Taking pictures of lightning is hard

[silversx80]

I only got two good ones out of about 50 tries.

Here they are, C&C welcome.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2654542022_84ac9b1414_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2653716683_5908b34149_b.jpg

[InsuredDisaster]

I only got two good ones out of about 50 tries.

Here they are, C&C welcome.





Nice bolts, but I'm curious if including more of the ground could make things better? I find little perspective to know just how big the bolt is.

[silversx80]

Nice bolts, but I'm curious if including more of the ground could make things better? I find little perspective to know just how big the bolt is.

Sure! I'll post up the originals, unedited when I get the chance.

[DI-Joe]

It is just a matter of chance. I usually connect my laptop to my 5D and let it keep taking 2 second exposures consecutively. That's how I gleaned my last lightning pic:

http://www.dev-inspirestudios.com/photos/309256535_jhrgo-S-1.jpg

Takes a lot more than 50 shots to get "the one" :) Keep up the good work, zoom out a little too, and like the others said, some reference point to make the lightning more "real" helps as well whether it be the ground or a structure such as in my pic.

[thebigsky]

I haven't tried this for a long time, in fact it was with a Minolta Film SLR, but I remember timing the bolts roughly and then a few seconds before I thought the next one might be due holding the shutter open on bulb and releasing it as soon as the lightning struck.

It worked a treat but I may have been more luck than judgement.

Charlie

[silversx80]

It is just a matter of chance. I usually connect my laptop to my 5D and let it keep taking 2 second exposures consecutively. That's how I gleaned my last lightning pic:

Takes a lot more than 50 shots to get "the one" :) Keep up the good work, zoom out a little too, and like the others said, some reference point to make the lightning more "real" helps as well whether it be the ground or a structure such as in my pic.

Thanks for the tip, I'll have to hook my Oly 410 to the laptop next time.

The shots are cropped pretty good; I took them from my apartment complex and didn't like some of the foreground. I'll play around a bit when I get home to find a better crop.

[jbswear]

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Hi, Silver!

[silversx80]

Hi jb :wave

Are you stalking me?

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