About a week ago we had some pretty awesome storms role through. The lightning was spectacular. It was a perfect storm for photography. there was lightning in the distance but no rain and I was able to sneak a bit of the sunset into the picture which was awesome! Capturing lightning is not as hard as most figure. It was my previous belief that you had to be quick with the shutter to capture lightning shots. However, that method is nearly impossible. The key is long exposures, about 15 seconds for my preference. When the shutter is open for long periods of time it will generally turn out all white unless there is little light. Any flashes of light will burn itself on the sensor leaving their image there much like if you were to stare at a light bulb and then close your eyes. You can still see it for a while. There are other key settings which have to be adjusted for avoiding over and under exposures. This is just trial and error and can be difficult because lightning generally doesn't flash that often so it's hard to get just the right setting. One question I get all the time is "Did you edit the colors?" The answer is no. Those bright purples and some pinks are exactly what came from the camera. A little boost on the contrast helps to bring it out but those are the natural colors. The human eye has trouble picking up color in dark lighting. That's why we see black and white when the camera sees purple. The same goes for stars; to the eye they are all white but with the camera you can see stars are orange, yellow, blue, green, and lots more. Just another way God reveals His glory to His people. Check out the rest of my lightning pictures on my facebook page. Thanks! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.209265705750631.55812.100000016098276