Our Back Yard
We had a storm roll by, I was standing under a starry sky on my deck
We had a storm roll by, I was standing under a starry sky on my deck
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Mumrahhh
January 22, 2016
This is a fantastic shot, can only hope to capture something like this one day. Congrats
BRENDARR
January 31, 2016
Awesome capture--I have yet to capture a lightning strike but one day--I am still trying to learn everything I can about my Nikon 3200--what setting did you have your camera on ?
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jettahlily008
September 07, 2016
Lightening is so hard to capture because it happens in a flash and then it's gone! Great capture and composition!!! :)
AustinWegelin
March 29, 2018
I will let you in on the techniques that I have used to capture lightning. First off using a tripod is almost a must, though I have propped the camera up on a jacket this could lead to movement though. I have used two the first and easiest is to set your camera for a given time. There should be a few setting of 10, 15, and 30seconds and maybe more. These are found down at the bottom of the aperture settings. Pick a time and either use a remote shutter bulb and lock it on or set a repeat in the camera. I use the remote bulb and lock it on so it just keeps taking pictures until you turn off the lock. This way you can watch the show. The second way I have used is to set the camera to bulb and use the remote again. This time I control the length of time the shutter is open. If I use this method I click the shutter off after a lightning strike has happened or every 45-60second which ever happens first. This way also lets you watch the show but you also have to time things so can be a little more active. Now both ways will give you a lot of black, dark, or long exposure photos. You can delete the ones you don’t like or are of nothing. These two ways will work, have fun shooting.
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Location
This was literally taken in my back yard in Victoria BC, Canada. It was kind of different, first off we do not get that many lightning storms where we live. As well it was not, and did not rain where we are, the storm just past us by. This enabled me to set up and leave the camera and tripod alone,Time
This was taken some time between 12:30 and 2am. The storm whole me up, well before reaching the point where I was able to actually shoot. So this enabled me to first off wake up totally, as well as get things set up.Lighting
The lighting was just the lighting, and any ambient light from street lights and other houses.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D80, with an 18-200, f3.5-5.6, DX lens. The tripod was a ManfrottoInspiration
I have alway like taking long exposure and night shots. Lightning is also one of those forces of nature that is both powerful and beautiful. It is something I enjoy watching and to be able to capture it and share is even better.Editing
I can not recall off the top of my head.In my camera bag
The above mentioned, as well as a Sigma 10-20mm, f4-5.6 EXFeedback
Lightning is much easier than yo think to catch. I set my white balance to sun, open the f-stop as wide as I can, and focuse as far out to infinity. This shot I shot on Bulb with an attachment, what I was doing was 30-45s exposures. I was doing this so I did not blow out he couple of houses in the background. Now If a strike happened I ended the exposure then. This will lead to a whole bunch of black shots, but worth the few that turned out. The other thing I have done is set the shutter speed to 30s, though this is not set in stone, use a time that works with the background and ambient light. Then with my bulb attachment I just locked the shutter on, this ment the camera just cycled every 30s. This will probably catch multiple strikes in the one shot that works out.
