My first attempt at lightning pics

[five-o]

I wan't prepared for the storm, so I got out late and the storm was well past, but I did get this one. Enjoy.

[lostdoggy]

I'll be the 1st to tell you, Nice Shot.

[five-o]

Thanks for commenting:)

[Bald Eagle]

It is a very nice shot, I'm looking forward to taking some as well, but, lately we havent seen much lightning here.

[five-o]

Thanks. I hope we get many more (NO TORNADOS I HOPE) T-Storms. I'm new at this, and it sure is fun-except for getting soaked.

[Bald Eagle]

post more as you get them. Warning Cameras dont like Hail either.

[Titus213]

Good shot. Have you done any Photoshop work on it? I love this stuff and hope to get some good storm shots this July in Wisconsin.

Cameras don't like hail and photographers shouldn't like metal tripods in lightning storms either.:lol:

Keep shooting and post more.

[five-o]

No I didn't do anything in photoshop. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to eliminate or reduce noise when taking these kinds of pics?

[Simon Spiers]

No I didn't do anything in photoshop. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to eliminate or reduce noise when taking these kinds of pics?
Could you supply some EXIF info Fivo-o:p
From what I have been told ,use a low iso and set the lens around f8. This should keep the noise down and prevent overexposure of the lightnig bolt.
I have tried this myself and have never got a single shot:rolleyes:
Try to reduce the highlights in PS and see if you can recover any detail.
Still a bloody good picture though.

[five-o]

Thanks for the compliment & advice. I'll get back to you on exposure info.

[five-o]

300D, F3.5, 18mm, 2 sec. exp., I think I had it set for 400 ISO. I was afraid at 200ISO it would blur with the clouds moving so fast, and I was hand holding.

[Drk Orange]

2 sec. exp ... and I was hand holding.

Well done. Are you a surgeon?


:)

[foxbat]

300D, F3.5, 18mm, 2 sec. exp., I think I had it set for 400 ISO. I was afraid at 200ISO it would blur with the clouds moving so fast, and I was hand holding.Blur is a factor of shutter speed so if you were constant at 2 sec then the ISO would be irrelevant. Did you stop the exposure as soon as the lightning struck or did you let it run the full 2 secs? I'm interested to know how you guys get these kind of shots.

[five-o]

What I did was fire off 2 sec exposures one after another and I got lucky-it just happened in the middle of the exposure. Purely luck, but patience helped. The only downfall is that in RAW, it is abit slow, and after about ten shots the card gets busy which is when I missed a few chances. Thanks for the compliments by the way. I'm learning as I go. I have only been doing this (photography) about three or four months. My grandfather was a photographer, and maybe it's in the genes who knows. :)

[five-o]

Drk Orange, no I'm not a surgeon lol. I'm a cop, so we have to have a steady hand too. To be honest, I don't know how I hand held it at 2 sec. without bluring but it worked. I can't wait for the next storm!