Striking photo captures lightning strike, rainbow in Arizona desert, Well, that's a striking image.
Greg McCown took a photo of two of the Internet's favorite weather phenomenon — lighting and a rainbow — at the same time and posted it on Facebook. The real estate agent captured the image — now a viral sensation — on Aug. 8 near Tucson, Ariz. He's been trying to get a shot like this for more than seven years, he told USA TODAY Network in an email.
"I've seen similar things happen only a few times in my life while actively looking for it," he wrote. "To catch it with the camera was nothing short of awesome."McCown used a device called a "lightning trigger" to take the photo. The device senses lightning faster than human reflexes and tells the camera to take a picture, according to McCown.
"There is a fair amount of danger inherent in shooting lightning. Typically I try to stay a fair distance from where lightning bolts are landing, keeping a strict eye on the radar," he wrote.
Greg McCown took a photo of two of the Internet's favorite weather phenomenon — lighting and a rainbow — at the same time and posted it on Facebook. The real estate agent captured the image — now a viral sensation — on Aug. 8 near Tucson, Ariz. He's been trying to get a shot like this for more than seven years, he told USA TODAY Network in an email.
"I've seen similar things happen only a few times in my life while actively looking for it," he wrote. "To catch it with the camera was nothing short of awesome."McCown used a device called a "lightning trigger" to take the photo. The device senses lightning faster than human reflexes and tells the camera to take a picture, according to McCown.
"There is a fair amount of danger inherent in shooting lightning. Typically I try to stay a fair distance from where lightning bolts are landing, keeping a strict eye on the radar," he wrote.
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