Thunderstorm at False Kiva
Guess where this was taken? Utah. Yeah, cool things actually do happen there, and when they do, they receive 2nd place in super-admirable travel photo contests. The photographer behind this was on a hike in Canyonlands National Park, looking for a primo spot to snap some shots of the Milky Way. However, when a huge thunderstorm rolled though, he was able to get this instead. Look at how bright! Can you imagine what ancestral tribes would've thought when they saw something like this? Never mind -- can you image what would've happened in Weird Science with a lightning strike like that? Babezilla. That's what.
Tip to take away: Lock your focus on "infinity" when photographing lightning, or else your shots'll be blurry as all get-out.