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I could not sleep and ended up going outside to watch the storm that was passing to the east.  I decided to try to take some photos.  It is always dark out in the boondocks of Hartford City with only a few pole lights on the few farms along the country road where my mom lives.  I set up my tripod on the first the lawn and eventually on the road.  I set everything for a long exposure hoping that I could capture a few lighting bolts, but most of the time I shot with a 30 second exposure and nothing happened.  While waiting for the card to process the shot an incredible bolt of lightning always seemed to reach out from the dark heavens to the ground below.  Still I got a few decent shots before the storm seemed to calm and I went to bed.