Lightning storm
This storm produced a lot of lightning with bolts that stretched across the whole sky.
This storm produced a lot of lightning with bolts that stretched across the whole sky.
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Location
I took this photo at Lake Tchukolako, ( the "T" is silent) in Ivey Ga.Time
I was lying in bed and noticed thunder off in the distance. I remember thinking "wow that's a lot of thunder I'm hearing," I laid there a little while longer until it hit me. I got to try and get some pictures of this storm. It was 11pm when I looked at my clock. It took me 10 minutes to get to the lake and another 10 to get set up, I think it was around midnight when I started getting results.Lighting
It's better to get setup as soon as you hear thunder. What I did that night was kinda careless, It was a huge lightning storm and multiple strikes hit very close to me... I hooked my intervelometer and set it to to take 10 sec exposures, Then I sat in my car until the storm passed,Equipment
I used a Sony A7rii along with a tripod. I put a camera cover on it and hooked up a intervelometer, I also used a dummy battery along with a power pack.Inspiration
I had never tried to photograph lightning before and it was on my list of targets to shoot, Once a realized that the storm that was approaching wasn't a typical thunderstorm but a lightning storm, I knew my chances of getting that shot was in my favor.Editing
I brought down the highlights and increased dehaze a little in lightroom so the lightning bolts could be better defined.In my camera bag
I have my Sony a7rii and a Nikon p1000 as my super zoom camera, I have a carbon fiber tripod, intervelometer, lume cubes, and an external battery pack with dummy battery. Also have some water proof rain covers for my cameras as well.Feedback
Play it safe when you photograph lightning. If you can hear thunder then you're close enough to be struck. Set up your camera to take short 5 to 10 second exposures with a 1 second interval. Let the storm pass before retrieving your camera. Have fun and be safe.
