Storm's Forecasted - Camera's ready!

We had a great electrical storm around 9-10pm, which was before it started raining here, so I was able to watch it without getting wet. There was lighting every 30 seconds or so. I tried photographing it but failed utterly. I probably won't get another chance as good as this for ages, but just in case ... Does anyone know how to photograph lighting? Especially whilst the sky is still light?
 
Just rain rain rain in the Southwest. No lightning though.
 
StewartR said:
Does anyone know how to photograph lighting? Especially whilst the sky is still light?
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F5.6 - F8 and ISO200(or as low as your camera can go).

The darker the better with lightning bolts 10sec exposures upto 20sec exposures , best to experiment.... Doesn't pick up sky flash's very well , just forked lightning :)
 
StewartR said:
Does anyone know how to photograph lighting? Especially whilst the sky is still light?
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Here's one I took in Normandy a couple of years ago. The lightning was frequent enough for me to just set the sutter open on the bulb setting and close it after the flash. Having said that there were very few good ones out of the 100 or so that I took! This technique works at night, I guess during the day remote shutter release and longish exposures would work :shrug:.
 
StewartR said:
We had a great electrical storm around 9-10pm, which was before it started raining here, so I was able to watch it without getting wet. There was lighting every 30 seconds or so. I tried photographing it but failed utterly. I probably won't get another chance as good as this for ages, but just in case ...

Does anyone know how to photograph lighting? Especially whilst the sky is still light?
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ND filters would help, could run a longer exposure in daylight then ?
 
i just went out to try it, and i came back with nothing.

using iso100, f22, and a shutter speed of 0.5s, that;s the slowest i could get my shutter sped without using an ND which i don't own.

and for some reason, i only had my 50mm with me.

Wore my big hi viz waterproof for the first time ever too! imagine the sight to see me, bright and orange flourescent in the woods, with a camera in a doggy poo bag (To keep it dry), and a tripod LOL.
 
Ant said:
i just went out to try it, and i came back with nothing.

using iso100, f22, and a shutter speed of 0.5s, that;s the slowest i could get my shutter sped without using an ND which i don't own.

and for some reason, i only had my 50mm with me.

Wore my big hi viz waterproof for the first time ever too! imagine the sight to see me, bright and orange flourescent in the woods, with a camera in a doggy poo bag (To keep it dry), and a tripod LOL.
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:lol::lol::lol:

:cuckoo:
 
Ant said:
i just went out to try it, and i came back with nothing.

using iso100, f22, and a shutter speed of 0.5s, that;s the slowest i could get my shutter sped without using an ND which i don't own.
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On Monday night I tried ISO 100, f/22, and a shutter speed of around 3-10 seconds. (My meter recommended about 10 seconds for the sky, but I wanted to underexpose it so that any lightning stood out more clearly.) I got nothing, despite several big lightning forks occurring whilst the shutter was open. And I was shooting at 18mm so they were definitely in the frame!

Any suggestions as to what I should have done differently?
 
I took this on my 1st night on holiday a couple of months back.

Shot at f6.3 15sec exposure and iso 250. It was my 1st attempt and all guess work tbh but out of the 25 shots or so got around 6 lightning shots.

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devitt said:
I took this on my 1st night on holiday a couple of months back.

Shot at f6.3 15sec exposure and iso 250. It was my 1st attempt and all guess work tbh but out of the 25 shots or so got around 6 lightning shots.

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Now that is a cool shot :clap:

And thanks for the link Bob :thumbs:
 
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