Lightning over the city

My first lightning attempt! We were all hoping for a downpour because it has been so hot here, but it wasn't to be.

When I say first attempt, I mean there was lots of photos taken, this being the most successful.

[Mr. T]

Oooh cool. Always wanted to try a lightning shot.

[Elizabeth]

Wow!!!!!

[Missy]

Fantastic. Fav.

[Amber D]

Wow!! That is a great shot for a first attempt! Well done!

[J. Voorberg]

fantastic lightning shot....

[Toni :)]

fantastic capture, we don't tend to get too much lightening down here, would love to give this a go, well done for such a great shot :)

[Kerri]

Fantastic

[Meagan Aaron]

Awesome!

[Ken Lemieux]

That is amazing!

[bkb in the city]

That is a great shot. You did well for the first time

[trude]

more than an attempt....it's a great success!! this is awesome Sheralee!!!

[Diana]

Awesome capture!

[Susan T]

Wonderful capture!

[Anne ❀]

wow!

[Thom Mitchell]

Much better than my first success: outstanding!!!

[Krista]

Wow!!

[Rach_who]

Fantastic capture. I was watching this storm build up on the radar map it looked impressive. What a shame you didn't get any rain our lighting wasn't this dramatic but we did end up having a lovely shower heavy shower of rain. But unfortunately it's still hot again today.

[CarahMia]

Gorgeous.

[jerry plume]

Wow! Amazing!

[Sheralee S]

@rach_who I think it's a bit cooler here today, it was 38 yesterday.

[Kimi]

Great job! Love the design created by the lightning.

[Arnold Garza]

This is amazing!!! Great shot!!

[Dawn Jantz]

Wow great capture!

[Kd Wallis]

Oh wow!!! AWESOME!!!! You did a great job capturing that!!!

[KB]

Love this

[Megan Richardson]

wow, that is fantastic, I so want to get a lightning shot like this, fave
I am never going to manage to get shots like this from my house, my house is surrounded my trees (in neighbours yards) and that blocks the sky too much)

[lorihiro]

The shot I have never gotten! Wow! FAV! So awesome Sheralee! :-)

[alia_801]

Great lightning capture! Really cool :)

[Denise]

Great timing to capture this lightning!!!

[Norhan Eissa]

awesome catch ! Perfect !

[elkehochban]

Wow! This is one of those things that I've always wanted to do - maybe this summer...

[Karen Sylvia]

Very, very cool!

[Samantha]

Wow ... awesome capture!!!! Perfect shot!

[Nat Stuart Perks]

What a capture!!!

[lorihiro]

POP POP POP! :-)

[Jenn]

Great job on a 1st capture, it's lovely! One of my goals is to try this :)

[Carole Imes]

Magnificent!!! Perfect and a fav!

[John]

Wow amazing capture.

[Lara Zinn]

amazing Sheralee... so well done... right on the moment ;)

[Lara Zinn]

by the way... excelent first attempt... and I really like to the see the settings here... next time I will try a similar setting to see what I get.

I also have a lighting shot in my album... would you like to see it?

[Stephen]

A very cool shot!

[xxDDxx]

Fantastic capture - awesome! :o) x

[SIMMY]

OH WOW WOW WOW that is just so cool

[Lisa Pouncy]

Very successful I'd say. Fantastic! xx

[Mike]

WOW that's a cool shot ... I'm going to try to get a shot like this!!!

[Corine Wernsen]

Love it! Fav!

[Prochownia]

Wow! Amazing!

[stephanie dp]

breathtaking!!! wow!! fav

[Suzan Macco]

awesome capture. I'd LOVE to get a shot like this!

[Sheralee S]

@carrapeta00 I went and found yours Lara and left a comment :) I used the bulb setting and closed the shutter once there was a lightning strike. It's a very hit and miss thing isn't it?

[Calx]

Well done. You should be very pleased with this one x

[Anja]

Very cool! Well done.

[Michael Ferrell]

Great shot and the fact that you did not use a lightining trigger is even more impressive. I have been meaning to try this but we do not get much lighining in the Seattle, Wa area. Mostly rain, ;0(

[Sharon]

Fave! Fabulous shot! WEll done!

[Krista]

Pop! Congrats!

[Pam Womack]

score!!

[e.gad]

Fantastic! What an amazing capture.

[carol white]

Excellent shot!!!

[Carey Sims]

Wow --- great photo! Getting a lighting shot is on my photo bucket list ... one of these days I'll get one.

[Sleepysmurf81]

WOW! fav

[Robert Velten]

Stunning capture!

[Debbi M]

great capture. I have never tried a lightning shot but I now want to!

[Emily Matia]

WOW fantastic shot!!

[Jason Daniels]

Great shot. I have tried this and failed many a time. You weren't standing on top of the highest hill in town during an electrical storm were you?

[marg]

Incredible Sheralee! Wow! A fave.

[Sheralee S]

@bobfoto Lol, definitely not! This is from my deck.

[Jason Daniels]

@bella_ss - Oh lovely spot!

[CocoRose]

Wow this is awesome Sheralee!! I thought the same thing - Seems like you are standing on top of the hill ;) So did you just set your camera for a long shutter speed and wait to see what you get?

So my Mum tells me (I have lots of catching up on here to do) you "woke up with Today" and won and bought a new camera!! Congrats!! :)

[Sheralee S]

@cocorose Your Mum told you?! LOL and thanks :)
I set the shutter to 'bulb' waited for a strike then closed the shutter... very hit and miss but I guess it has to be. Although Michael mentions a lightning trigger, I have no idea what that is?
@ferrell_photo

[Sharon Addison]

that is incredible. we don't get that kind of lightning much where I am but I have often tried to capture lightening strikes and it never works - so very impressed with this!

[CocoRose]

@bella_ss Yes, she's not a 365 member but when she looks at my pics she often has a browse and admires others including yours :)

Cool, thanks for the tip! I'll have to try it out some time, even though I hate "being in" thunder and lightning

[Luka]

great shot!

[Charli]

Amazing!!!!!!

[lesley allen]

Amazing, I would like to have a chance to take a lighning shot like this! found you from the PP. well done

[Kate]

Wow excellent! I've had many attempts, but never a success! Kudos to you.

[Jacki]

Awesome lightening shot!! Brilliant!!

[Zoe Ferrie]

Very cool capture!

[Dana Derrico]

Love it! Nicely done!

[Jo]

Wow, that's an awesome lightning capture.