SX50 Shooters... Lightning settings?
Jul 13, 2015 09:56:07 #
lightning storm on my way to work made me wonder if anyone has had success in capturing decent shots and if so what settings were you using , daytime or night ? The opportunity is very rare so I would like to be as prepared as I can be to get the best shots out of my SX50
Jul 13, 2015 10:17:42 #
To clarify, you want to lighten a whole bunch of photos or you want to photograph lightning? It's been a slow day...
NormanTheGr8 wrote:
Lightening storm on my way to work made me wonder if anyone has had success in capturing decent shots and if so what settings were you using , daytime or night ? The opportunity is very rare so I would like to be as prepared as I can be to get the best shots out of my SX50
Jul 13, 2015 10:32:57 #
Product of Public Education :) I want to photograph lightning/really busy day on the steel line here
Jul 13, 2015 11:42:29 #
For night time lightening shots just shoot a series of long exposure, say 10 seconds at f8 ISO 400.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Jul 13, 2015 12:53:20 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
For night time lightening shots just shoot a series of long exposure, say 10 seconds at f8 ISO 400.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Thank you Richard.
Please I have an SX60, would the same settings work for me also?
Thank You in advance.
Jul 13, 2015 12:59:49 #
Jul 13, 2015 13:37:12 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
At night, yes for starters (depending on the ambient light).
Thank you Richard, please, do I have to be outside or can I be inside taking photo through a window? Should I leave the inside light on or off, if I can take lightening on the inside?
Thank You again,
A.J.
Jul 13, 2015 14:02:25 #
I would not be shooting through any un-necessary glass, including windows (if possible). I would want to be shooting from a darkened room to reduce the possibility of unwanted reflections.
Jul 13, 2015 14:09:34 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
I would not be shooting through any un-necessary glass, including windows (if possible). I would want to be shooting from a darkened room to reduce the possibility of unwanted reflections.
Thank You again for your help for I'm lost when it comes to night time photography.
Jul 13, 2015 14:19:29 #
It not that hard.
Even with a P&S camera, and a tripod, it is relatively easy.
All you really need to know is the exposure triangle, how to read a histogram, and how to use your camera in the dark (a flashlight (torch) can help a lot).
Try it, you may be suprised.
With more advanced cameras, with fast lenses (or IS,VR) it is even easier.
Even with a P&S camera, and a tripod, it is relatively easy.
All you really need to know is the exposure triangle, how to read a histogram, and how to use your camera in the dark (a flashlight (torch) can help a lot).
Try it, you may be suprised.
With more advanced cameras, with fast lenses (or IS,VR) it is even easier.
Jul 13, 2015 19:34:51 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
It not that hard.
Even with a P&S camera, and a tripod, it is relatively easy.
All you really need to know is the exposure triangle, how to read a histogram, and how to use your camera in the dark (a flashlight (torch) can help a lot).
Try it, you may be suprised.
With more advanced cameras, with fast lenses (or IS,VR) it is even easier.
Even with a P&S camera, and a tripod, it is relatively easy.
All you really need to know is the exposure triangle, how to read a histogram, and how to use your camera in the dark (a flashlight (torch) can help a lot).
Try it, you may be suprised.
With more advanced cameras, with fast lenses (or IS,VR) it is even easier.
I will try, during a lightening storm.
Thanks again for your expertise on the subject. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jul 14, 2015 09:49:50 #
Jul 14, 2015 13:16:40 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
For night time lightening shots just shoot a series of long exposure, say 10 seconds at f8 ISO 400.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Manual focus on a distant subjet or infinity.
Click (no lightening
Click (no lightening)
Click - lightening flash(s) - You got one!
You will need as tripod and preferably a remote release.
Metering and White Balance would be?
Jul 14, 2015 15:41:03 #
Don't forget to turn off your IS (Image Stabilization) or VR when your camera is mounted on a tripod. It's unnecessary, and tends to confuse the camera thereby introducing unwanted instability.
Jul 14, 2015 18:56:02 #
Would the 'fireworks' mode work? I didn't even realize they had fireworks mode, until someone posted up some fireworks. Page 90 of the manual.
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