The Thing of the Moment's Guide to Lightning Photography O' The Day®

It's pretty formulaic, actually.

10mm lens switched to manual focus after acquiring the autofocus to hold it + 6 second exposures + f/8 + burst mode + dry, comfortable place to stand (at my lowered living room window) + finger steady on the shutter = 5 of 272 shots.

It's collecting more the capturing.

More lightning shots can be seen here.