The Lucky Strike
This is the first time I caught lightning, I have posted this previously, but forgot that I had edited it in Lightroom to bring out the depth of field more clea...
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This is the first time I caught lightning, I have posted this previously, but forgot that I had edited it in Lightroom to bring out the depth of field more clearly. Actually it wasn't my first photo from that day, there were two others, and I will post those at another time, but this one was the closest to me, hazarding a guess I would say it was no more than 30 yards in front, and as you can see I am on a cliff top over looking the sea. I was the tallest object too, so I was a bit nervous. I couldn't hang around any longer because this lightning was the prelude to an almighty lightning storm, which kicked off all around me, with hail stones, rain...I have never seen anything like it, so I had to run back to the car. I was in surrounded by lightning strikes everywhere. Exhilarating!!
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KyleErnst
November 07, 2015
I have never been able to capture lightning that well, you seem to have a good technique.
suzannesingleton
November 07, 2015
This was a surprise encounter, I was actually set up for trying out some star trails, I was completely unaware that one of the largest electrical storms was coming our way. I was just very lucky to be there, I was prepared with the settings, but not prepared for the storm, so I was able to get a few shots of the lightning before the heavens opened. When I saw this one on my screen, I was beside myself, I wanted to stay for more, but there was too much rain, and the lightning was striking the ground just a few yards away from me. Since then, I have book marked several lightning detector websites onto my lappy, and whenever the forecast says lightning, I get the camera ready, and then wait it out. I've been lucky a few times since then. Play around with settings F5 and ISO 200, you might need to tweak them a bit depending on the light, get the camera on a tripod, and use a remote. Make sure you have nothing metal on you, and keep low to the ground, and you should get your shots.,
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