The movement of rain and ice inside a thundercloud creates an electrical charge, with the negative charge (electrons) forming at the bottom of the cloud and the positive charge (protons) forming at the top. […]

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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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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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Lightning Striking By The Train Tracks

A late afternoon thunderstorms came rolling in fast and I was Lucky enough to catch this lightning bolt striking next to the railroad tracks. Boulder County Colorado. This is a day time shot without a lightning trigger. Yes it can be done. : ) ISO 400 – 1/400 sec – f3.5 – 28mm […]

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