Playing with lightning: an experiment


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Last night I got the opportunity to try and capture a storm lit up by lightning. It's the first time I have tried it. Apologies for the lack of sharpness, but the combination of ISO 1600 and 10 seconds hand-held are bound to have consequences! It also needs only one big flash in the cloud, or two far apart ideally, as here; it acts like a flashgun, lighting it very briefly and so reducing movement blur. After a few tries, +5 ev seemed to be the right setting as far as exposure goes.
This is the picture that makes me realise I have to get a K5!
14/05/2011 - 07:42aliengrove
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed10 sec
Aperturef/2.8
LensN/A
ISO1600
Focal Length24mm
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pauljay

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 10:54
I imagine the weather radar was displaying some red patches? Amazing result considering the circumstances.
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Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
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GIULIO57

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 12:39
Where is God's eye looking at us common peoples? Strange subject BUT there is something inside this photo that attracts me
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aliengrove

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 16:05
pauljay wrote:
I imagine the weather radar was displaying some red patches? Amazing result considering the circumstances.

Yes, lots of red on the radar, we deviated 50 nm off track to avoid them!
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trixie

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 17:41
Great cloud break and stunning photography, best wishes Trixie

marklj

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 20:35
Atmospheric in the extreme

I don't fly so I would be freaking out just a touch..
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nonur

Link Posted 14/05/2011 - 22:23
Great sky scene, neither would I resist it.
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aliengrove

Link Posted 15/05/2011 - 15:54
Thanks for the comments. Hopefully I will perfect this technique with practice (and a K5?). I also think my 50mm f1.4 might be more suited to the task.
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Last Edited by aliengrove on 15/05/2011 - 15:55


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