When lightning strikes

I've been in Dubai a couple times in the past years, and its the first i experience rain in that city. The skies were roaring with thunder, and lighting was striking everywhere. I've never shot lightning, and since i just got myself a new Canon 5D mark II i wanted to test it out. Also being on the 35th floor helped too.
Here are two frames i managed to capture of the lightning in the Dubai skies.