In the first week of September, 2004 a powerful Spring storm hit Sydney. It was evident even early in the morning... you can see the front moving across in these pictures I took at Stanwell park early in the day.
I took the picture above at a tidal inlet near Brighton Le Sands. It was my first time trying to capture a photo with lightning in it, and I am very pleased with the results.
The lightnng strikes gave the beach a ghostly hue, and affect that I have played upon in the digital darkroom.

The impressive lightshow was followed by an extensive hail storm that covered the roads inches deep in ice. Before the storm a rainbow was visible on Botany Bay for over an hour. The picture below shows both the storm and the last few minutes of the rainbow before it faded away.