{"id":1804,"date":"2012-07-15T11:17:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T10:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2012-07-15T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T10:17:28","slug":"lightning-strike-in-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/07\/15\/lightning-strike-in-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Strike in Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always loved the images of lightning, the way the power dominates the sky has always\u00a0intrigued\u00a0me. However, during the recent poor weather, this\u00a0stunning\u00a0image of lightning striking the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Tyne Bridge\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=54.968,-1.606&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=54.968,-1.606 (Tyne%20Bridge)&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\" target=\"_blank\">Tyne Bridge<\/a> in Newcastle really caught my attention.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1805\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/tyne-lightning_2262263b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg?fit=620%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,388\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lightning striking the Tyne Bridge\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lightning striking the Tyne Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg?fit=620%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1805\" title=\"Lightning striking the Tyne Bridge\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg?resize=620%2C388\" alt=\"Lightning striking the Tyne Bridge\" width=\"620\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tyne-lightning_2262263b.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lightning striking the Tyne Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin-left: 0;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"overflow: hidden; 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