Andrew Flenniken Photography<p>Thunderstorms are a rarity here in the Seattle area so, when I read that we were expected to get some significant activity tonight, I started keeping an eye on lightningmaps.org. When the leading edge of the strikes reached Tacoma, I jumped in the Jeep and headed to Gas Works Park, set up the camera and tripod under an awning, and waited. I dialed in settings that would let me do 5 or 10 second exposures, kept hitting the shutter, and hoped to get lucky.</p><p>I did.</p><p>Gear: Nikon Z7 II, Nikon AF-S 50mm f1.4G</p><p>(Cross-posted from my blog: <a href="https://andrewflenniken.com/2024/08/17/august-17th-2024-thunderbolts-lightning-very-very-exciting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">andrewflenniken.com/2024/08/17</span><span class="invisible">/august-17th-2024-thunderbolts-lightning-very-very-exciting/</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nikon</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NikonCreators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NikonCreators</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NikonZ7II" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NikonZ7II</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Lightning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lightning</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/SpaceNeedle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceNeedle</span></a></p>