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Highway 52 Storm Cell – Two and Half Minutes Lightning Strikes. This is Lightning thunderstorm east of hwy287 on hwy 52, Boulder County ,Colorado. 08-15-2010. This is a layered image equal to about a 2 1/2 minute exposure.
Lightning Facts: Approximately 494,000 cloud to ground lightning flashes occur in Colorado every year. Colorado ranks 26th in the nation (Ron Holle, Global Atmospherics, quoted from the Rocky Mountain News, 30th June, 2001)
Lightning bolts spark about 10,000 forest fires annually. Lightning does not fix on its target until the strike is 30 yards from ground. Colorado ranks fifth in the number of deaths and injuries per million people by lightning strikes. Colorado’s natural resources and volatile weather patterns coupled with a substantial population of outdoor enthusiasts makes the state an area at risk for lightning casualties and fatalities.
As many as 20 percent of lightning deaths in the state occur among hikers and climbers in the mountains. While 80 to 90 percent of people struck by lightning survive the event, one quarter of the victims suffer long term physiological or psychological trauma, according to the National Lightning Safety Institute in Louisville, CO.
Here’s a quick story… I was at a 4th of July Party up in the Mountains at our favorite place called the Yacht Club. While there I meet a lovely lady name Dawn. She asked me what I do and I told her I was a professional photographer and “The Lightning Man”. She looked at me and said “No you are not… my husband Mike is the Lightning Man”. This really caught me off guard. Then she said “you go over there and talk to him.” So I did. Here is a guy surrounded by bikers, so I look at him and introduced myself. “Hey how’s it going? My name is Bo and I am the Lightning Man”. Just to see what would happen. Well of of them burst out into an hysterical laugh. Then Said “NO you’re not.” I tried to state my case and they still laughed at me. Then Mike says to me ” Let me ask you a question? Have you ever been struck by lightning?” I am like “NO that is my number one goal not to”. Mike says ” You are not “The Lightning Man” until you have been struck by Lightning”
You see on Aug 17, 2008 … Mike Speck said he was in his back yard getting ready for a pre-wedding party when the lightning bolt hit and he escaped serious injury after he was hit by lightning just hours before he was to be married. You would think this would be a bad sign but Mike said this is the second time he was hit by lightning. The first time was 15 years ago, and again that time he was able to walk away with barely a scratch. The wedding went off without a hitch and chose to be married at 8:08 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2008 because eight is a lucky number. AMAZING!
Mike and Dawn have become great friends since and are probably two of the coolest people you will ever meet. Mike’s Harley Davidson has Lightning Bolts painted all over it.
If you would like to buy one of Bo’s reasonably priced fine art Colorado lightning photography photograph images, they are available as Giclee Prints, Fine Art Prints, Canvas Art , Framed Prints, Posters and greeting cards. Available all sizes, custom framed or unframed to decorate your office walls, home walls, cafe, restaurant, boardroom, waiting room or almost any commercial space. With Fast, Secure world wide shipping to your door. Wall prints are also a great gift idea.
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These Lightning Images are also available for stock photography and licensing. Please contact directly for a custom price quote.
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Biography
Bo Insogna was born in Pittsburgh, PA. A full time Professional Photographer in Boulder County Colorado. A Professional Portrait Photographer, Commercial, Stock Photography, Storm Chaser and Nature Lover.
He studied with the New York Institute of Photography. In 1984 Bo opened a commercial studio in downtown Boulder, Colorado, shooting for local businesses, magazines and newspapers. He also had the opportunity to shoot for the Bicycle Guide Magazine for the “Coors International Bicycle Classic”
In 1987 the economy in Colorado got bad and Bo decided to make a move to Scottsdale Arizona. While there he was the head staff photographer for the “Phoenician Arabian Magazine” doing the covers and a column “Bo Trek”. He had the pleasure to photograph beautiful Arabian Horses, riders and trainers.
Also that year was the first time Bo witness and photographed spectacular lightning storms and became a Storm chaser. Thus Arizona Lightning, TheLightningMan and Striking Photography By Bo was born. A lot has changed, back then they were shooting film and there was only a handful of lightning photographers. Many of the new ones have contacted and been inspired by Bo’s Lightning Work.
One of Bo’s images “Operation Desert Storm” was chosen by The Arizona Vietnam Vets for the Desert Storm Memorial Fund.
In 2007 Bo moved back to Colorado landing In Longmont Colorado, Boulder County just outside of Boulder opening a Home Studio.
His day job is a family and commercial photographer. Striking Photography by Bo. Pet photography, children photo’s, family portraits, senior portraits, professional head shots, model portfolios, commercial, stock photography, food and product.
His Night job is chasing lightning aka TheLightningMan.com and fine art nature landscape photography. His prints have been purchased from collectors from all over the world and have been featured on Television, Magazines, Newspapers, Books and licensed for all kinds of media.
One of Bo’s images was even purchased and licensed to The Hit TV show “In Plain Sight” . He also had the honor of being feature in the Russian Version of “Photographer Magazine”
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There are shots that have been worked on for many years just to get the storm to be in the right place at the right time? and even more ? Bo being in the right place at the right time. His gear is always ready to go and when the crack of thunder sounds, it is his calling to get out and chase a storm. In other words when everyone is running inside ( and you should) it is out the door into the thick of things for Bo. It is more than just getting a shot of a lightning bolt? it is about getting an interesting and artistic shot of lightning.
“Lightning at Horseworld” took two years to get. “The Praying Monk Lightning Storm” took three years to get. And the most amazingly the shot of the year being worked on “Lightning and The Cross” took only 20 minutes! Somethings are meant to be.
Please make no mistake, it is extremely exciting to catch some lightning bolts on camera and is even an incredible rush? but it can be extremely dangerous. So if you decide you want to be a ?storm chaser? be aware of your surroundings and have the right gear.
There have been a few times all the hair on his body stood up and he knew there was a charge building, there have also been many situations he has crawled out of. When the Budweiser Storm images happened, that was a chase that almost took him from Boulder County to Wyoming. At the start of that photo shoot: First, the remote on the camera would get hit. Next, he would jump in the back of the SUV with his feet off the ground with comfort of four rubber tires for safety. It was the most erratic lightning he has ever seen. Scary stuff. You could not tell where the bolts were going to hit next. Front of you, behind you or on top of you! So safety is always number one.
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