Comments on: Lightning Strike Photograph http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/ Specialization is for Insects. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nunti http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50490 Nunti Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:52:17 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50490 That is a rare photo. I work in the same kind of activity but i supose that was very hard to caught. Well done John. That is a rare photo. I work in the same kind of activity but i supose that was very hard to caught. Well done John.

]]> By: Bakugan http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50395 Bakugan Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:35:01 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50395 Great, unusual picture. It's really difficult to catch a lightning. Great, unusual picture. It’s really difficult to catch a lightning.

]]> By: Aaron Hall http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50392 Aaron Hall Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:17:35 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50392 It's impressive that your camera didn't get wet. Nice photos. It’s impressive that your camera didn’t get wet. Nice photos.

]]> By: shaunjudy http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50386 shaunjudy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:25:41 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50386 How do you always get these great shots? I wish I had the luck you have when it comes to being in the right place for pictures. How do you always get these great shots? I wish I had the luck you have when it comes to being in the right place for pictures.

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50374 John P. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:11:21 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50374 I took over 100 to capture this one. So you figure that's like at least 1,000 seconds. That was about all of my window of opportunity before it was gone. John I took over 100 to capture this one. So you figure that’s like at least 1,000 seconds. That was about all of my window of opportunity before it was gone.

John

]]> By: Lisa Marie Mary http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50365 Lisa Marie Mary Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:37:18 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50365 So how many pictures does that mean you ended up taking in that one setting? So how many pictures does that mean you ended up taking in that one setting?

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50361 John P. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:00:17 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50361 Lisa, I actually used a combination of mainly two things to achieve this shot: <ol> <li>I set my camera to take photos and leave the shutter open for a full 5 seconds. This required full manual control and several other boring adjustments. But the point is, that I was hoping to catch lighting in any 5 second burst.</li> <li>I used a special remote control for my camera that allows me to set it to take up to 99 consecutive photos, and to set the interval at which it takes them. So I had the remote pushing the shutter release every 10 seconds. While the exposures took 5 seconds, it took a couple more for the camera to save the image and reset for the next shot.</li> </ol> Beyond that, it was just blind luck that I happened to get a flash during one of the exposures. Now that I know how to do it though, I'll refine and improve on the technique the next time it looks like rain. John Lisa,

I actually used a combination of mainly two things to achieve this shot:

  1. I set my camera to take photos and leave the shutter open for a full 5 seconds. This required full manual control and several other boring adjustments. But the point is, that I was hoping to catch lighting in any 5 second burst.
  2. I used a special remote control for my camera that allows me to set it to take up to 99 consecutive photos, and to set the interval at which it takes them. So I had the remote pushing the shutter release every 10 seconds. While the exposures took 5 seconds, it took a couple more for the camera to save the image and reset for the next shot.

Beyond that, it was just blind luck that I happened to get a flash during one of the exposures. Now that I know how to do it though, I’ll refine and improve on the technique the next time it looks like rain.

John

]]> By: John P. http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50360 John P. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:56:07 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50360 Thanks for showing me up Gary, yours is way better than mine! ;-) hehehe John P. Thanks for showing me up Gary, yours is way better than mine! ;-)

hehehe

John P.

]]> By: Gary Boyd http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50356 Gary Boyd Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:32:58 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50356 I remember standing out in the field that is my backyard for about a half an hour one evening with the camera on the tripod the aperture pushed all the way up and the ISO pushed down taking 30 and 40 second exposures trying to get a good lightning capture...out of a couple of hundred shots I might have gotten 3 with good lightning flashes. It is kinda funny how most flashes happen in a direction other than the one the camera is pointing toward. The best of the bunch I posted here...<a href="http://www.garyboydphotography.com/2008/06/25/after-the-storm-ii/" rel="nofollow">After The Storm II</a> I remember standing out in the field that is my backyard for about a half an hour one evening with the camera on the tripod the aperture pushed all the way up and the ISO pushed down taking 30 and 40 second exposures trying to get a good lightning capture…out of a couple of hundred shots I might have gotten 3 with good lightning flashes. It is kinda funny how most flashes happen in a direction other than the one the camera is pointing toward.

The best of the bunch I posted here…After The Storm II

]]> By: Lisa Marie Mary http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50348 Lisa Marie Mary Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:22:57 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50348 That's sweet, John! So did you have to take it ....like...sort of - <i>before</i> it hit? Kind of? Or is that super badass camera of yours just <i>instant</i>? That's a really great shot!! That’s sweet, John! So did you have to take it ….like…sort of – before it hit? Kind of? Or is that super badass camera of yours just instant? That’s a really great shot!!

]]> By: fas http://onemansblog.com/2009/08/09/lightning-strike-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-50347 fas Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:57:26 +0000 http://onemansblog.com/?p=6520#comment-50347 How man how do you get hold of such rare sights with such professionalism? How man how do you get hold of such rare sights with such professionalism?

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