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Huge lightning bolt strikes Statue of Liberty...and someone captures it on camera
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:42 PM on 12th October 2010
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It's sterling recompense for braving a storm. When New York photographer Jay Fine spent an evening trying to capture Mother Nature at her worst, he could only have dreamed of coming away with a photograph like this.
This is the amazing moment a lightning bolt was captured as it struck the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Mr Fine spent nearly two hours in Battery Park City poised with his camera and took more than 80 other shots before striking lucky with this particular bolt of lightning at 8.45pm on September 22.
Bolt from the blue: Jay Fine captured this incredible image as lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour
Bolt from the blue: Jay Fine captured this incredible image as lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour
The 58-year-old, who has been trying for more than 40 years to capture the magnificent moment, said he was stunned when he saw the image.
He said: 'I had been watching weather reports so I knew a storm was coming and it just seemed like a great opportunity.
'I was ready and waiting when the lightning finally started and took 81 shots before finally getting this one.
'I was shocked when I realised what had happened.
'It was pure luck really, a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's the first photograph of its kind I have ever seen.'
Lady Liberty is thought to have been hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year since she was built in 1886.
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The statue is made up of enormous copper plates and is 305ft tall.
Storm: The iconic New York monument, made from copper plates, is thought to be hit by up to 600 bolts of lightning every year
Storm: The iconic New York monument, made from copper plates, is thought to be hit by up to 600 bolts of lightning every year
Iconic: Mr Fine has been trying to capture an image of lightning hitting the Statue of Liberty for the last 40 years
Iconic: Mr Fine has been trying to capture an image of lightning hitting the Statue of Liberty for the last 40 years
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美摄影师等候40年拍到闪电击中自由女神像
2010年9月，美国摄影师杰·费恩拍摄到闪电直接打在自由女神像上的惊人照片，费恩现年58岁，他尝试拍摄闪电打中自由女神像的照片已经有40多年了，从少年时期刚接触摄影开始，这就是他的一个心愿。为了拍摄闪电打中自由女神像的照片，费恩冒着暴风雨在曼哈顿的巴特利公园城守候了将近两个小时，摆好相机拍了80多张照片，最终在9月22日晚上8点45分等来了这一罕见时刻。“看到这一幕后我感到非常震惊，能拍到这样的照片只能说我走运，这种机会也许一辈子才有一次。”
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Huge lightning bolt strikes Statue of Liberty...and someone captures it on camera
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:42 PM on 12th October 2010
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It's sterling recompense for braving a storm. When New York photographer Jay Fine spent an evening trying to capture Mother Nature at her worst, he could only have dreamed of coming away with a photograph like this.
This is the amazing moment a lightning bolt was captured as it struck the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Mr Fine spent nearly two hours in Battery Park City poised with his camera and took more than 80 other shots before striking lucky with this particular bolt of lightning at 8.45pm on September 22.
Bolt from the blue: Jay Fine captured this incredible image as lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour
Bolt from the blue: Jay Fine captured this incredible image as lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York harbour
The 58-year-old, who has been trying for more than 40 years to capture the magnificent moment, said he was stunned when he saw the image.
He said: 'I had been watching weather reports so I knew a storm was coming and it just seemed like a great opportunity.
'I was ready and waiting when the lightning finally started and took 81 shots before finally getting this one.
'I was shocked when I realised what had happened.
'It was pure luck really, a once in a lifetime opportunity. It's the first photograph of its kind I have ever seen.'
Lady Liberty is thought to have been hit by about 600 bolts of lightning every year since she was built in 1886.
More...
* Blog: Why Venice has been forced to sell its soul to the billboard devil...
* Inspiration: Plan your perfect holiday to New York
* Hotel review: Checking in at the Intercontinental Times Square, New York
The statue is made up of enormous copper plates and is 305ft tall.
Storm: The iconic New York monument, made from copper plates, is thought to be hit by up to 600 bolts of lightning every year
Storm: The iconic New York monument, made from copper plates, is thought to be hit by up to 600 bolts of lightning every year
Iconic: Mr Fine has been trying to capture an image of lightning hitting the Statue of Liberty for the last 40 years
Iconic: Mr Fine has been trying to capture an image of lightning hitting the Statue of Liberty for the last 40 years
http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2010-10/16/c_12665654_3.htm
美摄影师等候40年拍到闪电击中自由女神像
2010年9月，美国摄影师杰·费恩拍摄到闪电直接打在自由女神像上的惊人照片，费恩现年58岁，他尝试拍摄闪电打中自由女神像的照片已经有40多年了，从少年时期刚接触摄影开始，这就是他的一个心愿。为了拍摄闪电打中自由女神像的照片，费恩冒着暴风雨在曼哈顿的巴特利公园城守候了将近两个小时，摆好相机拍了80多张照片，最终在9月22日晚上8点45分等来了这一罕见时刻。“看到这一幕后我感到非常震惊，能拍到这样的照片只能说我走运，这种机会也许一辈子才有一次。”
