Heavy October Showers...But Not Here

Heavy rain showers and a faint streak of lightning is shown behind this large bank of clouds as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 8:50 PM, Sunday, October 23, 2011. The view looks northeast. Though the rain appears to be a drencher in the background, not one drop of rain fell at this vantage point as the unusual spring-like thunderstorm skirted east of town. The band of light at lower left was created from vehicle lights on Boyson Road NE, in this 15-second exposure at f/5, 800 ISO and 34mm focal length.