Took these last night. Thunderstorm approaching over the ocean, my regular tripods were unavailable, so I had to use a very spindly old telescopic compact with a simple RAM ball mount, try to adjust tilt or pan, you move the lot. But worth persevering with.It was getting so bright that I had to stop down further than my normal f5.6, down to f8, still overexposing, compensated for in lightroom as best I could. I have more, but we are suffering very low internet speeds here today, and the Smugmug uploads are failing. started at 10pm, stayed for over an hour.

[Ash]

Brilliant clarity. $1 is a winner. The foreground in #2 is slightly off but that is a cracking lightning strike.

[ranmar850]

Brilliant clarity. $1 is a winner. The foreground in #2 is slightly off but that is a cracking lightning strike.

I was suffering from tripod shake at that stage, I believe, wind was picking up and the camera strap was still attached , and flapping. Wrapped it around to try to minimise, just didn't have time to stop and remove it. This really is a very spindly tripod on full extension, a portable dating from the seventies, only used for travelling, nowadays. I'll post the others when my internet speeds allow upload to smugmug. I believe they are more vivid than these.

[Boker]

Both very nice.Think my tripod is from the 1950's or 60's,don't plan on replacing it.

[RobG]

Great stuff, well done! I've been wanting to try this sort of thing but there haven't been any chances since I got a DSLR. :P

[iwillau]

Wonderful shots, I love the first one!
How did you capture them? Multiple exposure?

[daacon]

Great lightening shots well done.

[Panteg]

Top shots!!!

[ranmar850]

They are captured on simple time exposure, 30 seconds normally, f5.6, with manual focus , ISO200. Some more.

[Ex Finn.]

Those are some great captures, thank you for sharing.

[dane.dawg]

Truly awesome..