I’ve always understood that big buildings use lightning rods to attract lightning strikes away from smaller buildings nearby, but understanding that in theory isn’t the same as seeing it in action in this photograph that Alain Aguilar contributed to The Big Picture last week (of a storm in May):
Lightning, from The Big Picture
The entire series of storm pictures is fascinating.
Brian Baldeck took this picture during the Boston Marathon. Instead of just returning the boy’s high five, the soldier tore the United States flag from his uniform and handed it down, and then gave a high five.
High Five
I’m not sure why, but this photograph from shallow_wing photography is terribly compelling:
Saci, from shallow_wing photography
I’m pretty sure this is what summer looks like.
