Lightning Strike, Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Name: Lightning Strike, Ballingeary, Co. Cork
Brand: Peter Cox Photography
SKU: IRL-C-047-Unframed-Small
Price: 75 EUR
Availability: InStock

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Finish

Black wood frame, glazed with acrylic so it travels safely, with a mount on Exhibition and Feature sizes. Ready to hang.

Size

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€140

Tracked delivery to Ireland: €10

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The photograph

Letters from the Landscape

We get very few proper thunderstorms in Ireland. The odd rumble, a distant flash, maybe a half-hearted crack that sends the dog under the table. But genuine, sustained electrical storms are rare here, and when one rolled into Ballingeary on this particular evening, it felt like something borrowed from another climate entirely.

I'd been watching it build from the house, lightning playing across the mountains to the south and west. The kind of display I hadn't seen since living in the American midwest for ten years. Once things calmed down enough that standing outside with a metal tripod didn't seem completely reckless, I started shooting long exposures toward the ridge. Open the shutter, wait, hope. No composition adjustment, no fine-tuning. Just gambling that something will land in the frame while the sensor is listening.

Then it did. A single bolt lit up the underside of the clouds in this extraordinary blue-white flare, revealing the whole ridgeline and the conifers along the right edge. What I love about this photograph is that lens-shaped detail in the cloud structure where the lightning has punched through from below. The rest of the scene is almost completely dark, and then this violent burst of light exposes all the texture and form hidden above. You can plan for a lot of things in landscape photography, but you can't plan for lightning!

Every print

Made to order
Every print is made to order: printed, checked, signed, and packaged for you individually.
Hand-signed
Every print is signed. Unframed and framed prints are signed and titled by hand on the white border beneath the photograph.
Archival
Archival inks on museum-grade materials. Unframed and framed prints are Giclée prints on cotton rag paper.
Safe arrival
Prints are well-packaged, tracked and insured. If one arrives damaged, I'll replace it at no cost.

Before you buy

When will it arrive?

You'll get an email with tracking as soon as it ships. If it's for a date, a birthday, an anniversary or a new home, add a note at checkout or email me at info@petercox.ie. I'll do my best to prioritise it and give you a realistic timeline.

What does shipping cost?

I ship worldwide, and every print from Exhibition size up goes free to Ireland, the UK and Europe. Studio prints and books carry a small charge, and the cost for the size you've chosen is shown under the Add to Cart button. The full table is on our Shipping page, and you'll see the exact cost at checkout before you pay. Every parcel is tracked and insured. Within the EU there's no customs duty; outside it, any import duty or tax is the buyer's to pay.

Does the size include the frame?

Yes. A framed size is the whole frame, edge to edge: 3 inches bigger each way than the print inside it. An unframed size is the sheet of paper, including the white border where I sign and title each print by hand. Canvas and Floating Panel sizes are the face of the piece.

Which finish should I choose?

Unframed Museum-quality Giclée print on archival cotton rag paper. Choose your own frame.
Framed Black wood frame, glazed with acrylic so it travels safely, with a mount on Exhibition and Feature sizes. Ready to hang.
Canvas Gallery-wrapped canvas.
Floating Panel Mounted on a 3 mm aluminium composite panel, made in-house. Frameless, no glass, ready to hang. Best for modern interiors and maximum impact.

Can I see it on my wall first?

Yes, free. Send me a photograph of your wall. I'll send it back with the print hanging on it, at its true size and in the correct perspective. Start my free preview

Can I send it back?

Changed your mind? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund; you cover the return postage. If it arrives damaged or isn't right, I'll replace it or refund you, free. And it's guaranteed for life against fading. The full policy