Most Facinating thunder lightening capture by Came

Fearlessly placing himself directly in the path of deadly lightning strikes, a photographer captures images that highlight the terrific violence of nature.
Obsessed since childhood with the massive thunderstorms of South Africa's high-veld plains, Mitchell Krog, 39, has been taking pictures of lightning for 16 years.

Giving his photographs dramatic names such as 'Fire and Ice' and 'Killer Storm', Mr Krog who lives in the Magaliesburg region of South Africa has captured some of the most impressive lightning strikes committed to camera.

Holding his image of three simultaneous strikes just outside Pretoria called 'Monumental Chaos' as his photographic masterpiece, he has a devil-may-care attitude towards his dangerous photography.


Monumental Chaos: The moment when three massive lightning strikes hit the earth within 15 seconds at Voortrekker Monument just outside Pretoria. Mitchell Krog says it is his 'masterpiece'



A gigantic storm cell sends out streams of lightening into the air north of Johannesburg in this image titled 'Killer Storm'



Johannesburg city is engulfed in lightning strikes in 'Johannesburg Electrified'



Lightning strikes drop from the sky (left) in 'Fire and Ice', while a grass fire caused by a previous strike lights the sky a beautiful red-orange colour (right) in Magaliesburg, South Africa



High point: Working during a storm at sunset is what inspires Mr Krog most, as in this photograph - 'Stormy Sunset' where a lightning bolt strikes during a storm at sunset in Magaliesburg, South Africa



This image also titled 'Stormy Sunset' captures a lightening bolt as it strikes during a storm at sunset in Magaliesburg, South Africa