Lightning Illusion

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At first glance, this lightning bolt appears to pass in front of the light pole in the foreground. But this is merely an optical illusion, caused by the intense brightness of the lightning bolt overexposing the film and "bleeding" over the image of the pole. In actuality the lightning strike was several miles away.

Date: August 28, 1998
Time: Approximately 8:15 p.m. MST
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR, on tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100 slide
Lens: 50mm at f/8, 2 minutes
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-10E (cropped)

Revised: September 14, 2007
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