Patience Pays Off

[Toni Marie]

I thought I would share one of my first lightning pics with you. I know it's overexposed in the bright areas, but lightning is unpredictable. It was taken well after dark at the very edge of a storm system my husband and I chased for 4 hrs. It was too rainy to get good shots at the beginning and we got this just before we headed home. Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Stanokella]

that is awesome, I think that the overexposure is not an issue I think it adds to the shot, it adds a lot to it gives a real sense of the power of the lightning.

 

[Trenton Romulox]

Excellent! Lightning is so damn hard to capture. So. Damn. Hard.

This is a very nice capture, and the overexposed areas aren't bad.

 

[Mystic.]

Amazing shot.

 

[cameramike]

very nice shot. what are the specs on the shot?

 

[SamGuss]

I like it and second for the specs on the shot!

Sam

 

[timyuan]

you are so lucky to get it...

good one.

 

[Toni Marie]

I'm glad you like it. I was very lucky to get it. As for the specs, here's the long list with some of the info you more than likely don't need, missing(sorry did a little cut and paste job).

File name
IMG_0922.JPG
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shooting Date/Time
9/18/2007 20:44:33
Tv(Shutter Speed)
2Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length
22.0 mm
Image size
2816 x 1880
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
Manual (MF)
Picture Style
Faithful

 

[TCimages]

awesome. Lucky dawg

 

[BoblyBill]

another chaser on this sight????? Great capture by the way... Lightning is hard but not impossible as we can all see here.

 

[JimmyO]

WOW!
BANG!