Lightning strikes in NYC during the big storm of 2009
Bastiaan van Diedenhoven
Columbia University, NEW YORK, USA
A devastating storm raged over New York city on 18 August 2009, uprooting more than 100 trees in Central Park and damaging hundreds of others. This photo was taken from my balcony in East Harlem during that storm, catching one of the many fierce lightning strikes.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1.3 MB
Aspect
4:3
Width
3456 px
Height
2592 px
Brand
Panasonic
Model
DMC-TZ5
Exposure
5 mm f/3.3 1/8 s ISO 800
Coordinates
40.7897, -73.9461
Tint
Blackish purple
Submitted
7 March 2011
Taken
18 August 2009
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