Eiffel Tower Lightning Strike

That was taken in 2008.

Still striking though:)
 
As it's not the OP's photo, I'm moving to TalkPhotography
 
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Oops, first time I move a thread and I messed up :lol:

Will fix it :D
 
I'm eating lunch, running a report and moving the posts, how much multi-tasking do you want :lol:
 
It's a great photo though, one I'd love on my wall
 
kelack said:
I'm eating lunch, running a report and moving the posts, how much multi-tasking do you want :lol:
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All of that plus house cleaning, ironing and childbirth would be a start.:eek:
 
Pretty sure I've seen that picture on Worth 1000 or on Snopes. Clever 'shoppery I reckon.
 
Nod said:
Clever 'shoppery I reckon.
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:agree:
If lightning takes the path of least resistance, why would it be weaving in and out of a grounded metal structure?
Also, despite the brightness of a grounded bolt, it somehow fails to overpower the towers own illuminations, or indeed, cast any noticable light of it's own... :suspect:
 
Tori_T said:
:agree:
If lightning takes the path of least resistance, why would it be weaving in and out of a grounded metal structure?
Also, despite the brightness of a grounded bolt, it somehow fails to overpower the towers own illuminations, or indeed, cast any noticable light of it's own... :suspect:
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I believe I heard somewhere, that in this particular shot the lightening bolt hit behind the tower, but looks like its weaving in and out :)
 
Tori_T said:
:agree:
If lightning takes the path of least resistance, why would it be weaving in and out of a grounded metal structure?
Also, despite the brightness of a grounded bolt, it somehow fails to overpower the towers own illuminations, or indeed, cast any noticable light of it's own... :suspect:
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Likewise, the tower has a very substantial lightning conductor top to bottom down each leg made of copper. Why, because its a far better conductor than the iron and steel construction thus any lightning strike is diverted way from the structure and safely to ground.

Its a fake, and an old one at that :thumbsdown:
 
I think it - and I want it to be - is a geniune photo. The lightning hitted something behind the tower, but the telephoto lens made it all appear closer together than it looks.

Today's The Guardian has an A2 poster-sized centre spread version of it, which I'll be keeping.
 
norvic-boy said:
I believe I heard somewhere, that in this particular shot the lightening bolt hit behind the tower, but looks like its weaving in and out :)
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Ian D J said:
I think it - and I want it to be - is a geniune photo. The lightning hitted something behind the tower, but the telephoto lens made it all appear closer together than it looks.

Today's The Guardian has an A2 poster-sized centre spread version of it, which I'll be keeping.
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Yup. The version in the Daily Mail makes it a bit more obvious:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lt-lights-Eiffel-Tower.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

I think that someone forgot to tell Caters that taking pics of La Tour at night and flogging them is a touch on the naughty side! :lol:
 
Lol, I have banning powers, you lot :lol: actually, scrap that, I'd probably end up banning meself!

And no, I'd rather not get near a horse's hoof, might get pooed on!
 
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