TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A German software engineer captured the moment a bolt of lightning illuminated Taipei 101 during a thunderstorm on July 27. 

Tim Volz, 46, said that he took the photo from his home near Elephant Mountain in the evening with a Sony α7R III. He used a 24–105mm lens set at 28mm, f/8 aperture, six-second exposure, and ISO 100.

Volz, who has lived in Taiwan since 2013, said he enjoys taking photos of lightning. When he sees a thunderstorm, he places his camera on the rooftop and uses interval shooting so it can automatically capture a steady stream of photos.

On that day, this photo was the only one with a lightning strike in a series of 1,000 pictures. That evening, he uploaded the photo to Reddit, where it garnered 688 upvotes. 

Readers wishing to see more of Volz's work can follow him on Instagram at magictv1911.