BIG FILE, open with WiFi: July 2nd Lightning storm--

[irishbri74]

Here's the follow up to my shots. Finally got them uploaded. ENJOY!

I have some more,but you get the Idea. This was taken in Drexel Hill,near Bonner-Prendie High School
















 

[Baseball0618]

great pics!

[tombo82685]

solid bri

[irishbri74]

Thanks guys!

[CameronCat]

Bri, talk to us about how you shot those please.

Are you using a manual shutter release or an auto-sensor of some sort? What were your camera settings?

Even with my DSLR, every time I try shoot lightning, it's gone before the shutter trips and I get dark skies with nothing else.

Haven't yet tried it with the mobile phone but would expect the same results.

 

Thanks for any info.

[irishbri74]

Bri, talk to us about how you shot those please.

Are you using a manual shutter release or an auto-sensor of some sort? What were your camera settings?

Even with my DSLR, every time I try shoot lightning, it's gone before the shutter trips and I get dark skies with nothing else.

Haven't yet tried it with the mobile phone but would expect the same results.

Thanks for any info.

CC,

First and foremost, have a safe position to shoot from (duhh!) lol.

The settings you need to adjust are :

ISO , shutter , focus.

I used my Cannon t5i with an 18-55mm lense. Most shots were used @ 18mm, just so I'd have a wider view and a better shot if catching bolts.

Being in an urban setting, there was a lot of light. So my ISO was manually set to about 200-400. With my shutter aperture setting at roughly 3-4 seconds, this allowed me to get good lighting, minimum noise, and enough time to grab these bolts.

For every picture here, I took about 10-20

Blank ones.

Always shoot with a tripod when keeping the shutter (shutter - aperture roughly the same thing) open. Otherwise it will get blurry. a ALWAYS KEEP THE CAMERA STeady. Less movement, less noise and blue.

I had to use a manual focus, otherwise the auto focus on most dslrs can never adjust. So try your best to get good focus throughout the pic in your viewfinder. A couple test photos to get it right.

With your SLR, you def need to open the aperture/shutter for longer than 1' (second).

In a high light environment with lots of lightning, you can get away with a longer shutter, with a lower ISO.

Hopefully this makes sense and helps you out. If you ever need help using settings, let me know.

It's almost impossible to get good strikes with an instant shutter closure. (Regular push the picture button and here the snap of it closing).

The brighter the environment relative to sunlight, the shorter amount of time you can keep your shutter open. Otherwise, you'll get a super bright photo.

[CameronCat]

Thank you. Makes a lot of sense and I just learned a lot. Glad to hear you shoot a number of blanks before catching a keeper, too.

 

I see that I wasn't shooting anywhere near a long enough exposure (shutter) time, plus I think the camera auto-set to a much higher ISO 'cuz it read that it was dark outside.

 

I'm just learning the manual mode(s) on the camera so I have a lot now to play with.

 

Thanks again.

[Qtown Snow]

awesome bri.

i still don't have any in my photo portfolio. Some day.