Lightning Storm, Switzerland

One can spend a decade in San Francisco and during that time, witness only a couple of thunderstorms.
Switzerland is a different story with its alternance of storms and clear blue skies. These photos were shot in August 2011 near Bern. Pausing for 30 seconds and rondomly aiming at the sky was all it took to capture these shots.

The animated version shot a moment later
The whole cloud was constantly flickering like a massive
defective lightbulb about to burst at any second.