This shot has a dusty hue for good reason. The rather uncommon coloration for a twilight lightning image can be attributed to a big pall of dust, from the same haboob that earlier yielded great sunset colors and photogenic dust plumes, and now was whipping the hardy desert scrub hither and yon in the wind. One positive side effect of having a pandemic facemask supply aboard was using one to shield airways from much of the dust when I did jump outside, thereby lowering the risk of contracting a totally different disease: the fungal, dust-borne “valley fever” that exists in those parts. Fortunately, I caught the lightning and not the infection.
10 WSW Three Points AZ (10 Jul 21) Looking SW
32.0393, -111.4894