Lightning strike 500 feet away

Wondering what feedback I can get for one of my lightning

photographs. Likes and dislikes please! Thanks! - MJ

did you use a lightning trigger device or jedi force skills? I had a go at trying lightning photography but just wasted two rolls of film trying things out... e-mail me with tips if you have some

All I can say is great job. I really like the photo, it looks like a picture in a magazine.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE LENGTH OF THE EXPOSURE. LOOKS REALLY GOOD. THAT'S THE SHOT I'VE TRIED TO GET EVERY TIME THERE'S A T-STORM HERE, BUT I'VE NEVER MANAGED TO GET A SHOT LIKE THAT. EXCELLENT!

The exposure time of the image was roughly 40 seconds. Thanks for all or your nice comments.

is the newton ring effect visible radiating from the bolt present on the negative/slide or an artifact of the scan? Did you have a filter on the camera at the time of this shot?

 

I ask as I have learned the unfun way that monochromatic light (such as from aurora) will cause some optical effect when shot with a filter which creates 'rings'...the rings on this pic are ovular, but wondering if they are present on the original. Was this bolt actually purplish when you saw it?

 

nice shot!