Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Capturing 2 lightning strikes early this morning at One World Trade Center

EVG reader Gregory Patrick had been wanting a shot of lightning striking the steel spire atop One World Trade Center.

He got his wish early this morning around 4 — twice.





"I go out for storms, and I’ve been watching radar looking for a storm to head downtown," said Patrick, who usually photographs circus performers for his entertainment company. "I've gotten shots of lightning hitting the tower from my roof in the East Village, but I wanted a shot from looking straight up."

Several photographers captured a lightning strike here last month. (The lightning rod atop the building reportedly measures 16 feet.)

While there isn't any documentation on the number of strikes at One World Trade Center, the Empire State Building is reportedly struck about 25 times per year.

Anyway...this seems necessary now...

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 27, 2016 at 10:19 AM

    great shots! congratulations on hunting down your prey!

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  2. paddy523April 27, 2016 at 5:24 PM

    Great shots!!!!!! Great sound track!!!!

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  3. Michael IvanApril 27, 2016 at 11:17 PM

    Wow, that first one... Nailed it

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