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Storm chasing
Rob Dicker, Photographer
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Lake Villa | IL | USA | Posted: 9:24 PM on 06.22.11 |
| ->> Yesterday my area was hit with an incredible storm. I found a great spot to shoot lightning, but I had no triggering device. Any suggestions for the next one to blow through? |
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Daniel Putz, Photographer
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Owings Mills | MD | USA | Posted: 9:46 PM on 06.22.11 |
| ->> multi-second exposures. keep on clicking until you've got one. :) |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 12:23 AM on 06.23.11 |
->> The key to a good lightning shot is a long, but not too long, exposure. If you expose too long, you're usually stopped way down and the background overpowers the bolt, resulting in a thin, frail looking bolt (you'll miss the halo that usually surrounds the bolt). Too short or not stopped down enough and you end up with a blown out exposure.
This shot with a Nikon D3, 8 seconds at f/11, ISO 1600:
http://davidharpe.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Lightning-in-Denver-Colora...
If you shoot Nikon (D3, D700/7000, etc.) your camera has a built-in intervalometer. This can be really handy for shooting lightning. For the shot above, I set the intervalometer to snap a shot once every ten seconds. The exposure is eight seconds, and I usually turn on "exposure delay mode" to eliminate mirror bounce blur, which takes about a second and a half. So a ten second interval gives me shots as close together as possible. If you shoot Canon, there's an external shutter release you can buy that has an intervalometer if you want to do the same trick.
You can always do it manually, but the intervalometer gives you the best odds of getting a good shot without any blur. |
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