[Faline]

A massive lightning bolt strikes close to the twin chimneys of Torrens Island Power Station, near Adelaide, Australia:

A border patrol station feels the brunt of a lighting strike:

Main tower of this industrial plant:

Nature appears to have used whatever was in her palette to paint this spectacular picture. Purple and pink dominate the composition, separated from the vegetation in the foreground by a golden glow courtesy of the setting sun. The lighting, of course, brings it all to life:

The two giant cooling towers of Byron Nuclear Generating Station emit steam while cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in the background:

Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv, Israel being struck by lightning:

Lightning over Torrens Island Power Station, near Adelaide:

A power distribution station feels the force of a lightning bolt:

Power station set off against a dark sky:

There’s something ominous about power stations at the best of times. Add a thunderstorm with lightning striking overhead power lines to cause a few pyrotechnics, and you have one heck of a scene. This power station is in Armley, a district of Leeds, England:

A power station narrowly misses the attentions of a lightning strike:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrens..._Power_Station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_arrestor
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_tower

[Sharon]

I never imagined I'd be saying "wow" at power stations!!! Add lightening, and...."wow"

[Hunted]

some nice pic's Kelly

[Bastet]

Electricity in the air! Gosh, those stunning photos should be made into posters, I'd certainly plaster my walls with them.