Charged Updraft

A vigorous updraft (striations) at the rear of an isolated storm cell was a highly charged source on the night of Tuesday, July 9, 2013 as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 28 and 38 second exposures captured numerous lightning discharges emanating from this area. The exposures were shot at f/11, 500 ISO and 34mm focal length. These images, captured around 10:44 PM, look west. At lower right is part of Bowman Woods Elementary School.