Perfect Storm
Aug, 2016Views
63
Likes
Awards
Action Award
Zenith Award
Creative Winter Award
Curator's Selection
Judge Favorite
Great Shot
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Superior Skill
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 30 rank
Top 20 rankTop 20 rank week 2
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
This picture was taken at Kill Devil Hills beach in the Outer Banks, NC. I am an amateur self-taught photographer and was actually pretty surprised when I saw how this photo turned out. It made me pretty excited!Time
I took this at around 11pm on our condo rental's back deck. I remember trying so hard to get a good picture of the lightning and then this huge bolt struck the ocean right as my open shutter was about to end.Lighting
The lighting is 100% lightning. It was pitch black dark outside so when this bolt struck it pretty much lit up most of the sky around me.Equipment
This photo was shot on a Canon EOS Rebel t6s. The lens I used is the Canon EFS 18-135mm lens. I used a Manfrotto compact travel tripod and did not use any flash.Inspiration
There was a huge thunderstorm approaching over the ocean and there was tons of lightning action from left to right. I kept snapping pictures until I got this one and was pleasantly surprised!Editing
I did not do any post-processing to this photo.In my camera bag
I usually have my tripod, zoom lens, camera, SD cards, portrait lens, charger, extra battery, and 18-135mm lens.Feedback
Don't give up! Capturing this photo took lots of patience. I was standing outside for about two hours until I was satisfied with a good picture. Lightning can be pretty difficult to capture, so I recommend using a 30 second shutter speed. It gives just the right amount of lighting and also captures the web effect of the lightning.
