Another Lightning Shot

[JLB]

I really goofed this one up, I could have swore I changed my ISO to 100, but it was at 400. My f/stop was @ 5.6, unfortunately the lightning was the brightest of the night, so that didn't work out too well either.

 

[Gregry254]

this will probably seem like a noob question . . . but how did you know when to press the button?

Lightning is like a fraction of a second? I couldn't even catch a car passing me the other day haha (first day of camera)

 

[JLB]

this will probably seem like a noob question . . . but how did you know when to press the button?

Lightning is like a fraction of a second? I couldn't even catch a car passing me the other day haha (first day of camera)

Only way to learn, is to ask questions. In manual, I set to Bulb, and used a remote switch. When I'd see a small flicker of lightning, I'd open the shutter, and start counting to 20, hoping the flicker would set off a larger bolt in that 20 seconds. Sometimes it doesn't, sometimes you get lucky.

 

[sovietdoc]

Nice shot. Hows for this sky?

 

[JLB]

Nice shot. Hows for this sky?

Thank you. That don't look too bad.