"Lightning and powerful storms were important to ancient peoples around the world, inspiring myths about gods and demons. Today, however, we are no less fascinated by powerful weather, be it lightning or supercell storm clouds. U.S.-based photographer Rolf Maeder has captured their impressive elemental power perfectly in these photographs taken on a stormy night at the Grand Canyon. Maeder drove to the canyon looking to take some sunset pictures and found, arguably, something far more interesting. By using very long exposure times, he was able to capture multiple lightning strikes in a single photograph (camera shutters typically open for a fraction of a second to take a picture. For some pictures, Maeder held it open for 25 seconds). These are not Maeder’s only awe-inspiring nature shots – he has others on his website and blog, and he sells prints of them as well."
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