This fabulous photo …
… was captured by Santiago Borja and published by National Geographic.
It is a gigantic cumulonimbus cloud (the kind that pilots are ever vigilant to avoid, especially during summer) over the Pacific Ocean; the photo was taken from about 37,000 ft.
The photographer captured this shot during one of the lightening flashes emanating from the cloud.
As a pilot, I have taken what I consider to be rather interesting pictures from aloft, but I have nothing even approaching this.
The original article can be seen here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/04/your-shot-unbelievable-landscapes/
This looks out of this world! Ha. What a beautiful picture.
Right? I think it’s so amazing. To get that shot at the right moment was quite a feat.
I like all those stars in the sky too. Hi Lynette. Have a good week.
Hi Neil, thanks. You too.
Yes, the stars are such a stunning background. The composition is excellent.
What a gorgeous photo. Thanks for sharing, Lynette!
You’re welcome. People deserve to see this photo!
Wow! Thanks for sharing this picture–what a great view.I didn’t know you were a pilot too. Very cool!
It’s such an amazing photo, and equally amazing that the photographer was able to catch it! Such great timing. Yup, it is pretty cool.😎
Amazing!
I couldn’t agree more.
WOW!! ❤
Right? I was totally amazed by it. 🙂
This is absolutely amazing! I am quite speechless. Nature in all its glory. Thank you Lynette for sharing with us 🙂
You are very welcome, Mei. 🙂 You’re right, speechless is the word to describe it. I think I was, too.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this!
You are welcome, Benjamin. 🙂 It’s photo that should be spread far and wide.
Welcome! I agree. 🙂
That photo is STUNNING. Nature can be so eerily beautiful…
Yes, it certainly is. 🙂 I have spent quite a bit of time studying it, and that is one beautiful but very dangerous cloud. The lightening makes it appear as if it’s possessed by a life-force (which it is, really, pure energy).
Wow, what a sight!
I’ve been you’ve seen plenty of beauty up there, yourself.
I find that photo to be so amazing. 🙂 I really have seen some beautiful sights; it has been marvellous.
That’s an incredible capture Lynette, the photographer is surely something to be able to capture something like this at the right time!
Oh yes, I agree completely. Such an extraordinary picture, and at an exact moment!
That’s a sight I have seen, I have feared it, I know of planes going down, entering a CB. But what beauty.
They are deadly and to be avoided at all costs. But viewed from a safe distance, they are really amazing.