article_snippet.sent: Scott Murray and the bolt appears to shot out and up from the cloud before curving towards the Earth.
article_snippet.sent: In particular, if a bolt is travelling straight at the viewer - so they are almost looking up the length of the bolt -  it can make it appear as if a bolt is curving because of a bolt forked nature.
article_snippet.sent: However, the upward movement of the lightning in Mr Murray's image doesn't appear to extend as high as other forms of upward lightning, and storm chaser Dan Robinson suggests an alternative.
article_snippet.sent: The upward movement in Mr Murray's image doesn't appear to extend this high, however, and storm chaser
article_snippet.sent: Dan Robinson Dan Robinson said if part of a bolt is coming straight at you, part of a bolt will appear to loop back on part of a bolt even when it's not . '