We had a lightning storm last night...

bromm · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

And I managed to capture my first ever lightning pics. What a rush. Had to shoot through the glass of my bedroom window, with hands resting on the window ledge.(tripod and monopod were in car and it was raining too hard to run for it. C & C welcome. Trevor

this second shot I was angled up in the attempt to get cloud to cloud lightning, instead it came to the ground again.

Anthony J Howe · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Loud bangings that woke me up last night too.
These are very good lightening shots Trevor. The brightness of the fork shows the power of these strikes, well done.

PAS Photography · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Great shots!!! Very well done for no tripod.

alliec · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

great shots..hope to capture some myself soon.

alliec

jjenkins11 · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

very cool.....very cool indeed!

R Hardman · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Pretty amazing photos. Keep clicking....

jcpoulin · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

Second one is stunning, love the sky and brightness of the lightning strike. Great pictures.

TammieO · 3rd of July 2006 (Mon)

WOW. Very cool.

bromm · 4th of July 2006 (Tue)

Thanks everyone!

jnbradley · 4th of July 2006 (Tue)

Tripendicular!

pup · 4th of July 2006 (Tue)

fantastic

Aray_Of_Art · 5th of July 2006 (Wed)

WOW! Very nice shots!

MariaG · 5th of July 2006 (Wed)

What settings were used

..great job!!!

LewisImaging · 5th of July 2006 (Wed)

nice shots!

i'd also like to know the settings!

bromm · 5th of July 2006 (Wed)

Hey, thanks for the comments. As for settings, I was using my 28-80 set at about 35mm(meant to set it at 28 but since I was leaning the lens on my opposite arm I must have twisted the lens a bit.iso was set at 800 just because thats the last place i had it set

. I set it to bulb and once i noticed where the most activity was I held the shutter for up to a count of 30. If I had lightning sooner I would release the shutter. If it was a weak flash, I would sometimes hold the shutter for the 30 count to try and get a second strike in the same frame.Sometimes you get lucky and get two strikes at same time. Sorry if this all sounds haphazzard, but I was falling asleep in the basement and noticed the storm on my way up to bed, thus the 800 iso and the 35 mm instead of 28 , no tripod etc.

Biggest thing is patience and when reviewing the pics, dont automatically erase any that look over exposed. My pic with the big bolt on the right was really hot. you could just make out a brighter line where the bolt was. So in raw shooter ess. I slid the exposure slider to bring the pic back. Sure glad I didnt toss that pic. Hope this helps, sorry to be long winded.

3rd of July 2006 (Mon)	#1
bromm Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2006 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 6,922 IMAGE EDITING OK	We had a lightning storm last night... And I managed to capture my first ever lightning pics. What a rush. Had to shoot through the glass of my bedroom window, with hands resting on the window ledge.(tripod and monopod were in car and it was raining too hard to run for it. C & C welcome. Trevor this second shot I was angled up in the attempt to get cloud to cloud lightning, instead it came to the ground again. __________________ Trevor Wadman Canon 40D/350D Canon 400L F/5.6, Canon 70-200L F/4 non IS. Tamron 100-300,Canon 18-55 Kit Lens. Canon 1.4 II Extender, Canon 430EX speedlight.

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Anthony J Howe Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rhos-on-sea UK Posts: 6,935 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... Loud bangings that woke me up last night too. These are very good lightening shots Trevor. The brightness of the fork shows the power of these strikes, well done. __________________ Canon 5D + Canon 20D + Canon EOS 300 85mm EF 1:1.8, 24-105 L usm, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, Canon 50 mm F1.4 usm Sigma 70-200mm f1.2

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PAS Photography Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 502	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... Great shots!!! Very well done for no tripod. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/photographypas/ http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=66057 Catch my "How to Take Lightning Photos" Article and Photos in Shutterbug Magazine coming out soon this Year!!!!

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alliec Goldmember Join Date: May 2006 Location: Worcester, England Posts: 3,313 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... great shots..hope to capture some myself soon. alliec

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R Hardman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 29 Palms, Ca. Posts: 1,512	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... Pretty amazing photos. Keep clicking.... __________________ "Whatever you can do to avoid Photoshop is worth it" EOS 7D, EOS 350D, EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM (Kit) Rick's Digital Desert

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4th of July 2006 (Tue)	#9
bromm Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2006 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 6,922 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... Thanks everyone! __________________ Trevor Wadman Canon 40D/350D Canon 400L F/5.6, Canon 70-200L F/4 non IS. Tamron 100-300,Canon 18-55 Kit Lens. Canon 1.4 II Extender, Canon 430EX speedlight.

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pup Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 1,812	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... fantastic __________________ Screening shots http://www.flickr.com/photos/quarters222/

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MariaG Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 148	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... What settings were used..great job!!! __________________ Rebel Xsi & XT Canon Lens Kit 18-55mm Sigma Lens 70-300mm Canon 50mm f1.8 Canon 18 -55 IS & 55-250 IS

5th of July 2006 (Wed)	#14
LewisImaging Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 477	Re: We had a lightning storm last night... nice shots! i'd also like to know the settings!

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