And the heavens opened by bella_ss

And the heavens opened

This was at the start of the electrical storm. I think it was the most strikes I have ever seen in one storm, there were hundreds. This was almost monotone except for a tiny bit of blue sky on the right.

Thanks so much to anyone that helped put this at the top of the top twenty!

#1 Top Twenty Week 246
#16 TT Week 247

Chosen in the Photographic Highlights of 2015.
superb!
February 25th, 2015  
Wow!!
February 25th, 2015  
wow! that's awesome!!
February 25th, 2015  
Fantastic Sheralee. That is a brilliant storm
February 25th, 2015  
Wow, must have been great to watch!
February 25th, 2015  
HEW
wow wow wow
February 25th, 2015  
Fav. Wow, that was some storm! I don't mind lightning as long as its not close. How wonderful to be able to see and catch views as magnificent as this one.
February 25th, 2015  
Wow this is fabulous!! Wonderful captures!! Fav!
February 25th, 2015  
fantastic capture :) fav
February 25th, 2015  
Wow you are so good at these Sheralee
February 25th, 2015  
Incredible. fav++++
February 25th, 2015  
What an amazing shot Sheralee A fav
February 25th, 2015  
Wow, very impressive
February 25th, 2015  
Fantastic Sheralee. Fav
February 25th, 2015  
Beautiful. Capturing a really great lightning storm is still on my bucket list - couple of attempts here and there but I would be really pleased with this!!
February 25th, 2015  
Fabulous capture Sheralee. Fav :)
February 25th, 2015  
Fabulous drama
February 25th, 2015  
Spectactular!
February 25th, 2015  
Fantastic capture Sheralee.
February 25th, 2015  
wonderful capture
February 25th, 2015  
Wow, I can feel the electricity in the air. Superlative capture, a big fav! Love it!!!
February 25th, 2015  
oh, baby! that's some storm! if i look at it any longer i swear it's going to strike me dead. or friec. :-) aces!
February 25th, 2015  
That is insanely awesome!!
February 25th, 2015  
Wow stunning capture!
Hope it didn't cause any damage?
Fav for me
February 25th, 2015  
Great capture and so nice in b/w fav.
February 25th, 2015  
Cool!
February 25th, 2015  
Pam
Fantastic!
February 25th, 2015  
outstanding and well timed!
fav
February 25th, 2015  
Wow!
February 25th, 2015  
Wow, this is amazing.
February 25th, 2015  
Stunning shot.
February 25th, 2015  
impressively cool.
February 25th, 2015  
Favtastic.
February 25th, 2015  
Do do these shots so well Sheralee! I have never taken a shot of lightening.
February 25th, 2015  
Great catch, we had the longest ever bout of T&Lightening 2 nights ago in the UK
February 25th, 2015  
Beautiful
February 25th, 2015  
fabulous capture ... fav
February 25th, 2015  
Oh my goodness! And did they EVER! Huge fav!
February 25th, 2015  
Instant fav a hundred times over if I could. Such a great composition, not just a great capture!
February 25th, 2015  
Absolutely fabulous! Fav
February 25th, 2015  
Instant Fav...
February 25th, 2015  
Love!
February 25th, 2015  
wow Sheralee, this is so stunning!! love how the monochrome sets the mood for the shot!! fav!
February 25th, 2015  
Wow! Fav!
February 25th, 2015  
Awesome... FAV.
February 25th, 2015  
Wonderful shot. Has to be a Fav. Wish I'd seen it!
February 25th, 2015  
Wow - terrifying and fascinating and a spectacular capture. fav.
February 25th, 2015  
Amazing, brilliant, impressive capture! You've become a pro at catching lightening strikes. I'm not crazy about stormy weather — it too often leads to tornado threats around here, but your pictures have me wishing for the chance to try and shot a performance by Mother Nature like this. (It didn't storm once last summer... strangest season on record. No complaints though about the lack of twisters.)
February 25th, 2015  
Jo
Favulous
February 25th, 2015  
Woah!
February 25th, 2015  
Oh my word. Fantastic fav
February 25th, 2015  
Woah!!!! This is amazing. I can't wait for thunderstorms again!
February 25th, 2015  
saw this on TP - SENSATIONAL!!!!! FAV from me
February 26th, 2015  
Fabulous capture. I can easily see why it hit PP.
February 26th, 2015  
Great action shot especially in B&w
February 26th, 2015  
Spectacular Lightening capture!!! Great shot and an instant fav!!! Congratulations on Popular Page!!!
February 26th, 2015  
Wicked lighting.... wonderful shot. And I saw this on my feed... so congrats on the PP (as I belatedly learn). :)
February 26th, 2015  
Sam
Just incredible! FAV FAV FAV
February 26th, 2015  
Wow! Incredible shot! You should definitely enter it for the Bureau of Met calendar competition! http://www.bom.gov.au/calendar/contest/
February 26th, 2015  
Amazing shot, stunning!
February 26th, 2015  
Absolutely stunning
February 26th, 2015  
Wow, what a sight! Fav
February 26th, 2015  
Magnificent shot. A fav for sure.
February 26th, 2015  
