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Lightning Strike above the Great River Bridge
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JustinaD
August 21, 2016
Absolutely gorgeous -- how do you capture such colours and depth? Striking!
danielleprice
August 22, 2016
Love this shot!! I live in Stronghurst, and love shooting that bridge!
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Location
This photo was taken along the Mississippi River in Burlington Iowa.Time
This photo was one of 5 lightning shots captured in a 3 hour time span, from 9pm to midnite.Lighting
When shooting long exposure, I try to keep my ISO as low as possible to keep the photo from getting grainy, the only time I kick up the ISO is if I don't have any ambient light.Equipment
-This was shot with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Sigma 18-35mm Art lens, mounted on a tripod and a shutter remote used to prevent any movement.Inspiration
This was taken during our annual riverfront outdoor music festival, Steamboat Days. While waiting for that nights concert to start, this terrible storm blew in and a lightning strike fried some of the bands equipment, so the concert ended up being cancelled. The sky was really talking that night, so instead of letting the night go to waste, I went home and grabbed my equipment, hoping to capture some of mother natures fireworks!Editing
I don't really do much post processing to my night shots because there is no need to, but for this shot, I did raise the highlights a little and adjusted the contrast.In my camera bag
My canon Rebel T3i, my 4 lenses: a Sigma 18-35 mm art lens, Canon 55-250 telemacro lens, Canon 75-300mm zoom lens, and Canon 18-55 mm kit lens.Feedback
When shooting long exposure shots, a good sturdy tripod is a must, along with a remote shutter release to prevent the camera from being jarred when you press the shutter. Any slight movement can blur a long exposure shot. I also try to keep my iso on the lowest possible to avoid a grainy look. I will focus my lens on a far away light and then switch the lens to manual instead of using manual focus (so I cheat a little), and I just take picture after after picture adjusting the f-stop and shutter speeds as I go to see what I get. This allows me to play with my manual controls more and get a lot of great shots.