Finally, some lightning!
Today was the hottest day that I have known since I moved down to Umhlanga two years ago. The heat was suffocating, with parts of Durban reaching the mid 40 degrees Celsius.
The weather forecast had predicted a possible storm late at night, but when I was sitting on my couch at home at around 20:00, I saw some flashes at sea out of the corner of my eye. I looked outside and indeed it was lightning that I saw.
I rushed down to Bronze Beach in Umhlanga Rocks to take some photos.
The storm at that point was around 25kms off shore.
The heat had not relented much, still sitting at around 32 degrees, but there was a welcomed breeze which flowed in over the sea, bringing with it salty smell of the ocean. Humidity thick in the air as I stood there watching the strikes light up the sky for split seconds at a time...
I was hoping the storm was heading for the shoreline, however it had other plans, heading further out to sea. I stopped taking photos when the storm was around 50kms off shore, leaving the heat behind.
I'm hopeful for some rain later which will hopefully bring some reprieve from the heat...
This was what I managed to capture tonight. I hope you like it.
This is a composite image created from some of the images that I captured, which have then been overlayed to create the single image.
South Africa has the most incredible beauty, and her storms are awesome. Keep looking for the beauty. It's there...
I am Proudly South African.