POWERFUL

There is an omminent scratch in the upper left portion of this frame that distracts me, nothing is in focus... even the clouds are blurry. I wonder why you selected this part of the neighborhood to set up for your shot... the building and powerline perspective leans toward the left and knowing this was a hand-held shot tells me not much time was given to preparation - but then, who knows where lightning may strike? I'm inclined to think this is supposed to be in color by the red dot in the bush below but it looks almost black and white.

Ok, it's a bad scan but your composition is interesting. The superposition of the brilliant lightning with the power transformer and transmission lines in the foreground is a visual statement I find compelling - forces of nature vs. man-made attempts to harness that power. Good work!

Better if you could've walked up under the powerlines and just gotten the tree in the foreground.