I was about to post this, then more lightning arrived for the next few hours. Have not had a chance to get to it until today.
Lightning in a approaching storm on 8-17-12. I was about to post this, then more lightning arrived for the next few hours. Have not had a chance to get to it until today. Shot in Frisco, Texas
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Nice… looks like a CC and CG where one induced the other. Â It would have been really neat to have caught this on ultra-high speed video to see just how this developed.
Thanks! +Douglas Needham ,Yes I believe you are right, the strikes looked like they were pulsing. After the CG, it went to the sky. Funny, I was just wishing I had a high speed camera. Looking at this one: http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-Cameras/Phantom-Miro-M320S/
Just curious… Do you mind sharing what time of day it was and what settings you had your camera at? Â When you take lightning photos, do you set your shutter speed high and capture as much as you can in 10-15 seconds, or do you set it low, and take lots of pictures in succession? Â I've done both with mixed results…
Drool… I would love to have that for some things. Â It also looks like the camera some guys on Youtube (The Slo Mo Guys IIRC) use for filming things like what happens to a watermelon when you put a bunch of rubber bands around it… Â Of course, for the real fun, there is a scientist out there using the camera they used for nuclear bomb tests… that is a real high speed camera… hehe.
+Jarred Truschke – I just depends on the situation. I really like using the camera on bulb mode and manually use a remote trigger, holding the shutter open until I see a flash and work out the proper exposure time. I did that for this one: http://www.clouds365.com/8-17-12 (f5.6, bulb, ISO 100 8 seconds to get multiple strikes) – The image above was at dusk, so I opened up to f22 so I could have a longer exposure, but only about 1.5 seconds. I saw the lightning flash, I held down the trigger and captured this. It is trial and error, takes patience 🙂 Hope this helps
And lots of luck… like having the camera pointed in the right direction, etc. etc.  That is one reason why I find some of your pics so amazing +Kelly DeLay .
Thanks! Â Love your pictures by the way, been a fan since year 1. Â Thanks for sharing, take care, and keep up the great work!
I find that method works best too, +Kelly DeLay. My biggest problem is getting the lightning without rain. <G>