AN amateur photographer captured the stunning moment that a lightning strike hit above the Wallace Monument.
Thomas Lamont, 33, snapped the picture at 8.45pm on Sunday as the thunder and lightning began.
The IT worker from Falkirk was standing in a field near the monument in Stirling – hoping to capture drone footage of the storm.
He began to take the drone down as the storm approached, but luckily managed to capture the strike as it appeared above the monument.
Lamont said: “I love thunder and lightning storms, so when I knew it was coming, I planned to go out, and checked it would be safe to take the drone. You could see and hear the storm coming in the distance – it was really warm and muggy outside.
“I was bringing the drone down because I thought the storm was getting a bit close, and just as I did, the lightning struck, and I managed to capture it.
“It was just luck I was there at the right time.”
