Shooting lightning during the day?
Aug 27, 2011 15:23:33 #
I can shoot lighning when its pitch black, I tried during the day no success. Any sugestions?
Canon Rebel xs Manual exposure F/22 5/sec Bulb setting, SO1600 18mm manul focus.
F/16 4sec Bulb 18mm iso1600 manual focus.
F/16 2 sec Bulb ISO 1600 18mm manual focus, manual white balance.
Aug 27, 2011 17:22:54 #
Great images and any shooter knows these type of images don't happen by luck, "well sometimes, maybe"but it does take a knowledge and I thank you for bringing this too us.
Aug 27, 2011 17:31:32 #
Your welcome. I was so excited when I finally caught lightning, I went through alot of film trying, my husband baught me a digital camera, best thing ever dont no more film, I do like film too, digital makes it alot cheaper. I'm trying to get some during the day. I thought it would be eiser than night.
Aug 28, 2011 04:44:40 #
Aug 28, 2011 07:14:12 #
jdtx
Loc: SA, Tx.
why the high ISO setting?..with a long exposure like that I think you can get by with a lot less and thus reduce the noise in those pics, which are really cool by the way.
Aug 28, 2011 09:30:28 #
Aug 28, 2011 09:38:33 #
jdtx
Loc: SA, Tx.
sure wish we would get some of that lightnin' and rain..whether or not I get a pic of it..
Aug 28, 2011 10:52:39 #
Aug 28, 2011 10:58:13 #
jdtx
Loc: SA, Tx.
I have never tried it but I would think a neutral density filter or a CPL filter would be a big help..CPL being a circular polarizing filter
Aug 28, 2011 11:10:28 #
Shooting during the day is tough. In the manual way (like the ones you took) you could take hundreds of pictures before you luck out and catch a lightning bolt. The easy way, but expensive, is to buy a "Lightning Trigger" and the camera will do the work for you. The comment about ISO at night is right on...just set for ISO 100. Best Wishes.
A little rainbow and Lightning
Aug 28, 2011 11:17:50 #
Aug 28, 2011 11:29:03 #
Aug 28, 2011 12:20:38 #
I do have some suggestions for you on the daytime lightning question. 1)jdtx suggested a neutral density filter and this is a good way to go...it is light sunglasses for your lens and will reduce the amount of light going in the lens and lengthen your exposure time, increasing the odds of getting the shot. 2)Many digital cameras now have a "video record" feature allowing you to take video images and, with the right software, to extract a single frame from the clip. Is it cheating? Worked for me...I got some very acceptable daytime lighting shots this way. 3)If you are using a film camera go with the slowest film you can get (I think you can still find Kodachrome 64. Stop the camera down to smallest aperture (f16, f22 or better), use neutral density filter (darker the better) and leave the camera shutter open for multiple strikes if possible. It will take some figuring on the exposure time but should get you some nice results. Hope this helps.
Aug 28, 2011 12:49:13 #
thaks so much, cnt wait for a storm to try it out, I shoot with cano rebel xs.
Aug 28, 2011 12:57:49 #
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