Thunderstorm this evening

Had a thunderstorm through this evening, a few lightning strikes which started some fires, not close enough to cause danger but close enough so I can smell the smoke..

anyway tried to take a few pics, a couple came out ok... and yeah I know I need a tripod of some sort for taking these pics in future *S*

all in a dark night sky, so any light you see in the clouds is from the lightning...



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