Lightning Fractal Over PEI Thunderheads

Dappled light falls through the rough, brown leaves of late autumn trees, casting irregular patches of brightness across the foreground. Beyond the foliage, a jagged fractal network of lightning fractures the heavy, slate-grey sky. The electrical discharge stands in sharp silhouette against the brighter, overcast horizon where stacked thunderheads rise in dense, dark layers. The storm clouds dominate the upper frame, their textured bases pressing low over the Prince Edward Island landscape. Bare branches reach into the view, their brittle texture against the smooth, luminous path of the bolt. A final, sharp edge of a leaf catches a flash of white light at the very bottom right corner.