Unable to capture a lightning bolt during a storm I settled for this very dramatic look created by sheet lightning.

Słowiński National Park, Poland

Windsurfer waiting for the right moment before making the most of Storm Brian .

Painting created on iPhone 3GS using the Brushes App.

Where thrown: Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Common name: Storm's Stork

Scientific name: Ciconia stormi

Distribution: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand

Conservation status (IUCN): Endangered

Captive (ISIS): 4 Institutions; 9 Males + 3 Females

Getting ready for portraits, so I needed a test subject.

Camera flash at 1/32 to trigger Alien Bees B1600 at 1/32 power (left) and SB600 at 1/2 (right).

marvel universe storm and nightcrawler 2pack

Saginaw Township, MI

Facing west, severe storm approaching with a nice shelf cloud.

Lightning Storm / Storm Lightning / Weather

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm look for direction on how to take better lightning pictures so tell me what I did wrong.

Camera settings

Aperture: f/10.0

Focal Length: 28 mm

ISO Speed: 100

white balance set to 2500

Shot through car window while on trip to Missouri for transplant check-up in 2010. The drives can occasionally be fun like this one, however typically rather boring weather-wise.

The moon rises over a thunderhead east of Laramie.

Sweet lightning. 1000-4000 strikes every 10 minutes... Perfect.

Storm outside Norway, 24 meter waves and 75 kts winds.

Mainly east of Wichita, KS this time

Here in St. John's it was more of a rain and wind event, thankfully!

Storm witnessing the next box office blast flying past her. Just for fun! :)

2014 Valley County Photo Contest - April

Photo by Kathy Riebschlager

Even a storm has its beauty.

before the storm

The green is hail high up in there cloud.

hippie-riders on the storm

No Comic Con photo collection is complete without at least one Star Wars shot.