As promised, here's my amazing (lol) picture of the partially eclipsed moon and lightning bolts, both almost totally blown out.
I got some nice bolts without the moon, but the alignment of the storm and moon didn't quite work out.
Just before totality, I drove around to the west (left in the photo) hoping I could line up the storm and the moon before the storm died. But, the clouds obscured the moon from that direction and by the time they cleared, the storm had fizzled. I got a clear view of the eclipse, though.
Had the storm arrived a little later, once the moon was higher and eclipsed, and been just a little further back to the east, it could've been a spectacular shot. It was fun trying anyway.
@Mikal@sfba.social Do you use the TPE app or something like it?
Years ago we were going to have full solar eclipse viewable in Ferndale. I used the app to strategically map out exactly where I needed to be in order to put the cross of the steeple of the Catholic church silhouetted by the halo of the eclipse. As the magic hour approached it looked like the math was going to work.
Right up to the point that about an hour before, the fog rolled in and completely obscured the whole eclipse.
Always a lot of luck in being in the right place at the right time.