Photographer Catches Three Lightning Strikes Hitting Chicago in One Photo

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Photographer Catches Three Lightning Strikes Hitting Chicago in One Photo
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A photographer captured three bolts of lightning striking the Chicago skyline simultaneously in one epic photo.

Butler says he has got a fantastic reaction from people commenting on his social channels. “If you were in Chicago, it was no secret that we were having a storm… It was the talk of the town.”

He says that the most challenging aspect of the photo was “patience and having faith that things will develop.” “Our downtown is along the lake. There are many times a storm develops in the suburbs and heads east. The atmosphere is different along the lake, sometimes the storm front will either peter out before it hits downtown or takes a detour. Many broken hearts when you see a strong storm out west head east and it just disappears.”

The Chicago shooter uses Nikon Z9s to shoot his photos with and Really Right Stuff tripod. Butler covers Chicago on a daily basis and has been doing so for over 10 years. “I love Chicago, it’s the prettiest city in America. I have one book that I published three years ago,Chicago – Morning, Noon, and Night

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