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As the story goes, during the after-climax, when it seems that everything that could happen, has, one last surprise raises the adrenalin as an unexpected, final rollercoaster ride transports you to the end. When that occurs, I call it the "And then this happened," moment.

Our day of storm chasing started at 11:00 am with me standing in the field in front of my house trying to capture a few soft bolts from an early forming but weak cell. After a few hundred miles of driving around the county in search of the white whale storm, I once again found myself standing in that same field. Only now, instead of a weak cell, I was in a battle with the Moby Dick of weather fronts. While my wife would say I'm crazy (she is correct), and I know I was closer than prudent, it was glorious. I've shared it before; there is nowhere that lightning is more beautiful than in the southern Arizona high desert during monsoon. The storm raged from early evening, through the sunset, and into the early night. I thought it was, and then this happened — a perfect end to an awesome day.

My father provides the spectacle; I record it. For that, I am eternally grateful. I remain His scribe.

And then this happened
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Shoot date: July 17, 2019
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
30.0 sec at f/6.3 Bias:0 EV
Lens: EF70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
ISO: 200