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GXPaycheck
08-11-2009, 06:15 PM
....and a better camera.
Thunderstorm passed by tonight with some impressive cloud to cloud lightning. Somehow it always new to flash when I wasn't ready. Got a couple pieces of it, though!

http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2813.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2817.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2821.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2829.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2835.jpg
http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2840.jpghttp://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd355/paycheck409/IMG_2808.jpg
WickedMom
08-11-2009, 06:20 PM
4th picture is very nice!
polo
08-11-2009, 06:24 PM
Man, I love lightning! I could sit outside all night and watch a lightning storm. When it's really storming bad, I'll chase the storm and hope I get to see some good lightning or tornadoes. Unfortunately, we don't get many tornadoes around here.
GeoffA
08-11-2009, 06:28 PM
Car looks good.

Tons of storms going around. Yesterday around 4:30p a thunder storm went over Lockport NY. I'm standing in my kitchen with my son, my wife is in the family room and all of a sudden BOOOOOM and a huge flash of light in my backyard. I jump (scared the shit out of me) he starts crying and my wife is yelling saying she felt it in her chest. I looked out the window to see if anything was burning, trees or the house behind us and there was nothing. After the rain slowed down I went to the backyard and looked around. Lightning hit in our backyard. I took pics of three little holes in the ground from the size of a quarter to an old silver dollar with burnt grass around it.

Lightning is no joke, but I would love to see it hit again just not so close.
edmanet
08-11-2009, 06:45 PM
....and a better camera.
Thunderstorm passed by tonight with some impressive cloud to cloud lightning. Somehow it always new to flash when I wasn't ready. Got a couple pieces of it, though!


Yes you need a tripod to shoot lightning. All you really need to do is put the camera on the tripod, preset the focus, and use a long exposure.

Its very rare that you can time the lightning and get a good photo.
GXPaycheck
08-11-2009, 06:54 PM
Yes you need a tripod to shoot lightning. All you really need to do is put the camera on the tripod, preset the focus, and use a long exposure.

Its very rare that you can time the lightning and get a good photo.

Tell me about it! I kept waiting for one more good flash, but it appeared to have moved on so I figured I would head home. As soon as I got up the best one of the evening went off:poof:
I'm too old and slow and my camera is slower than me. Have to figure out if it can do a long exposure shot. Then I will have to wait for another storm!
BlownG8GT
08-11-2009, 07:21 PM
If you do, get a good one. I suggest a Manfrotto tripod and manfrotto head.

http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto
Blackrider
08-11-2009, 10:28 PM
I picked up a cheap tripod for like 20 dollars, it does what I need it to do. its a must for night shots.
09gtt
08-11-2009, 10:46 PM
cool pics.