Anyone know any good tricks for shooting lightening?
Apr 3, 2012 14:44:03 #
Inhaynie:
What exposure is used for the lightning trigger?
I am interested but I never got one. Thanks.
What exposure is used for the lightning trigger?
I am interested but I never got one. Thanks.
Apr 3, 2012 14:50:50 #
I had my nikon D90 for about a week or so when a beatifull thunder storm pased by our town, so the lightning was far off. I didnot have a tripod at that time so I had to hold the camera in hand. I chose a spot in the clouds that had a lot of activety autofocused to get infinity and then switched to manual focus. Disable both camer and lens. Then I experimented with aperture and f stop until I got the right exposure. I had to wait and try to predict when the lightning would stike and then just depress the shutter and take about 5-8 pictures (rapped fire) and I got lucky. I had a big storm pasing by and was standing under a concrete covering to keep the camera from getting wet. I stood there about 2 hours just watching shooting and adjusting settings and deleating to free up space. That's what makes it fun and exciting. That drive that self motivation(telling yourself I can do this) and then finely doing it. Its art, it takes time, and try after try.
Apr 3, 2012 14:55:56 #
Apr 3, 2012 15:07:18 #
lnhaynie
Loc: Southwest Colorado
Rip Tragle wrote:
Inhaynie:
What exposure is used for the lightning trigger?
I am interested but I never got one. Thanks.
What exposure is used for the lightning trigger?
I am interested but I never got one. Thanks.
Rip
Check out this link. Hope it helps. Richard invented the lightning trigger and holds the patent. The website also has
email: rich@lightningtrigger.com
Phone: 800-452-4167
http://www.lightningtrigger.com/Tips.html#photographytips
Apr 3, 2012 15:10:41 #
allencg wrote:
Please share your best lightening shot and talk about how you captured it.
Please share your best lightening shot and talk about how you captured it.
Saw some lightening one evening, grabbed the tripod and just played with different settings. It was mostly a guessing game. That is why the shutter is open for 30 seconds!
18-200mm 60mm f/14 30s ISO 200
f/16
Apr 3, 2012 15:34:48 #
lnhaynie
Loc: Southwest Colorado
allencg wrote:
I've been trying to capture a good lightening shot, but I never seem to be in the right place at the right time.
Anyone have any tips (not including holding a nine iron in the air)
This is the best I've been able to come up with, and it really doesn't capture the "spark". It's just a reflection of the lightening in the clouds.
Please share your best lightening shot and talk about how you captured it.
Anyone have any tips (not including holding a nine iron in the air)
This is the best I've been able to come up with, and it really doesn't capture the "spark". It's just a reflection of the lightening in the clouds.
Please share your best lightening shot and talk about how you captured it.
I took the lightning shot by setting my camera on my covered porch with the Lightning Trigger attached. I moved the camera a few times as the storm moved. Out of 150 exposures that night, 82 were keepers.
The Fireworks: I had to predict the altitude of the burst, aim where I thought it would be, and let the Lightning Trigger take over.
Apr 3, 2012 15:40:22 #
I just got a PatchMaster 3 in 1 Lightning Trigger, Laser Trigger & Time Lapse Trigger. Haven't had a chance to try it yet but will be soon.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007F3V52C/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_3p_dp_1
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007F3V52C/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_3p_dp_1
Apr 3, 2012 19:48:32 #
Apr 3, 2012 22:12:11 #
Assuming you don't want to purchase an expensive apparatus, a good tip is to have the camera on a tripod, point it in the direction of the storm, and stop the lens down to f/16 or f/22 (at 400 iso).
Lighting storms seem to vary between weak lightning discharges and strong, bright ones. Therefore, just after a weak discharge, open the camera on B shutter speed (time exposure). (If you don't have B, the camera may still stay open long enough with night shot setting) There will probably not be enough light at night to overexpose your photo, and with any luck you can get a nice bright lightning bolt (or more) that will illuminate just enough sky and terrain to be pictorial. This works well from a window. Do not set up near a stove, radiator, or major electrical appliance--that is dangerous, as you may know.
Lighting storms seem to vary between weak lightning discharges and strong, bright ones. Therefore, just after a weak discharge, open the camera on B shutter speed (time exposure). (If you don't have B, the camera may still stay open long enough with night shot setting) There will probably not be enough light at night to overexpose your photo, and with any luck you can get a nice bright lightning bolt (or more) that will illuminate just enough sky and terrain to be pictorial. This works well from a window. Do not set up near a stove, radiator, or major electrical appliance--that is dangerous, as you may know.
Apr 4, 2012 00:45:04 #
Come visit Arizona during the monsoon season. Lot's of lightning. Thousands of strikes an hour.
If the hair on the back of your neck stands up you need to get down.
If the hair on the back of your neck stands up you need to get down.
Apr 4, 2012 01:41:35 #
May 23, 2012 22:47:26 #
May 23, 2012 23:24:52 #
crimesc324 wrote:
www.lightningtrigger.com, $99.00 and works great
I don't see 99 bucks but I do see $329.00 on their online store.
May 24, 2012 00:37:26 #
suntomoon wrote:
Just took this one!-Please forgive the noise
Even though there is noise, it is a nice shot as you can see the different clouds and the lightning.
May 24, 2012 03:27:48 #
photo guy wrote:
Even though there is noise, it is a nice shot as you can see the different clouds and the lightning.
suntomoon wrote:
Just took this one!-Please forgive the noise
Even though there is noise, it is a nice shot as you can see the different clouds and the lightning.
Thank you! :-) :-) :-)
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