This is a lightning storm captured around 1 a.m. on May 2, 2012. It's still a ways off, but makes for some wonderful effects against the sky! Taken from my garage with a tripod and 18-55 with ISO 500 on F8 with shutter speed of 50

This is a lightning storm captured around 1 a.m. on May 2, 2012. It's still a ways off, but makes for some wonderful effects against the sky! Taken from my garage with a tripod and 18-55 with ISO 500 on F8 with shutter speed of 50

This is a lightning storm captured around 2 a.m. on May 2, 2012. There were multiple lightning strikes for almost an hour! Taken from my back door (forgive the spots on my window) with a tripod and 18-55 with ISO 500 on F8 with shutter speed of 50

This is a lightning storm captured around 2 a.m. on May 2, 2012. There were multiple lightning strikes for almost an hour! Taken from my back door with a tripod and 18-55 with ISO 500 on F8 with shutter speed of 50

This is a lightning storm captured around 2 a.m. on May 2, 2012. There were multiple lightning strikes for almost an hour! Taken from my garage (because I'm not dumb enough to actually step outside with a large metal tripod) with a tripod and 18-55 with ISO 500 on F8 with shutter speed of 50

This and the following three pictures were taken on May 3, 2012, two days after the first set of lightning pictures I've posted on here. This time, I went out to the Papio Trail at 60th and Harrison Streets in Omaha and watched the storm roll in from the west.

A perfect lightning bolt over the runway at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska.

Here's a beautiful lightning bolt over downtown Omaha, NE., taken from Eppley Airfield.

Some more lightning bolts and strikes in Omaha, Nebraska. Taken from Eppley Airfield, facing south.

Some more lightning bolts and strikes in Omaha, Nebraska. Taken from Eppley Airfield, facing south.

Some more lightning bolts and strikes in Omaha, Nebraska. Taken from Eppley Airfield, facing south.