October 13, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – October 13, 2010

by twistedsifter

ZEUS WAS HERE

Photograph by Jay Fine

This is the moment a lightning bolt appears to strike the Statue of Liberty in New York. New York photographer Jay Fine had spent the night braving the storm in Battery Park City, Manhattan, in a bid to get the perfect picture. Jay spent nearly two hours poised with his camera and took more than 80 shots before striking lucky with this particular bolt of lightning at 8.45pm on 22 September. He said he had been waiting 40 years to get the picture.

To capture the shots Jay used a Nikon D300s with 60mm f/2.8 lens on the following settings: Aperture: F/10, Shutterspeed: 5 seconds, ISO: 200.

via BBC News: The Big Picture – Lightning Strike

Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day