Lightning trigger circuit

Toronto does not get much lightning and when we do, I rarely see them.  A few years ago, I did capture two lightning bolts through the window of my second story bedroom.  It was great.  I simply left the shutter open for 10 seconds at a time and I was lucky enough to catch two strikes.

Now that I have built the laser trigger circuit, I think my next attempt to capture lightning will depend less on luck and more on technology.  I can modify the circuit by switching the PhotoResistor and the 62 KOhm resistor around, and remove the DelayCapacitor for an instant trigger.  The circuit would be connected to the PC Sync port of a camera instead of the flash gun.  I tested the new circuit under normal room lighting by running an LED flash light quickly across the photoresistor.  The flash light was strong enough to trigger the circuit.

We are in the middle of a warm and wet winter.  Maybe there is a tiny small chance of a lightning storm?

Laser trigger circuit.  Switching the 62 KOhm resistor and the PhotoResistor around, and removing the DelayCapacitor should turn this circuit into a lightning detector, I hope.