Playing with lightning: an experiment

by aliengrove

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!
Uploaded14/05/2011 - 07:42
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/0
Aperturef/2.8
LensN/A
ISO1600
Focal Length24mm
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pauljay
Posted 14/05/2011 - 10:54 Link
I imagine the weather radar was displaying some red patches? Amazing result considering the circumstances.
Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
PPG
GIULIO57
Posted 14/05/2011 - 12:39 Link
Where is God's eye looking at us common peoples? Strange subject BUT there is something inside this photo that attracts me
aliengrove
Posted 14/05/2011 - 16:05 Link
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!
trixie
Posted 14/05/2011 - 17:41 Link
Great cloud break and stunning photography, best wishes Trixie
marklj
Posted 14/05/2011 - 20:35 Link
Atmospheric in the extreme

I don't fly so I would be freaking out just a touch..
nonur
Posted 14/05/2011 - 22:23 Link
Great sky scene, neither would I resist it.
Regards,
Nezih
aliengrove
Posted 15/05/2011 - 15:54 Link
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.
Edited by aliengrove: 15/05/2011 - 15:55

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