never ever give up....

great shot well timed

wow yes well worth that wait stunning shot

Nice capture Tony. Patience does indeed pay off sometimes :-)

WOW, gorgeous shot.

Patience really is a virtue! Awesome capture mate :D
Hey….... raining here tonight and my dams got filled in the last system that came through, I’m stoked! Chat with you soon ; )

This is one hell of a photo. Absolutely breathtaking!!

Wow! stunning capture!

that is perfect

so Powerful! Great image! Well worth the wait!

SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your patience paid off.

Wow, stunning shot! Love the contrast between the lightning and the sky!

totally awesome image,with fantastic lighting

Love a good storm shot!!! Especially with lightning!!!

thanks so much for all the mindblowing comments everyone !
It even rained up here that night as well Jules – all the best mate :)

What a fantastic capture, Tone!! Congratulations on getting the shot!

ultimate!!!!

cheers for adding your thoughts/comments Mel and Kevy.

My favorite earthly phenomenon captured brilliantly, glad you perservered, beautiful shot…

Jewd – I agree with the beauty and magnetism of mother nature and lightning – thanks for commenting ! :)

Tony, I am so totally mad about lightning shots, and this one is totally awesome. Thanks for sharing this one!

Perfect capture! Keep up the good work!

thanks for viewing and commenting billyboy and carlo :)

Love it ; )

Superb Twins.

Feels like you’ve captured a wild Beast doesnt it?

Awesome capture Tony, gorgeous colour !

unbelivable..your work is amazing…

thanks for all your comments once again.

:)

Definately paid off. Great shot, as are all your others. I’m spoilt for choice!

excellent

Another brilliant shot. The water lightning shots are deffinately the more spectacular.

fantastic

I envy you! I stayed up one night for 8 hours out in the cold and got nothing :( still waiting for my first shot. The reason I bought the camera. Great shot!

Brillant, worth the wait!

amazing! Storms are so beautiful!

Awesome image Tony, perfect timing !!

excellent work! the colors are great and the lightning looks fantastic

breathtaking!

Great capture of the lightning.

Worth the wait, this is breathtaking Tony!!! :)

Absolutely magnificent Tony!!

Speechless, fantastic shot…

BRILLIANT!!!

Great timing

wow! just wow!

Wow Tony : ).. yes patience is a virtue..and you have proven that so well… well done! Wendy

Brilliant example of never saying die! What a marvel you’ve caught here and imagine if you’d decided not to go the trouble of setting up for it! I couldn’t agree with you more. Some of my favourite shots have come when I’ve desperately wanted to pack up and go home and then a little voice inside has said – just hang in there a little bit longer.

WOW!!!!! I just love this shot. I witnessed a storm in Queensland once that turned all of the whitecaps in the bay this exact color. Unfortunately i didn’t have a camera with me.

brilliant work! and congratulations again!!
:))

WOW!! Fantastic colrs here!! It’s a good thing you waited to get the shot! Congrats on the front page!!

Wow ! I love storms and this is a great shot!

your patience paid off. Brilliant shot!!

Truly spectacular!

Beautiful.

Well worth the wait! Amazing shot.

Wow!

fantastic color & capture!!!

Fantastic shot

Brilliant One. Great shot!!

Spectacular to say the least!!! Wonderful image.

That is the most amazing purple! I’ve never seen anything like it. Incredibly beautiful stormy display, and perfectly shot. Congratulations on the homepage features. They are well deserved.

Great photo! I see you like taking awesome lightning shots too!
Did you use a purple filter for this shot?

awsome capture the actual light is so intense great shot

The raw power of a lighting strike is amazing. However, as your picture points out, it is also beautiful. Very nice, Tony.

And my favorite color, too! How does it get any better than that?

I LOVE the writing on here…Never ever give up! It’s pretty cool, because if you had – well, you would have missed this incredible shot! IT’S BEAUTIFULLY STUNNING!!! I have a question though…HOW DO YOU PHOTOGRAPH LIGHTNING!? It’s so fast! It’s not like you get a warning or anything…Please let me know how you do it.. :)

stacey

Outstanding image…..

striking colours … no pun intended!

Wow! I’m jealous of your photostream. Quite impressive.

Wow that is amazing !

This is amazing!

Awesome shot!

Stunning, fab colours!

Beautiful…