My first lightening shots

[Forehead]

Taken July 3rd in Cottonwood AZ, looking toward Camp Verde, using my beat-up Nikon E5400, ISO 50, f/7.9, white balance "speedlight", and 5 minutes timed shutter--but shut right after any lightening was captured.

Danged if I know what these white specks are. Doesn't look like noise, but maybe dust?

[Forehead]

Again, sorry about the specks. More lightening over Camp Verde (or maybe further up the Mogollon Rim?), taken July 3.

[Forehead]

One more bespeckled lightening shot from somewhere toward Camp Verde AZ (from Cottonwood).

Oh, BTW, I think I'll get more practice with these lightening shots, as next week I'll be moving (back) to Cottonwood (Good Bye Fontana CA!)--with family in tow!

[wxwax]

Hey Steve, I merged the three shots into a single thread.

Nice timing, I hope you were in a safe spot!

[Forehead]

Thank you! The lightening looked to be at least 30 miles east of where I was.

That should be safe enough, don't you think?


Hey Steve, I merged the three shots into a single thread.

Nice timing, I hope you were in a safe spot!

[wxwax]

Thank you! The lightening looked to be at least 30 miles east of where I was.

That should be safe enough, don't you think?
30 miles should be fine, but that last one looks a lot closer than 30!

[THE TOUCH]

Cool shots Steve-O

You mentioned "speedlight" - did you fire a flash? That would explain the specs if it was raining.

[Skippy]

Taken July 3rd in Cottonwood AZ, looking toward Camp Verde, using my beat-up Nikon E5400, ISO 50, f/7.9, white balance "speedlight", and 5 minutes timed shutter--but shut right after any lightening was captured.

Danged if I know what these white specks are. Doesn't look like noise, but maybe dust?

Hi there Forehead......... I am yet to be able to capture lightning, I've tried it a couple of times but not once have I been successful.

I understand it's not easy to do........and I really don't have a good forground or background around my place to even attempt it.

Congratulations on your efforts :clap Skippy (Australia)

[Forehead]

I still need to find out which D-grinner to give the credit to for the suggested camera settings.

Lightening is EVERYWHERE, mostly, but how many people have wallabies chewing up their flower beds?:rofl

Hi there Forehead......... I am yet to be able to capture lightning, I've tried it a couple of times but not once have I been successful.

I understand it's not easy to do........and I really don't have a good forground or background around my place to even attempt it.

Congratulations on your efforts :clap Skippy (Australia)

[Forehead]

No flash used. It was one of the camera settings suggested by a fellow D-grinner to keep the lightening from looking "quite blue".

Even if it were raining, the storm was around 30 miles away. That'd be ONE POWERFUL FLASH to catch raindrops from that distance!

Cool shots Steve-O

You mentioned "speedlight" - did you fire a flash? That would explain the specs if it was raining.

[Forehead]

Well, I DID conveniently forget to mention that all these posted lightning shots were cropped quite a bit!:uhoh

30 miles should be fine, but that last one looks a lot closer than 30!

[gluwater]

The white spots could possibly be blown pixels in the camera sensor. It's definitely not dust because that would not show up as being white.

[THE TOUCH]

That's interesting. :dunno I wonder what the specs are cause there sure is a lot of them!:D

No flash used. It was one of the camera settings suggested by a fellow D-grinner to keep the lightening from looking "quite blue".

Even if it were raining, the storm was around 30 miles away. That'd be ONE POWERFUL FLASH to catch raindrops from that distance!