Last night, on 11th June 2018, very strong thunderstorms went accross the Czech Republic. I knew it could be wild, so I was very careful. But still – enjoying this wildeness over the Seč resevoir was as exciting as beautiful. The frequence of the lightning was such big that I could easily take this multiexposure…
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The stormy weather over Europe in recent days is perfectly favorable for capturing upper atmosphere lightning, called red spites. Despite short nights over the Czech Republic (due to summer solstice season) I was finally lucky last night, on 11th June 2018 after midnight. This red sprite occured most likely over large thunderstorm located east from…
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As the summer on the northern hemisphere peaks, there are lot of thunderstorms here in the central Europe. One of it was located over southwest Poland in the early morning 28 June 2017. Viewed from Klokočov village, Czech Republic (49°48’09.3″N and 15°39’58.6″E), I could capture something more unique than the storm itself – an ephemeral…
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Summer storms can be really wild here in the Czech Republic. So when I’d realized a big one was coming late night 22nd June 2017, I prepared myself for really strong experience over the Seč reservoir. But when it came, it was, however, much weaker than expected. So I stood up on the beach with…
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End of the August 2016 and finally one beautiful storm over the Seč reservoir, Czech Republic. While I was standing on the beach late night of 28th August, a beautiful storm created over the lake, slowly moving towards the north. A fisherman went to check his rodes when a wonderful out-of-clouds flash lighted up. This…
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While staying in Garching in place of Tania Johnston, who I thank so much for great hosptality, I had a great view to storms passing by on 30th July 2016. The one far away over ESO Headquarters was the most beautiful. With every flash all the cloud shaped like a boletus appeared behind home of…
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The Seč reservoir has many faces, but the wildest one is when a thunderstorm is close here. What a surprise in late evening on 25th June, 2016, when perfectly shaped supercell showed in front of me over the calm water. This is not that usual for Czech Republic. And it was so fast – just…
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