lightening
Jul 4, 2014 13:45:18 #
LENNIE
Loc: Cerrillos, NM
i live in a place where we have lots of lightening and wide,open horizons to photograph it without a lot of background clutter --i need help determining what are optimal settings --auto setting doesnt do it for me
Jul 4, 2014 14:06:03 #
LENNIE wrote:
i live in a place where we have lots of lightening and wide,open horizons to photograph it without a lot of background clutter --i need help determining what are optimal settings --auto setting doesnt do it for me
I'm pretty sure that the problem won't be settings, it will be "catching" the lightning at the right moment.
For that you need an auto-sensing switch that senses when the lighting strikes and hits the shutter..our reflexes aren't fast enough (generally speaking..sometimes you get lucky)
The OTHER way to tackle it is to do the "black card technique" that people use for fireworks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC4eYCCGSgc
Jul 4, 2014 14:22:49 #
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Jul 4, 2014 15:17:12 #
LENNIE
Loc: Cerrillos, NM
i thought some of my insect photos were good but yours are hands down better
Jul 4, 2014 15:30:06 #
LENNIE wrote:
i live in a place where we have lots of lightening and wide,open horizons to photograph it without a lot of background clutter --i need help determining what are optimal settings --auto setting doesnt do it for me
Check out Lightning trigger
Jul 4, 2014 15:31:11 #
LENNIE wrote:
Do you shoot macro? i thought some of my insect photos were good but yours are hands down better
I invite you to view the UHH True Macro-Photography Forum at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-102-1.html .
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Jul 4, 2014 16:00:03 #
LENNIE
Loc: Cerrillos, NM
yes , macro was what got me addicted- love textures . i fegel i have spent most of my life never really "seeing" what was all around me... i am new to the site and have to figure out how to post photos --hope to be in touch again and thanks very much for the reference
Jul 4, 2014 16:00:36 #
Jul 4, 2014 16:06:00 #
LENNIE wrote:
You have about 30-minutes to edit any of your previous posts. Use the Edit tab on the post that you want to fix.make that feel i have...
Jul 5, 2014 07:51:17 #
LENNIE wrote:
i live in a place where we have lots of lightening and wide,open horizons to photograph it without a lot of background clutter --i need help determining what are optimal settings --auto setting doesn't do it for me
Lightning photography is fantastic. When you figure how unpredictable lightning is and how brief the strike, catching it with a camera is a real challenge. There are lots of techniques and many devices to make photographing it easier, but you must live in a lightning-prone area to have a good chance of getting some good shots.
Please post some shots.
Jul 5, 2014 08:32:29 #
I saw the "Lightening Bug" by MK controls at a photography expo once. It detects the infrared light that precedes the visible flash of lightening. The sensitivity is adjustable. I don't have one myself so I don't know how well it works. Check this website:
http://www.mkcontrols.com/lightningbug/
http://www.mkcontrols.com/lightningbug/
Jul 5, 2014 08:33:26 #
LENNIE wrote:
i live in a place where we have lots of lightening and wide,open horizons to photograph it without a lot of background clutter --i need help determining what are optimal settings --auto setting doesnt do it for me
I use a moderate ISO (400-600) and the smallest aperture I can use on a lens, f/16 F/22 or whatever depending on the lens. I use a timed shot and a fairly wide lens to get the shots. (and a TRIPOD) my shots are usually a couple of minutes long. This way you don't have to try to guess the lighting. It will be the brightest thing in the picture so the long exposure will be fine. You can experiment, just don't get hit and keep the camera dry. I have used exposures as long as 3 or 4 minutes shooting over the ocean with no background light.
Jul 5, 2014 09:44:40 #
dlmorris
Loc: Loma Linda, Ca
What I've done for daytime shots was to set the camera to manual everything, slow shitter speed, higher f ratio, and taken several shots, adjusting the settings till I was happy, then hooked up my lightening detector and waiting. For night shots, I take a series of time exposures, hoping to get something.... Didn't have the lightening detector at that time.
Early morning, using lightening detector
Nighttime, hold shutter till something happenes
Jul 5, 2014 09:51:54 #
dlmorris wrote:
What I've done for daytime shots was to set the camera to manual everything, slow shitter speed, higher f ratio, and taken several shots, adjusting the settings till I was happy, then hooked up my lightening detector and waiting. For night shots, I take a series of time exposures, hoping to get something.... Didn't have the lightening detector at that time.
Nice.
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