Lightning Night Sunset

On the 29th of December 2006, Adelaide was treated to a wild display of lightning that lasted for around 6 hours. It started with an amazing sunset, which gave not too much a hint of what came almost immediately afterwards.

Sky views

The above photo was taken a couple hours before sunset, there was little indication of either the brilliant sunset or the electrical storm which followed.

As the sun sank through the horizon, the sky started changing colours in eerie ways.

This photo was taken towards the sun, but from poolside, rather than from the front of the house (most of this night's photos were taken from the balcony).

Night Light

I caught this sky of curious green, and thought it might have been an anamoly with the camera process. Then next day, however, I heard someone mention how the sky sometimes goes greenish before a bolt of lightening. Sure enough, when I looked at the photographic record of my night, I noticed that shortly after the above photo was my first 'capture' of a lightening bolt.

Power

The sheer power of some of the bolts was awe inspiring.

The nearer strikes crackled as they played.

Sky Dancers

At times it seemed to dance all around us.

Symphonies of Light

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Whiteout

For hours afterwards there were numerous flickers of light and rumbles of thunder, but I didn't see anything much more of the lightshow because I went to sleep!