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This unique angle of the Memorial Belltower is courtesy of a lightning strike during a thunderstorm - and Charlie Leffler. A bolt tagged the top of the tower, sending a huge chuck of granite earthward and facilities had to fix it asap. With the use of two huge cranes, workers repaired the damage and even had a little time to give me a ride to the top (with a little coaxing from Charlie). I rode up with them the day after the storm to shoot the damage and the work being done. That was a seriously windy day that had the bucket swinging big-time. Not a place to be for the timid, fear-of-heights kind of person.

This particular shot was made at 7am the day after they fixed the main problem and were returning to do some needed roof work. This single image is actually six photos stitched together to get the panorama look.