It is already being hailed as one of the greatest sports photographs of all time.
As Usain Bolt crossed the line to win the 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, AFP photographer Olivier Morin was primed and ready in the right place at the right time to take an image which will undoubtedly become the iconic lasting image of the legendary Jamaican's career.
With thunderstorms gathering around the Luzhniki Stadium, Morin sat in the first row of the photographer's tribune, set up five remote cameras near the finish line in preparation for athletics' showpiece race and crossed his fingers that he may be able to catch a lightning strike.
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Morin told the Daily Relay: 'A half an
hour before the race everybody saw the beginning of a thunderstorm and
many lightnings. All of us were trying to get those lightnings with the
10,000m which was just before. But to combine the lightning and the
racers, it’s already difficult with two parameters at the same time.'
It couldn't have gone better. As Bolt carried on with his victory lap, Morin's eyes lit up as he edited and processed the images trackside.
He said: 'I’m editing…the remote cameras on this laptop after (from trackside). I went through all of the remotes (cameras) and this is the last one. The fifth one, I go to directly the pictures that are there.
'I didn’t see all of it at first when it was the small images. I just saw Bolt in the frame, because the image was a small size. I say "Ok, Bolt is in and he looks sharp". Then I open the picture and say "Ooo". There’s lightning there and a second shot with lightening. And then I notice that there is something there. So here we go.”
Humble Morin, who has worked for AFP
for 24 years, has received widespread acclaim for his photo which he
maintains was down to luck.
He said: 'It’s a difficult picture to talk about, because this one is 99% of fortunate (luck). To instance of lightning. I could have not preplanned this.'
'The only thing I am responsible for is the framing and the timing of pressing the button (for the remote camera). The rest is out of my control. The god of weather was with me last night.
'To have this lightning just at this moment for Bolt himself. I’ve got to say, it was my day.'
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As Usain Bolt crossed the line to win the 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, AFP photographer Olivier Morin was primed and ready in the right place at the right time to take an image which will undoubtedly become the iconic lasting image of the legendary Jamaican's career.
With thunderstorms gathering around the Luzhniki Stadium, Morin sat in the first row of the photographer's tribune, set up five remote cameras near the finish line in preparation for athletics' showpiece race and crossed his fingers that he may be able to catch a lightning strike.
Scroll down for video
Olivier Morin of AFP captures a stunning shot of
Usain Bolt after winning the 100m at the World Athletics Championships
in Moscow as lightning strikes
HOW I TOOK THE PHOTO
Read the full story of how Morin captured the extraordinary moment HERE
It couldn't have gone better. As Bolt carried on with his victory lap, Morin's eyes lit up as he edited and processed the images trackside.
He said: 'I’m editing…the remote cameras on this laptop after (from trackside). I went through all of the remotes (cameras) and this is the last one. The fifth one, I go to directly the pictures that are there.
'I didn’t see all of it at first when it was the small images. I just saw Bolt in the frame, because the image was a small size. I say "Ok, Bolt is in and he looks sharp". Then I open the picture and say "Ooo". There’s lightning there and a second shot with lightening. And then I notice that there is something there. So here we go.”
AFP photographer Olivier Morin with a laptop
displaying his remarkable photograph of Usain Bolt which has gone viral
on the internet
He said: 'It’s a difficult picture to talk about, because this one is 99% of fortunate (luck). To instance of lightning. I could have not preplanned this.'
'The only thing I am responsible for is the framing and the timing of pressing the button (for the remote camera). The rest is out of my control. The god of weather was with me last night.
'To have this lightning just at this moment for Bolt himself. I’ve got to say, it was my day.'
Sportsmail has delved into its extensive picture archive to bring you a selection of classic sporting images...
John Rooney of AP took this photograph of Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston after a first-round knockout in May 1965
Roger Bannister crosses the finish line to run the first sub-four minute mile on May 6 1954
Ben Johnson powers ahead of the rest on his way
to a 100m world record time of 9.79 sec at the Seoul Olympic Games in
1988. Johnson was later stripped of his gold medal after testing
positive for drugs.
England captain Bobby Moore is held shoulder
high by his teammates after leading the side to World Cup glory in 1966
with a 4-2 win against West Germany
Tony Duffy captures American long jumper Bob
Beamon soaring through the air to a world record of 8.90m at the 1968
Olympic Games in Mexico City (left), while Argentina's Diego Maradona
takes on the Belgium defence during the 1982 World Cup in Spain (right)
Chris Cole of Allsport took this shot of sumo
wrestler Konishiki 'The Dumptruck'' of Hawaii staring down at his
opponent during the first Sumo Bashai held outside Japan, at the Albert
Hall in London, England in November 1991
Diego Maradona's infamous "Hand of God" goal past England keeper Peter Shilton at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico
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of Roger Federer and Andre Agassi taking part in an audacious practice
session on the helipad of the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai in February
2005
The moment when the Mail on Sunday's Mark Pain
found himself in the line of fire at the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor
as Tiger Woods duffed his chip. And check out 'Cigar Guy' towards the
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nail-biting second Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 2005
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snap Steven Gerrard holding the Champions League trophy aloft after
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John Varley's photograph from 1970 of Pele
swapping shirts with Bobby Moore after Brazil beat England 1-0 at the
World Cup in Mexico (left), and Alex Livesey of Getty Images snapped Sir
Bradley Wiggins sitting on a throne after winning gold in the London
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Coxless Fours at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney with Matthew Pinsent
(left), Tim Foster (second left) and James Cracknell (right)
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Colin Elsey of 'The Mud Man' Fran Cotton during the British Lions tour
of New Zealand in 1977 (left), while American athletes Tommie Smith
(left) and John Carlos (right) give the Black Power salute at the 1968
Olympics in Mexico City after taking gold and bronze respectively in the
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at London 2012
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Clive Brunskill of Getty Images photographs Andy
Murray lifting the Wimbledon men's singles trophy in July 2013 as
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