kridlon wrote:
I have a cannon eosti and would like to photograph lightning. Any suggestions?
Assuming it is night time lightning you are after...
It's not hard at all, here's a quick rundown of what you'll need and how to setup.
A good storm, of course...
Camera on a tripod
A shutter release cable like this one from Amazon - http://tinyurl.com/83mnno7
Set camera on (M)anual
Set Shutter to (B)ulb
Set Aperture to f-11 to f-16 for starters, adjust as needed
ISO - 100...a good place to start
A safe (relative word here) place to setup - good lightning shots can be had even when the storm is 10 to 30 miles away.
Something interesting in the foreground is a plus.
You should now be ready to capture some lightning shots.
With camera pointed towards the most active part of the storm, open the shutter with the cable release and lock the button. Watch for lightning and when a good strike has happened out in front of you release the shutter release button on the cable. Look at your shot, if it's washed out, set the aperture to the next bigger number..f11 to say f16 and try again. I usually have aperture at f11 and keep the shutter open for 30 seconds to a minute unless there has been a nice bright strike. The length of time the shutter remains open depends on how much other lights are in the frame, how much cloud to cloud lightning has happened and your distance from the storm. At this point you just rinse and repeat and soon you should start to get the hang of the settings, timing and danger!
My buddy and I have been taking storm pics for years, you can see a sample of our recent stuff here... mostly taken with a Canon T2i and T3i.
http://www.kansasvortex.com/storm-photography.html
Just ignore the tornadoes, wall clouds and other stuff that isn't lightning...<g>
I'm sure I've forgot something here so when it's pointed out to me I'll be sure to add it.
Have fun, be safe!
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