alexiusvanderwesthuizen

Touchdown

Touchdown

An approaching storm just after sunset, south of Johannesburg in South Africa. I stood on the top level of a shopping mall parking lot waiting for the storm and...
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An approaching storm just after sunset, south of Johannesburg in South Africa. I stood on the top level of a shopping mall parking lot waiting for the storm and got rewarded with huge bolts touching down close to my location.
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NIKON D750

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settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 3/1 Focal Length 240/10

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

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Dec, 2019

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