Taking Photos Of Lightning.

[Wayne]

It must be super dark in that area without the strikes, because at that mid aperture and the ISO, exposures of 30+ secs usually bring in a reasonable amount of light if there is any ambient around. I use either the 17-35/2.8 or the 50/1.4 and an f/stop of between f/8-13 with shutter speed according to ambient as a guide (meter it first before going to manual mode).

[colinbm]

That looks a little too close for comfort
You must off got knocked off your feet
Nice shot though, but life is precious.
Col

[DonUnder]

There was a nice storm over Sydney yesterday so thought i'd take my first swing at lightning shots.

Not the nicest image but I was concentrating more on capturing the lightning than anything else.

[ving]

some great shots there... i will have to brave the elements and give it a shot!

[silkdiver]

WOW some great shots & an informative thread, yet another thing to add to my "must try list".

[SimiA]

I tried taking lightning shots this year.. however not many turned out well.. how do you get the focus right on the lightning? do you focus mannually or use an auto setting?

[Duane Pipe]

There certainly is some great shots in this thread for sure.
Storms expected today and tonight, at the moment i am making a mount to go on my car window
for added safety, your shot is way to close Wayno

[Chinook]

What a great shot. Really magic Thank you

[Chinook]

Great topic & some super shots. I can't wait for a nice big thunder storm. Thanks for posting the topic Geofstar & all the advice.

[Wayne]

There certainly is some great shots in this thread for sure.
Storms expected today and tonight, at the moment i am making a mount to go on my car window
for added safety, your shot is way to close Wayno

There was some aural pleasure immediately following the zap. Close, but as long as you don't feel it, it isn't too close mate

[Patagonia]

Added to the "to do some day" list...great thread and photos.

regards

[Wayne]

We have had a few cracking storms past week but I have been at work so no going to play with the storms. it is the start of the wet season and we will surely get a few more good storms in coming weeks, so will try and get out to take a few more.

[mudman]

good info here. Duane, crop out the power lines xand you have a winner.