Lightning Storm Last Night

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited August 11, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Nature put on quite a light show for us last night. Here are a few shots.

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Plenty more here: http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/thumbnails.php?album=47

Thanks for looking.
-joel
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  • digital2006digital2006 Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    Beautiful captures...love the 4th shot.
    Nice job.
    Marty
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 9, 2008
    Thanks, Marty. If you liked #4, you might like these two as well.

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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    Whoa. Nice ones. What a show you captured. Well done for certain. wings.gif
    You shot these from your house. ?
    Michael
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    WOW WOW WOW!!! great captures. thumb.gifthumb
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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    That storm didn't hold back much did it?

    Good job capturing all those bolts, looks cool! :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    kdog wrote:
    Nature put on quite a light show for us last night. Here are a few shots.

    Plenty more here: http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/thumbnails.php?album=47

    Thanks for looking.
    -joel

    Wow Joel, must have been quite a show, gawwwwwd look at the length of those strikes! eek7.gif as much as I love to see these things,
    I always hope no one gets hurt in the process.

    Great Series clap.gif Well Done ! .... Skippy :D
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  • summerzsummerz Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    Amazing shots there.thumb.gif I'm too chicken to take lightning photos.mwink.gif
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    Superb captures !! eek7.gif
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  • digital2006digital2006 Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited August 11, 2008
    I sure do kdog...that 2nd one is my favorite...it looks like a double lightening bolt coming through those clouds....great shooting.
    Marty
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 11, 2008
    DaddyO wrote:
    Whoa. Nice ones. What a show you captured. Well done for certain. wings.gif
    You shot these from your house. ?

    Thanks very much, Daddyo. Yeah, these were shot from the front yard this time. Last year I got this set from my backyard. http://www.jacara.com/cpg144/thumbnails.php?album=35

    Cheers,
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 11, 2008
    Jack'll do wrote:
    WOW WOW WOW!!! great captures. thumb.gifthumb

    Thanks, Jack. I really appreciate it.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 11, 2008
    pyry wrote:
    That storm didn't hold back much did it?

    Good job capturing all those bolts, looks cool! :D

    Thanks, Pyry!

    It was a pretty cool storm. Although, it was a pretty frustrating shoot. I had a lot of camera problems, self-induced by accidentally fumbling the wrong settings in the dark, guessing wrong at exposures, etc, etc. I swear I missed all the really good shots. I guess I was just really rusty. I'm really hoping we get another one soon.

    Cheers,
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2008
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    Excellent job Joel!! The 4th one is top notch!! thumb.gif

    Ummm.... how about a little EXIF data?
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  • OceanlightsOceanlights Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited August 11, 2008
    Thats really overwhelming lighting..
    very nicely shot... :)
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 11, 2008
    Thanks very much for the kind comments folks! I don't know what's a greater rush, photographing the lightning, or getting all your comments. :D

    Skippy, not to worry. No photographers were harmed in the making. deal.gif

    Aaron, I played around with exposures, but finally settled on F6.3, ISO 200. Manual focus. That shot you liked was at 28mm focal length. They're all bulb exposures. Just keep the shutter open until you get a lightning strike, or until a maximum amount of time of your choice elapses to keep from overexposing any ambient light sources and to reduce noise. Exposures vary as does the brightness of lightning. There's always an element of chance, not only in predicting where the lightning will strike next, but also in guessing the correct exposure.

    Thanks again folks,
    -joel
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