Zapped!

Cloud-to-ground lightning (CTG) discharges from a thunderstorm cell in this view of the WNW sky around 9:10 PM, Friday, May 25, 2012. This image looks toward the White Ivy Place NE neighborhood as seen from the grounds at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The storm cell was reaching a altitude of nearly 50,000 feet in places. The lightning strike was probably about four miles away. This cell slid west of Cedar Rapids--pretty much missing the city--which most storms of 2012 have had a propensity of doing. Photo is a 24-second exposure at f/11, 200 ISO and is cropped from an 18mm focal length lens setting.