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Thought it was about time I posted some pics. First try at lightning pics. C&C most welcome, and any tips to improve

Technique - take heaps and hope to catch some strikes LOL, got a few keepers.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas.

Cheers
Judy

#1 taken from top of hill at Wilston, Brisbane

#2 Shorncliffe Pier

#3

#4

#5

#6

Very nice shots, Judy.

G'day Judy,
If these are your first try then it looks like you've done really well (better than I have).

Was scrolling through them but stopped at #4, not only a good lightning shot but also with some interest with the pier... Good stuff...

Thanks Kerry and Andrew.

I agree - #4 is my favourite I think. I was really pleased with the results, didn't have a clue what I was doing . Took heaps just trying to grab some strikes.

Much better results once it got darker. I want to try leaving the shutter open and holding a dark card or something across it but I didn't have anything suitable with me, it wasn't really a planned outing.

I tried a variety of f stops and shutter speeds, just need to investigate the successful shots to see which worked better.

Thanks again
Judy

Great shots Judy! I like 4 and the last one as well.

Appreciate the comments Simon.

That's Woody Point in left hand corner on the last one.

Thanks
Judy

Top stuff 4 ,5, and 6 for me (in that order). The pier prpovides real interest.

Appreciate the comments thanks John.

A definite improvement as it got dark - I was really pleased with the results.

Cheers
Judy

Nice Shots! I particularly like number 5 myself. Hopefully we'll get some more storm activitiy this arvo (its sure humid enough for it).

you have some excellent capture there
lightning in daylight is damned hard to get so well done !

Yeah nice shots!!!

The lights on the jetty have an interesting look. I have never seen the light behave like that. It is not really a normal "starburst" that you would usually expect. The light is almost scattered. Have you used a particular filter or technique to get this or is it just chance?

Joel

kinetic wrote:Nice Shots! I particularly like number 5 myself. Hopefully we'll get some more storm activitiy this arvo (its sure humid enough for it).

Thanks kinetic - appreciate the comments.

No storm today... sure has got humid again

Judy

shane gerrish wrote:you have some excellent capture there
lightning in daylight is damned hard to get so well done !

Thanks Shane, yup I know that now LOL.

Mind you, with that first shot it was pouring down, and quite gloomy so that helped.

Cheers
Judy

katweazl wrote:Yeah nice shots!!!

The lights on the jetty have an interesting look. I have never seen the light behave like that. It is not really a normal "starburst" that you would usually expect. The light is almost scattered. Have you used a particular filter or technique to get this or is it just chance?

Joel

Thanks a lot Joel.

Yep, noticed the odd lights. I've shot at the pier at night a lot and never had that effect before. I didn't do anything different to usual, and no filters etc so no idea what was going on there.

Same lens, tripod, variety of exposure times etc - no clues

Regards
Judy

Nice work Judy!
I particularly like #4 & #6

Steve

SteveGriffin wrote:Nice work Judy!
I particularly like #4 & #6

Steve

Thanks for looking Steve.

Judy

Great shots Judy

The last one in particular is awesome.

Slider wrote:Great shots Judy

The last one in particular is awesome.

Thanks for the positive comments Mark - glad you enjoyed.

Judy

Great work Judy, lighting shots have a special place for me as I love storms and being out in the thick of things, and the next best thing is a well captured lightning strike in camera. Your shots have great atmosphere and really re-create that electric mood of the storm!

wow!!!! some great shots... particularly the last two...

My only advice: print them out and see how they look on paper

Congratulations Judy on a terrific series.
cheers
marco