Lightning at the beach
Oct 16, 2011 08:42:33 #
Oct 16, 2011 10:15:08 #
Chesapeake Bay lightning
see the ones on the left, ready to spring up
I was 20ft from the water, 30ft from a flag pole, not too bright
Oct 17, 2011 09:02:04 #
Great job! #4 may not have been "too bright" but, to me, is the best of the bunch...striking colors!!
Oct 17, 2011 09:17:05 #
Oooooh I'm envious!! I live on an island and have not been able to capture lightning over water...yet!!! These are phenomenal!!!!
Oct 17, 2011 09:38:51 #
Oct 17, 2011 12:21:52 #
asylum1972 wrote:
Oooooh I'm envious!! I live on an island and have not been able to capture lightning over water...yet!!! These are phenomenal!!!!
Tip on lightning shots, keep your shutter speed at a decent hand held or tripod capability and your f/stop between 8-11. Your exposure will be dark but when you post process, the out come is great... Note: depends on the brightness of lightning for correct setting, be sure to view each photograph for correct settings, you'll know when lightening is about to strike if you count between strikes. By doing this at least three times before your first shot you will know whether to shoot after your last number or before your last number... Great shots all together. I like them all, simply because lightning is a challenging capture...
Oct 17, 2011 12:54:37 #
Wow! Well, guess I'm headed to the beach tomorrow night to shoot that incoming storm... lol.
Obviously, very inspirational!
Obviously, very inspirational!
Oct 17, 2011 13:04:37 #
johnrennie wrote:
Wow! Well, guess I'm headed to the beach tomorrow night to shoot that incoming storm... lol.
Obviously, very inspirational!
Obviously, very inspirational!
:thumbup: Be sure and post some of the out come for us, thanks! Good luck and remember "don't stand IN the water while shooting lightning, because then the lightning will be shooting you" :wink: :-)
Oct 17, 2011 13:06:27 #
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Oct 18, 2011 04:20:21 #
Julian wrote:
How about day time lightning capture... I know, lucky shot!
fantastic lucky shot
Oct 18, 2011 11:39:42 #
I caught these earlier this year with a point and shoot (and a lot of patience). I still want to photograph lightning over the beach with my Canon T2i. What is a good shutter speed for tripod?
Oct 18, 2011 15:39:36 #
Very cool what was your point n shoot set on? I have something like a point n shoot. Would love to try to get some pics like that
Oct 18, 2011 15:49:20 #
Myshell71 wrote:
Very cool what was your point n shoot set on? I have something like a point n shoot. Would love to try to get some pics like that
Oct 18, 2011 15:49:20 #
Myshell71 wrote:
Very cool what was your point n shoot set on? I have something like a point n shoot. Would love to try to get some pics like that
This was taken with a Canon G10. (I think) I had it on sport mode (for a fast shutter), the chain lightning "hung" in the air a very long time allowing me to be able to capture it. There was enough natural light so my fill flash wouldn't pop up either, I was flipping through all the modes to get the best results. I was sitting out in my wooden rocking chair in my front yard shooting these, and I think my neighbors were laughing at me!!
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