I think I'd almost rather have snow then an electrical storm.
February 26th, 2015  
@alia_801 Thanks! Another friend gave me that and I lost it!
February 26th, 2015  
To say that this is a spectacular picture is an understatement! So, I'll just simply say fav!
February 26th, 2015  
Wow...stunning shot. Big fav!
February 26th, 2015  
Wow! This is terrific! FAV
February 26th, 2015  
Fantastic capture! Fav!
February 26th, 2015  
Fierce!!
February 26th, 2015  
Gorgeous capture, really impressive. FAV.
February 27th, 2015  
Wow, that's incredible!
February 27th, 2015  
Wow!!!
February 27th, 2015  
CK
Wow wow wow. Amazing!!!
February 27th, 2015  
Congrats on the TOP of the TT!!
February 27th, 2015  
This is amazing and congrats on TT! Fav
February 27th, 2015  
Wowsa, boy did I miss this. Super cool timing and a big electric fav!
February 27th, 2015  
@lyndemc @espyetta @amandal What??!!! How did that happen?! Oh my gosh, thanks ladies!! That certainly was unexpected and a first for me!
February 27th, 2015  
I am so excited your photo made number 1 in the TT, congratulations
February 28th, 2015  
@nicolecampbell Thanks so much Nicole, to tell you the truth I'm gobsmacked!!
February 28th, 2015  
holy cow! that's one helluva capture! congrats on #1 on TT :)
February 28th, 2015  
@northy Thanks Northy, I'm pretty thrilled because it really was unexpected. I think something funny happened with the TT this week.
February 28th, 2015  
Wow!
February 28th, 2015  
Awesome shot
February 28th, 2015  
Big congratulations on Top 20 #1, Sheralee! Well deserved!
February 28th, 2015  
Congratulations on the número uno!
February 28th, 2015  
@lynnz @elaine55 Thanks so much ladies!
February 28th, 2015  
Number One!!!!!! Fantastic Sheralee
February 28th, 2015  
BTW was that a single exposure or multiple exposures?
February 28th, 2015  
@terryliv Thanks Poppo! It was just a single exposure but it was 30 seconds and I had to reduce to about ten seconds at times because there were so many strikes that the shots were totally blown out.
February 28th, 2015  
Man, it must have been some storm!!
February 28th, 2015  
Congratulations on number one for the week, a really magnificent mono image and a well deserved honor!
February 28th, 2015  
Congrats Sheralee on making first place! Well deserved for this awesome image.
February 28th, 2015  
Wow! CONGRATS!
February 28th, 2015  
@soboy5 @tjchapa @sunnygreenwood thanks so much! #1 is a first and such a shock!
February 28th, 2015  
Congrats on the top spot!!! So well deserved -- this shot is amazing.
March 1st, 2015  
So sorry that I missed this! AMAZing. Congrats on #1 on TT! So deserved.
March 1st, 2015  
Kim
Wonderful capture! Congratulations!
March 1st, 2015  
@taffy @eyesmile @kimdavis thanks so much ladies, it's a one off I'm sure :)
March 1st, 2015  
Congratulations Sheralee for making it to the Top Twenty and the number one spot as well!
March 2nd, 2015  
@skipt07 thanks so much Skip!
March 2nd, 2015  
yay you! #1 wooo-hoooo! i know i'm late but i'm so excited for you. :-)
March 3rd, 2015  
Awesome
March 3rd, 2015  
Wow, this is awesome x
March 3rd, 2015  
Congrats on TT!
March 4th, 2015  
AMAZING!
March 5th, 2015  
@summerfield @virtualbrownie @bill_fe @jin1x thanks so much guys and gals, it really is a thrill, I have never had so many faves!!
March 5th, 2015  
There two weeks running!!! Well done you!
March 6th, 2015  
@newbank OMGosh really?! I'll have to go check it out! Thanks Ruth!
March 6th, 2015  
I'm not surprised this was on TT. A totally amazing shot. Well done!
March 7th, 2015  
@888rachel Thanks so much Rachel, this is another first for me, two times running, lol.
March 7th, 2015  
Congratulations on #1 in TT! This is amazing in timing and capture!
March 7th, 2015  
@jyokota Thanks so much Junko :)
March 7th, 2015  
Congratulations Sheralee on your Top Twenty finish! Well deserving!
March 7th, 2015  
@skipt07 Thank you again Skip, I'm really surprised how well this one has done.
March 7th, 2015  
Congrats on the TT :)
March 8th, 2015  
This picture is amazing. Lighting, subject, and edit.
March 9th, 2015  
@willowdragon @mdbphoto Thanks so much for stopping by Al and Matt!
March 9th, 2015  
Of course Sheralee! Great work!
March 10th, 2015  
Wow, congrats on the TT, this looks amazing.
March 12th, 2015  
@karlow75 Thank you Kane!
March 12th, 2015  
amazing!
March 12th, 2015  
Amazing capture!! Congrats on making the Highlights of 2015!
December 31st, 2015  
@frantackaberry Thanks so much Frances!
December 31st, 2015  
I thought this was your amazing shot. Well done on being selected for the Highlights thread. So well deserved too.
December 31st, 2015  
@kiwichick Thank you Lesley, it was a lovely surprise.
December 31st, 2015  
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