Lightning

Awais Yaqub

Still Trying.From my tarrace.

summerz

I hate thunderstorms but enjoyed your pics.

Awais Yaqub

Thank you Summerz

[Deleted User]

I love the pictures and I love it when anybody gets a lightning pictures, but how the hell do you do it? You never know where the next lightning flash is going to be so how do you get the lense to be pointing in the right direction

Tim

David L. Megahey

Your pictures are always great If you want a close up of lightning.... get a 10' metal pipe...never mind:D

dadwtwins

I never could capture ligtning very well, good job

Awais Yaqub

draggin wrote:

I love the pictures and I love it when anybody gets a lightning pictures, but how the hell do you do it? You never know where the next lightning flash is going to be so how do you get the lense to be pointing in the right direction

Tim

Thanks Tim

It is simple. Observe at what direction lightning strikes most and point camera there. Use long exposures and leave it to luck.
In above images exposure was around 30 sec

Awais Yaqub

Thank you Davinf and Dadwtwins

annaelycm

These are neat Awais! I like the tone of the second one.Looks like you have a nice clear view of the sky from your terrace there. We have the lightning here....but too many trees, etc in the way to get a good picture.

Awais Yaqub

annaelycm wrote:

These are neat Awais! I like the tone of the second one.Looks like you have a nice clear view of the sky from your terrace there. We have the lightning here....but too many trees, etc in the way to get a good picture.

Thank you so much Anna i am still in quest of finding most appropriate place around me

schmoo

Impressive! You have such beautiful lighting where you live.

Awais Yaqub

schmoo wrote:

Impressive! You have such beautiful lighting where you live.

Thank you Schmoo i am trying to master the focus these days. That is the major issue i am facing. Few more got ruined because of out of focus blur.

shniks

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Still Trying.From my tarrace.

These are really good shots Awais... I am always curious about lightning. How do you time your shots? Do you have a sound trigger or do you just fire when you see the lightning (which would mean you have incredible reflexes)...


Awesome...


Cheers,

Dogdots

One day I will try this, but will never get it as well as you have.

Just wonderful

Awais Yaqub

shniks wrote:

These are really good shots Awais... I am always curious about lightening. How do you time your shots? Do you have a sound trigger or do you just fire when you see the lightening (which would mean you have incredible reflexes)...


Awesome...


Cheers,

Hello Nikhel
You got it wrong no reflexes needed. It is long exposure technique similar you use for night photography. Just point the camera towards sky set it to long exposure and leave it on luck

If you have remote release and your camera has "Bulb" mode you can cut exposure at anytime.
If your camera don't have bulb mode just use slow shutter speed of 10 or even 30 sec.
there may be better techniques around but this is how i get them with DSLR and PS

I hope you got it

thanks

Awais Yaqub

Dogdots wrote:

One day I will try this, but will never get it as well as you have.

Just wonderful

Thank you do try