Edinburgh Lightning by Kit Carruthers

Scottish sky decorated by lighting storm.

Last year some of the lucky ones had a chance to admire the Aurora Borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, in Edinburgh. It is not a common occurrence there, but nature probably wanted to recompense for too many rainy days that spring. No complaints though, the suffering caused by horizontal rain was quickly forgotten and replaced by the memory of the beauty of colourful lights. Recently another amazing and, I would say, equally beautiful phenomenon decorated the skies above the mysterious city of Edinburgh: thunderstorm lighting.

Not an easy task to perpetuate them on a photo, but if you are a very patient photographer who doesn’t mind staying up late and is not scared of angry sounds of thunder that make you hide under a duvet, the results can be quite impressive. Unfortunately for me, I was exploring faraway lands when this happened and I did not have a chance to enjoy the show. I am not displaying my sadness with regards to missing the opportunity to photograph it as I guess it takes someone with more technical skills to do so. On the bright side, I know one crazy enough and talented photographer who gives up a night of good sleep to capture some beautiful and rare phenomena that nature offers.

You might already know him and his work if you read this blog on a regular basis. In the past, he shared with me and you, my lovely readers, some cool photos from Scotland. You can find them here and here.  Anyways, this time, of course, the photo turned out pretty amazing, which he proudly shared via social media (and crazily in the middle of the night) and got a moment of fame.

The next day whole of Edinburgh talked about nothing else but those thunderlights and the amazing photographs Kit managed to take.

Daily Mail, the Times, Daily Record shared the images and he even was interviewed on the radio. Now, as he says, his moment of fame is calming down, but I think the photos won’t disappear and be forgotten quickly. Since the thunderstorm (and especially https://www.paneraiwatch.to/ at this scale) belongs to quite rare occurrences in Scotland, we do not expect it to happen again any time soon. I have good news though for you guys. If you love amazing photography and would like to have your own printed, framed and…wait for it… a signed copy of the night sky garnished with the storm lighting over the capital of Scotland, click here to see more details.

Keep smiling, follow your heart,

Anna

See also:

20 things I learned from living in Scotland

A guide to Copenhagen, a city of happy people.

Do you know where is the biggest waterfall in Europe?

19 most beautiful castles in Europe you must visit

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