griffon Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Ever since I was a kid, I've always wanted to get pictures of lightning because it seems like it would be one of the hardest things to do. I remember when I was about 10 years old I would run around the back yard with my $12 camera trying to get lightning pictures during a storm on summer afternoons. Needless to say the roll would come out with nothing but grey pictures... Last fall I got a new camera that has a full manual mode (not an SLR though), so I've been waiting for a storm with frequent lightning so I could practice. Tonight we had a good storm come through the area, and I sat out on the balcony for about an hour - took over 150 shots, and came up with 2 or 3 that might be halfway decent. So I wanted to see if anyone else out there has any experience or advice, since I'm definitely going to try this more often. some cloud to cloud action after the storm. I wish I could have gotten more like this, but this was the only one that came out. This is probably my favorite from tonight. The car in the foreground with double bolts in the background not quite where I wanted it, but the exposure came out decent on this one some cloud to ground sky gets darker the storm approaching
mmousefan Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 wow that last one is awesome!!!! keep taking those pics!!!
Théo the little french Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 It's very beautiful and the last one is amazing! Taking pictures of lightnining looks very cool but I think it needs a very good camera, doesn't it? By the way, has anyone already seen a tornado and taken photos of it? I live in France so I've never seen a tornado (only in films....). (end of the HS)
AlmereStars Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 well yesterday evening holland would be heaven for ya according to our national wheater institute there where 500 lightnings within 5 minutes, within a range of 50 by 50 KM
Théo the little french Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 well yesterday evening holland would be heaven for ya according to our national wheater institute there where 500 lightnings within 5 minutes, within a range of 50 by 50 KM Once I've seen (on youtube I believe) in Canada, during one night there where more of a thousand impacts (and maybe more but I don't really remember...). It's completely insane! The Apocalypse
CommanderLock Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 That's pretty insane. I'd like to see a crazy thunderstorm sometime...
d34thstrik3 Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Great shots! Cannot really give you any advice pointers as you seem to be doing everything I can think of right. Would like to see more shots, especially lightning. Do you have a deviantART or Flickr account?
CoasterEricHP Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Great shots! So do you just set the camera on a slower shutter speed and hope you get a decent shot? Or is there a different more effective way? I was at the Oriole's game last night and there was lightning everywhere! Would've made for some cool shots if I had a decent camera.
Timpowes Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Awesome pictures! You just made me wanting it to be a thunder storm over here, even though I hate them. =P And what camera do you use? I'm pretty sure it's a system/digital system camera, am I right? I'd love to try and take those kind of pictures.
griffon Posted June 9, 2007 Author Posted June 9, 2007 Great shots! So do you just set the camera on a slower shutter speed and hope you get a decent shot? Or is there a different more effective way? I was at the Oriole's game last night and there was lightning everywhere! Would've made for some cool shots if I had a decent camera. I tried different things with the shutter speed. First I was setting it at about 7-10 seconds, which didn't really work. The aperture won't go high enough on my camera to just let it sit there. The sky just comes out white when I did that. A couple of the last shots, I used a 1/2 second shutter speed, and had my finger ready whenever I saw a flash in the sky, and I was lucky enough to catch a few. The storm was a really good one with flashes almost every second for a decent amount of time. That's not too uncommon around here in the summer, so hopefully we'll get another storm like that soon.
GURZU Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Awesome photos! I have lightning pics too : And... CRASH in the tower!!! Awesome! The lighning are prepared The storm is nearly The storm eye
Wishmaster Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Awesome pics guys. Over here the lightning rarely looks that impressive, but I still made pictures of it. It was a moonless night, I swear!
GMAN962 Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Great pictures! I've really gotta get some pics of thunderstorms... But I live in southern California...so...yeah...I don't get much over here. But when I go to New York this summer, I'll have to take some pictures! Thanks for the inspirations, and pictures! -Mike
GURZU Posted June 9, 2007 Posted June 9, 2007 Look this video.... it awesome. P.D: Don´t walk on the street when the storm arrive why... http://youtube.com/watch?v=5MJlO-COkMM
Angry_Gumball Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 I've been waiting for a good thunderstorm to happen eversince I bought my digital...Thunderstorms aren't too common in the Bay Area though we have had some decent ones a few years back. How are you getting the pictures timed right with the lightning anyway?
Tobias94 Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 There was actually a thunderstorm in Stockholm today but of course i forgot the camera. Stupid Me.
GURZU Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 How are you getting the pictures timed right with the lightning anyway? I pick up my cam, and put in record a few minutes. And later, in the pc, edit the video and choose the photogramma.
Timpowes Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 ^^ ... Really? O.O Wich part of Stockholm do you live in? Cause here around, the sun's shining, and not a cloud as far as the eye can see.
Tobias94 Posted June 10, 2007 Posted June 10, 2007 ^I live in Aspudden which is a part of Hägersten. Where do you live?? PS: Is it OK if i add you at msn??
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