david allio

Horizontal Lightning | ©2013 David Allio

Lightning photography seems to have a geographic degree of difficulty. This photograph of horizontal cloud-to-cloud lightning was created on a night when the sky was busy with brilliant flashes. Typical of my experience in the Southeastern United States, it was an evening filled with frustration as most exposures captured clouds and rain squalls blocking a clear view of the actual lightning bolts.

My best lightning photos have been created in the Mojave Desert, Southwestern US. One of my very first successful lightning photos was a double fork of cloud-to-ground lightning captured just north of Las Vegas as a still image on my cell phone.

In Hawaii, we may only see one or two thunderstorms annually. Lightning there is a rare occurrence.