Downtown Raleigh

Raleigh Wide Open 5 Crowds on Fayetteville Street

Lightning Strike behind the city from Western Boulevard

Wake Country Parking Garage view

Gust front approaches the skyline

Rare downtown fireworks

Fayetteville Street Lightning

Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater

Courthouse extension progress

Outside the Raleigh Amphitheater

Fisheye over our “blighted” downtown Raleigh

A long time goal of mine was to capture lightning actually striking a downtown Raleigh building. This happened on July 29, 2010 as a severe thunderstorm set off a barrage of strikes mostly within the heavy rain. I witnessed at least three direct hits to Raleigh skyscrapers (…ok midrises?). I managed to record one strike just as the rain came. The bolt struck the southern facing triangular shape on top of Wachovia Capitol Center and nearly connected with RBC Plaza as well (notice the visible leader streaming off the spire). The rest of the photographs are various storms throughout July that I am just now posting.

Lightning strikes downtown Raleigh buildings

Lightning Bolts tangle behind the city

Rain on the lens

Lightning hits near Raleigh from Raleighview Road

Black and White Raleigh and Lightning

Close up of stepped leader coming off the spire of RBC Plaza while main channel hits Wachovia Building

Lightning over Raleigh, NC
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Dabney View
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RBC Plaza Crown Silhouetted by the full moon

Maybe my new favorite angle
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Red Tailed Hawk surveys Raleigh atop the NCSU Bell tower

CAPTRUST Tower at night
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The International Space Station streaks across the sky above downtown

Raleigh Marriott Satellite dish and the moon

Cloud to ground lightning over South Saunders

Full moon over the horizon

Distant storms to the east of Raleigh
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North Carolina State University Bell Tower
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Railroad tracks at the The Boylan Wye (in memory of NCDOT 1792 “City of Raleigh”)

The stage is set for Raleigh’s new amphitheater

Taking a picture of taking a picture of lightning in Raleigh

New cranes dot the skyline for the Wake County Courthouse
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Moonrise over Raleigh

Looking up at the NC State Bell tower

Raleigh’s Bud Light Amphitheater, perhaps

Six Forks Road

Moon shines into RBC Plaza condos

Making way for the new section of Tryon Road

Three tower cranes for the new Wake County Courthouse reflect in RBC Plaza
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Lightning strikes southwest of town

Lawn seating?

Dubai…err, Raleigh

Marriott City Center antennae

State College smoke stack

…Carolina Mudcats