Lightning on the hill during a thunderstorm. Taken with an old Fuji S7000 (digital).

Posted by Jacky on Mon, 11/07/11 15:32
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Comments by Jacky on Mon, 11/07/11 15:42 Storm was almost overhead; lightning strikes were frequent. Initial photo is zoomed a bit. Comments by Jacky on Mon, 11/07/11 15:44 This photo was taken when the storm was a approaching -- storm was further out than it was in the OP. Comments by Jacky on Mon, 11/07/11 15:50 Looking out over the front gate, as/after the storm was passing overhead. I took many, many shots of the lightning/storm as the storm passed overhead. These are some of the better examples... Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Mon, 11/07/11 15:51 Very fortunate captures of the lightning strikes. In the opening the lightning stands out strongly as it illuminates the clouds... I might have cloned out the random bits of noise at the bottom. I like the second image with the two strikes of lightning creating the illusion of a time exposure of some exotic creature stalking the night time setting. Comments by Paul Bracey on Mon, 11/07/11 15:54 shockingly good Comments by Jacky on Mon, 11/07/11 16:53 @Paul: Thanks! ;) @Jan: Thanks! I thought about cloning out the bright spots/flecks, but decided to leave them. They are lights (from houses/structures) on the hill. Comments by Paul Cooper on Tue, 11/08/11 12:01 I've taken wazoodles of lightning pictures and haven't gotten one close to this good -- congratulations Comments by Jacky on Tue, 11/08/11 14:32 Most of you probably know the *technique* for taking lightning photos, but for those that don't: Using a tripod, point the camera at the approaching storm (or the general direction of the lightning strikes). Open the shutter and wait. After the strike, close the shutter. Very simple. The only real challenge is pointing your camera in the right direction. I was using an old digital camera so the steps were slightly different, mechanically, though the process was/is the same. ISO and aperture settings sorta depend on the distance of the lightning. I was using ISO 200 (the lowest on this camera) and F8 (the smallest on this camera). BTW: these settings are for dark, nighttime photos. I've never tried taking photos of lightning in the light of day. Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Tue, 11/08/11 23:44 Great photos, Jacky... :) I can also hear their thunders. Comments by Paul Bracey on Sun, 10/26/14 22:56 d 8 1 0 Comments by Michael Meek on Mon, 10/27/14 00:57 Crackle, sizzle, flash, bang! The hair on your head must have risen a foot! Well done. Comments by Jacky on Mon, 10/27/14 02:35 Thanks Michael! This was something I posted about 3 years ago. I took hundreds of photos during this storm. Most were nothing. I got about 20 pretty good shots. Nice, Paul! I have camera envy.