Dramatic Desert Lightning Strike Captured in Stormy Landscape #2279224 (License: Personal Use)

A massive, multi-branched lightning bolt erupts from heavy cumulonimbus clouds, striking near a low ridge in an expansive arid basin. The scene features sparse desert vegetation, a winding road, power poles, and industrial equipment in the midground, all silhouetted against the electric glow. Distant mountains frame the horizon under moody twilight skies tinged with pink and indigo hues.

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