Final light with a lightning strike - Pat Bay, North Saanich, BC

I was watching the sky last night and it was just like pink cotton candy, so I hopped into my car and went to a usual place along Pat Bay with my camera - got behind a VERY slow moving vehicle and missed the best part of the sunset. The parking lot and roadway were packed, I have never seen it so crowed before. I decided to stay and found a spot that I could perch my tripod and not be in anyones way or too close to anyone.
Looking across the bay it looked like there was huge rain falling, then all of a sudden there was lightning - well that was enough to convince me to stay and watch the show - and attempt to capture lightning on my camera! Played with a few settings and out of pure luck I was able to capture a couple of strikes.
I found it very interesting that the reflections in the water did not match - more of just a light streak - and they were that way for all of them.

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Taken on: August 16, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/2.8, 1/25 sec, 31mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	31mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 18.0 (Macintosh)
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