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Photographer Captures Rare Moment As Lightning Strikes An Exploding Firework

Jul 10, 2015 by Allen Mowery 11 Comments
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We Americans are always looking for any excuse to blow things up, whether figuratively or literally.  Once a year, though, we have a legitimate excuse to get explosive, and every Fourth of July the skies light up with “the rockets’ red glare.”

Mitch Axness, a system support specialist at North Dakota State University, describes photography as a “serious hobby.”  While photographing the fireworks display at Devils Lake, ND, Mitch captured a once-in-a-lifetime image as a bolt of lightning reached out to meet an exploding rocket.

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One Weird Trick for Taking the Greatest Independence Day Sparkler Photos In the World

Independence Day Sparkler Photos Girl with sparkler jp danko toronto commercial photographer

Jul 3, 2014 by JP Danko 7 Comments
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Ok – so maybe its not really a weird trick – but unlike a lot of internet headlines, we’re actually going to give you some great tips for taking really cool photos of kids with sparklers on the 4th of July.

But now that your curiosity is piqued, you know you just have to continue reading to find out what the trick is!

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