An extremely rare opportunity presented it when a storm complex began to move in from the Southwest. Skies were clear up to the Northwest where the sun cleverly slide inbetween the storm clouds and remained unobstructed to produce a burst of color. Perfectly positioned. The last frame of the animation I actually did capture a flash of lightning
If used, please do give credit. These are not easy to make and require about 4-5 hours of work and I can assure you, finding GIFs like this on the Internet is not a common thing so I will know if you take it!!! Thank you