Rio Lightning photos

The last few days have seen some violent thunderstorms in Rio which have made an excellent light show for us from our 15th floor vantage point across Rio from our flat in Lapa.

The lightning has been shooting down over Sugar Loaf Mountain and Santas Dumont airport most evenings which has given me some great shots with my DSLR camera.

Rio in the summer follows a very regular weather pattern. Hot sticky nights – perhaps 25-30 degrees followed by scorching hot blue sky days – 40 degrees plus during the afternoon – after which the sky turns grey, then black, then down comes the rain and lightning.

Here are some pictures of the Rio lightning as taken by my trusty D80 Nikon DSLR…