This tree has seen its better days along this rocky ledge of the canyon ... but is sure looked pretty still there in the late morning light.

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This is a combination of two photos ... the lightning strike was in the middle of another composition that was captured about 5 minutes before this image taken. The lightning strike was in the same spot there in the sky in the original shot ... but here had it flashed at the same spot, would have been composed better.

It was quite easy to overlay and show on this second image.

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Another wider view of Canyon de Chelly under the stormy conditions that I had there. Quite neat to be there with this happening just before sunrise. Not long after the storm continued to move away allowing for more sunlight and colors.

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Morning lightning storm at Canyon de Chelly in eastern Arizona. This is version One of the B&W. Here I played with the white balance warming the light then converting to B&W. It kept more definition in the clouds, but less contrast on the rocks in the canyon.

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Morning lightning storm capture while in the Canyon de Chelly.

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