Cloud Discharge

Cloud-to-cloud lightning forks in the east sky as seen from Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 10:06 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The storm was moving out of the area and was beginning to lose its strength. The leading edge of the storm brought hail less than an hour earlier. This is an eight second exposure at f/11, 320 ISO and 18mm focal length.