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Light in the Darkness....Storm PIC
William81
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It was 96 and an heat index of 108 here yesterday. Around 9 last night there was some heat lightening south of our place so I tried to
get a shot or two....
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get a shot or two....
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How many pics did you take before you got that good one?
I wish I had thought to take my camera out on the porch with me the other night. We had a real show with lightning strikes that kept going one right after the other and a bunch at the same time for about half an hour. The thunder seemed to just keep on rolling off in the distance. Those close ones will make your insides shake. Amazing power that mother nature has.
Nice job..
Several !!!![:)]
My brother and I worked out a pretty good technique. I have a time that you can set duration and interval on so when the lightening is really rolling you can set it to take a 30 second exposure pretty much continuously. You will have to play around with the fstop and the duration to get the results right for your lighting conditions.
quote:Originally posted by William81
Several !!!![:)]
My brother and I worked out a pretty good technique. I have a time that you can set duration and interval on so when the lightening is really rolling you can set it to take a 30 second exposure pretty much continuously. You will have to play around with the fstop and the duration to get the results right for your lighting conditions.
I tried several settings. A timer would have helped last night...I take it you get several strikes in each pic using this technique. Do too many strikes in a pic overwhelm the whole thing ????
quote:Originally posted by CaptFun
quote:Originally posted by William81
Several !!!![:)]
My brother and I worked out a pretty good technique. I have a time that you can set duration and interval on so when the lightening is really rolling you can set it to take a 30 second exposure pretty much continuously. You will have to play around with the fstop and the duration to get the results right for your lighting conditions.
I tried several settings. A timer would have helped last night...I take it you get several strikes in each pic using this technique. Do too many strikes in a pic overwhelm the whole thing ????
I don't have a DSLR so haven't tried digital.
Have shot quite a number on 35mm with a tripod and cable release.
If the lightning were coming fast and often a fifteen second exposure on Bulb and smallest aperture I would catch up to three flashes without washout. The whole scene would be lit up almost like daytime.
A lot depends on how close the lightning is. The closer it is the more apt to have washout.