spites can be photographed from quite a distance you need to be able to look over storm google sprites one site to check out is http://eurosprite.blogspot.com/ it talks about low light special cams but they can be photographed on normal DSLR
looking at my eumetcast system the storms over Brittany Normandy area ar slow moving is any one standing bye on the west coast of Isle of Wight or high ground in Dorset to try for a photo of sprites above the storms
working nite shift tonite will keep a weather watch camera at the ready if I get time or chance but nothing showing on my webpage but there is a storm brewing on the header see ! http://www.bicesterweather.co.uk/StormVue.php ha