Lightning Shots

[Bushie]

What has everyone successfully captured ??




Martyn

[Ben]

I took a lightning pic once...



Some others: Flickr: Leorex's stuff tagged with lightning

[Chucaro]

Very good captures

[Bushie]

I took a lightning pic once...



Some others: Flickr: Leorex's stuff tagged with lightning

That's a beauty.


Martyn

[moose]

Here's my effort, not the greatest but it was my first try and on a fairly ordinary camera.

[WhiteD3]

Very nice pics folks. So a lesson please...how do you go about taking these sorts of shots?

Stand waiting in hope of being quick enough?
Long, repeated exposures?

[Bushie]

Very nice pics folks. So a lesson please...how do you go about taking these sorts of shots?

Stand waiting in hope of being quick enough?
Long, repeated exposures?

Basically - yes

For mine, being still daylight, long exposures weren't going to work. There was that much lightning it was only a matter of time before I jagged one, with a little bit of prediction as to when to fire the shutter. I think I fired about 100 to get that one.


Martyn

[Mick-Kelly]

I think the key is set tripod for approaching storm take hundreds of shots at a long exposure, sift through them for the one or two good ones. Oh and try not to get hit by lightning.

[WhiteD3]

Oh and try not to get hit by lightning.

A small but important point.

[blue thunder]

Here's my effort, not the greatest but it was my first try and on a fairly ordinary camera.

Mate that is a spectacular shot, Pictures like that sell for pretty penny in the shops