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The photo was taken in my home town of Brisbane AustraliaTime
I was on my way home from meeting with a client for a venue check for a wedding and I was watching the weather while driving in towards the city, saw the direction of the clouds and figured Wilsons Outlook was going to be a great spot to sit and wait for the storm, the magic happened :)Lighting
The secret to lightning shots is not to do the long exposure for too long, I usually work it around 8-10 seconds any longer and and the lightning gets too dullEquipment
I use a Canon 5D mk III and a Sigma 50mm art series prime lens, such a great combo, sharp as !Inspiration
Love taking storm photos and in particular lightning with the hope to get some great shots from mother nature in her furyEditing
The only post processing I do is in lightroom for the raw Image, not a fan of stacked images. Too fake for my liking, I try to keep my images as I see them. Fake moons in photos annoy me lolIn my camera bag
Im my bag is the 5D mk III body, Sigma 50mm art series, Canon 100-400mm L series, canon 100mm L series macro lens, Tamron 24-70mm lens, Viltrox wireless remote trigger, Promaster CPL Filter, head lamp.Feedback
A good start for capturing lightning at night is Iso100, f/8, and aim for an 8-10 second shot. Shoot a litlle dark at 1 or 2 stops less to allow for the bright flash of the lightning if its close.