Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine June 2016 | Page 28

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Explore | Masterclass

Storms moving in from the east. I knew
I had to go. I had always wanted to capture
lightning over the Superstition Mountains.

Superstrike
I had just climbed into bed for the night. It was
10:30pm and I was exhausted from the day. But as
a good storm chaser does, I picked up my phone
to check the radar one more time. Storms moving
in from the east. I knew I had to go. I had always
wanted to capture lightning over the Superstition
Mountains. I was at this spot for 90 minutes,
waiting patiently, and around 1am a crash of
lightning exploded from the sky, turning night
into day. I knew at that very moment it was
the best lightning image I had ever captured.

Malam itu saya baru saja naik ke tempat tidur.
Pukul 10:30 malam dan saya kelelahan. Tapi sebagai
pemburu badai yang baik, saya mengambil ponsel
untuk memeriksa radar sekali lagi. Ada badai
yang bergerak dari timur. Saya harus pergi.
Saya selalu ingin memotret petir di Superstition
Mountains, dan setelah menunggu dengan sabar
sekitar pukul 1 pagi kilatan petir menyambar
dari langit, mengubah malam menjadi siang.
Saya tahu itu adalah foto petir paling bagus
yang pernah saya tangkap.