My very first Lightning shots

[bob williams]

Went out to shoot hummers this evening, but got rained out---I ended up with these: Not a bad consolation prize. Also, thanks for the fireworks tips Bryan, they also work fairly well for lightning.














Hope you like,


Bob

[ddt0725]

Wow, looks like one heck of a storm!! Awesome shots, Bob!

[Tom Wertman]

Wow! Those are some lightning fast hummers.[]

[Richard Lane]

Cool Shots.., I hope you used a Carbon Fiber Tripod, so you don't get fried!


That looks pretty scary!


That first shot is kind of unusual with the lightning going sideways as opposed to striking the ground.





Rich

[Sheiky]

Wow pretty cool Bob!


That 3rd shot is amazing and it looks very very close! [A]


I don't know, but I would try to crop out the first one in panorama-style. It looks amazing.


What settings did you use?


Jan

[Bill W]

Nice shots Bob....lightning is a good option to have after HBs.


Funny part is, my Nikonian cousin in ABQ sent me his first successful (vertical) lightning shots this morning....I opened my email first.


Here's a link you may enjoy; http://www.weatherscapes.com/techniques.php?cat=lightning&page=lightning


Regards


Bill

[Tom Wertman]

Bob,


You have captued the light streak very well. I am curious as to why the sky is so purple though? Was it dusk or is this over exposure? Also I find the tree tops and roofs in the neighborhood a little distracting as if you were outside on you patio or deck.





Tom

[bob williams]

I would try to crop out the first one in panorama-style. It looks amazing.


What settings did you use?

Settings: 7D, 24-105L @ 24mm, ISO 100, F11, 30 Second exposure, shutter release, Tripod. All Shots were taken off of my back porch. I tried to frame out all of the nieghborhood distractions like street lights, telephone poles etc but still leave some reference to the ground, i.e. trees. In hind site, my 10-22 may have been a better choice since the lightning was so close.


Her is the crop you suggested:








Bob

[bob williams]

You have captued the light streak very well. I am curious as to why the sky is so purple though? Was it dusk or is this over exposure? Also I find the tree tops and roofs in the neighborhood a little distracting as if you were outside on you patio or deck.

Don't know exactly why the color purple---Just before the storm @ sunset the sky was actually a very rich gold color. These pics are pretty much as shot, I intended to leave some ground reference, hence the trees, But I guess I should crop out the houses. In fact, I did take these off my back porch---It was raining and I wasn't going to risk my gear.


Thanks for the feedback,


Bob

[bob williams]

my Nikonian cousin in ABQ sent me his first successful (vertical) lightning shots this morning.

Yeah, It was a pretty good show; unfortunately not much time to plan and setup. In a panic, I even had to use the AA insert for my battery grip since my only two camera batteries died during the middle of the storm and my rechargeable AAswere recharging.


Thanks,


Bob