Light Show
This is one of a series of shots of a storm that rolled through Northern Saskatchewan at one of the camps we were staying in.. This kinda put an end to working ...
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This is one of a series of shots of a storm that rolled through Northern Saskatchewan at one of the camps we were staying in.. This kinda put an end to working that night, so we hid out in the trailer. Cool show
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Sep, 2015Views
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Location
This shot was taken in North Western Saskatchewan in a camp we were flying out of. It is about an hours flight north east of Fort McMurray Alberts.Time
It was taken in the evening between 8 - 9pmLighting
It was a great storm, there was a lot of lightning which was the only light that was needed.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D80 with a Nikon 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens. The camera was sitting on a shirt as I did not have time to set up the tripod.Inspiration
I have liked other shots of lightning, for that matter Mother Nature at her most powerful and furry.Editing
I didn't think I did...... If anything maybe cropping and levelling the pictureIn my camera bag
Nikon D80, Nikon 18-200mm and a Sigma 10-24 wide angleFeedback
There are a couple of ways that I capture lightning shots. One is with a shutter trigger, either a manual or electronic one, on the bulb setting. I will open the shutter and hold it open with shutter with the trigger for either a set length of time or until there is a strike or two the repeat. The second is to set the camera to one of the shutter timed speeds. Then using the shutter trigger again lock the shutter open. The camera will use continue to take pictures for the preset time continuously until you unlock the trigger. This way allows you to watch the storm a bit more I find. For both of these I set the lens to infinity with the apature set some where in the middle of the range. Though you can see the shots on the back of the camera and adjust as needed.
