photax
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Post by photax on May 1, 2010 17:13:06 GMT -5
Hi ! I caught this thunderbolt one hour ago. Took the picture with the D-90 on a tripod, autofocus off and manually set exposure time at 1 sec. If you push the shutter release button synchronously as the lightning appears, you will get a picture. This will happen by chance ( about one exposed opposite to twenty completely black ). I took the second picture with a Casio Compact ( without tripod ) about three years ago. Does anybody else have experience, or a different technique in taking such pictures ? MIK
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2010 18:57:12 GMT -5
One of the best ways is to set your ISO very low and your aperture at say f/11 or f/16. Wait until there is a lot of thunderstorm activity and open the shutter and leave it open for say a couple of minutes at a time (at night). Lightning is bright enough it will be recorded even at low ISO and small apertures.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 1, 2010 19:47:19 GMT -5
I have tried different techniques at various times over the years. That included stacked neutral density filters and a polarizer, low ASA/ISO and the smallest aperture to give me exposures of several minutes. Zero.
No matter what I try, once my camera is set up and ready to go, the lightening always flashes to the side or behind me not where it was so active while I was getting ready.
It is very demoralizing.
Your first photo with that spectrum is amazing.
Mickey
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Post by photax on May 2, 2010 5:22:08 GMT -5
Wayne, have many thanks for your suggestions, i will try this next time
Mickey, i am sorry that your enthusiasm had not been crowned with success.
MIK
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Post by mickeyobe on May 2, 2010 23:45:37 GMT -5
MIK,
I wonder what that first picture would reveal if you increased the colour saturation.
Mickey
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