Lightning on the lake

Photographer Douglas Peifer of Monroe captured this image last Friday, July 29, at about 5:15 p.m. The shot was taken at the O&R Lake in Monroe (where they water ski) looking North. Here’s how Peifer took the photograph: “The technique I use is quite simple. The camera (Canon T2I) takes high definition video so all I do is set the camera on a tripod and let the camera record in the direction of the lightning. I then put the footage into my Macbook Pro and capture the frames I want. It’s really neat seeing what you get. The photo’s been tweaked a little bit on one of my photo programs.”