The pictures on this page were taken on the night of 3^rd of July 2001 between midnight and 0400hrs. We started watching the storm approach from the south towards Portland Bill but soon decided to move when lightning struck the car park. I started photographing it from Cheyne Weares and got a few shots of lightning behind the lighthouse. It soon became dangerous to be there so we moved again to the view point at Portland Heights, which is where most of the shots are taken from.

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The pictures on this site have been reduced in size to increase download speed and are therefore of a lower resolution. If you would like any of the pictures in full size please contact me.

• I received an email from Phill Hall after the recent storms of June 2005, he has taken some excellent lightning shots. Click here to see them.

• Here is an excellent shot of lightning over the river Hamble taken on 18-8-05 by Wayne Pratley, click image to enlarge.

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Email me at: Jon@portlandbill.com