As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

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As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby wazonthehill2 on Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:40 pm

What are your thoughts on these.
again just from camera to see the capture
The sun had sunk behind the horizon and a storm that wanted to be was going across the other side of the lake

My son is proud as he pressed the button and got the first lightening!
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Glad the lightening is hitting the far hills
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Lilac and lightening
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Getting dark and zappy
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whizzzz, there goes life again.....
But now captured on a Canon 40D with bits

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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby scott s on Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:00 am

#3 is my favourite. i like the glowing in the cloud from the lightning. something you dont usually get to see.
and nice work from your son !
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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby jase80 on Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:42 am

All great. Number 3 is probably my favourite as well. Well done.
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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby aim54x on Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:17 am

#2 and #3 are awesome! How did you go about capturing the lightning? Rapid fire of the shutter?
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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby wazonthehill2 on Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:40 pm

hi aim54x
"How did you go about capturing the lightning? Rapid fire of the shutter?"
the exact opposite!
Maximum appeture (f22)
Low IS0 200
longest shutter time open
Click - shutter opens, hope lightening comes, click as shutter closes
shots were arond 15 to 30 seconds

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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby aim54x on Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:28 pm

wazonthehill2 wrote:"How did you go about capturing the lightning? Rapid fire of the shutter?"
the exact opposite!
Maximum appeture (f22)
Low IS0 200
longest shutter time open
Click - shutter opens, hope lightening comes, click as shutter closes
shots were arond 15 to 30 seconds

Waz


That was the other way I was thinking, hmm maybe i'll take that one further, pinhole lens (approx f/200) and keep it open for 10mins!
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Re: As the sun runs away, the lightening starts

Postby bigsarg7 on Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:38 pm

wow, 2 and 3 are amazing, i love the 3rd due to the balance in the image, its brilliant, i'd pay for a photo like that on my wall. It's amazing how the water looks after your eyes get drawn to it after the lightning. Thanks for the settings you used, i've tried a lot of different settings to capture that sort of shot but never worked out, i think i might borrow your settings for the next stormy night!! Thanks, and great work!
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