Gotcha!

joeymas · Dec 2, 2008

AlfromLA · Dec 3, 2008

how do people know when to take the shot?

Thunder clap, fire randomly?

Nurf · Dec 3, 2008

Basically... by using long exposures
but if you want a very detailed "how to" i would suggest checking out this web page to learn how to.
http://www.weatherscapes.com/techniques.php?cat=lightning&page=lightning

joeymas · Dec 3, 2008

He is correct, I used 3 second exposures and counted time between strikes. The rest is luck. You have to catch the storm coming in from far away and have a landscape that is friendly enough to make a good picture.

AlfromLA · Dec 3, 2008

Yeah, I don't think I'll be chasing lightening anytime soon.

keybq · Dec 3, 2008

i really like the red color of the road.

TwoRails · Dec 3, 2008

Nurf said:
Basically... by using long exposures
but if you want a very detailed "how to" i would suggest checking out this web page to learn how to.
http://www.weatherscapes.com/techniques.php?cat=lightning&page=lightning

Nice shot! And thanks for the link, Nurf. I've tried lightening just once and got some really good "blank" shots

-- Don't have time to study the site, so I booked marked it

theRossatron · Dec 4, 2008

Stunning capture! Great colours.

joeymas · Dec 4, 2008

Funny Story. I am out on the beach and a storm is rolling in off of the ocean. Not 100 yards from me a bolt strikes the water. Close enough that I jumped and fell.

A police truck rolls up behind me and the cop says "close enough?" I was like "Yeah man" He then says "Do you think it is time to leave yet?"

I looked back and said... "Not yet, I missed the shot!"

Kidding aside, he escorted me from the beach with a wave of his thumb.

Chiller · Dec 4, 2008

:thumbup::thumbup:

TwoRails · Dec 4, 2008

joeymas said:
Funny Story. I am out on the beach and a storm is rolling in off of the ocean. Not 100 yards from me a bolt strikes the water. Close enough that I jumped and fell.

A police truck rolls up behind me and the cop says "close enough?" I was like "Yeah man" He then says "Do you think it is time to leave yet?"

I looked back and said... "Not yet, I missed the shot!"

Kidding aside, he escorted me from the beach with a wave of his thumb. ...

Good story! Just think... if you didn't leave, you may have got the shot... or been the shot!