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Afternoon storm...

Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:58 pm

We've just had quite a large hail storm come through the north of Brisbane, and with it a lot of lightning. No hail pics as I was too busy sorting out the hail.. but here's a lightning shot to add to my collection :)

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The white specs are hail which spoilt the shot unfortunately.

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-5 EV step.

At some stage I might buy some ND filters so that daylight lightning shots have some scenery in them ;)

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:06 pm

Mark... if I had a bow down icon, I'd throw on in here :bow: this is a rippa shot, the sheer power and energy in this bolt... it's mind boggling.
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Postby ABG on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:06 pm

Wow. Great photo Mark. I noticed in the Exif that your shutter speed was 1/160 - that makes this even more remarkable. I always thought lightning shots were best captured with an exposure of over a minute. Proven wrong once again... :)
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Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:07 pm

thanks guys... :)

I have to run a noise filter over it as there's a lot of sensor noise which I just noticed... but hey... lightning is always fun :)

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:10 pm

 BTW Mark, I'm interested in your method of shooting. I know myself and other members have been going for the longer exposures, 4, 8, 10, 15, 20 seconds so we have a better change of catching the lightning...but i see you using 1/60 sec ... are you using an external trigger to make the shutter go off when it senses lightning ?
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Postby Willy wombat on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:13 pm

Excellent Mark. Master lighting shooter. That is a shit hot shot.
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Postby Manta on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:14 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:...but i see you using 1/60 sec ... are you using an external trigger to make the shutter go off when it senses lightning ?


... or multi-frames-per-second burst shooting perhaps?
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Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:18 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:BTW Mark, I'm interested in your method of shooting. I know myself and other members have been going for the longer exposures, 4, 8, 10, 15, 20 seconds so we have a better change of catching the lightning...but i see you using 1/60 sec ... are you using an external trigger to make the shutter go off when it senses lightning ?


i usually only shoot lightning at night... due to not having any ND filters. so for this one it was pot luck and about 300 frames shot for one goodish one. used 1/160th with the terrible aperture and -EV as it was so bright.... was a matter of a hit and miss..

usually i setup on a tripod.... use a remote... set to manual and infinity focal. use a black piece of card and hold it over the lens until i feel that some lightning is going to come... then release the card.... close the shutter... and voila.

you can see more of my lightning shots using this technique in the following folder: http://www.markcrossphotography.com/picpost/lightning/

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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:22 pm

Thanks Mark, you have a good collection of lightning shots, and your explaination makes a lot of sense (all my lightning shots so far have been at night, so overexposure hasn't been an issue yet.
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Postby Manta on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:25 pm

Thanks for sharing the technique Mark. I hazard a guess though you won't be bowled over with competition as these shots take a lot of practice no matter what process is used. Well done on a terrific capture - it's definitely worth all the extra shots.
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Postby ABG on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:27 pm

Thanks for the technical explanation Mark.

By the way, for the lightning lovers, there's an excellent gallery of lightning shots here http://www.genesisfineart.com.au/html/gallery.html
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Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:59 pm

sensor noise now fixed.... ahhhh.. that's better :)
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Postby mudder on Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:07 pm

Awesome shot, I can almost feel the energy from that :shock:
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Postby the foto fanatic on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:03 pm

Wow, what a great shot!
The lightning tonight was spectacular. I had one crack so close there was a smell of burning in the air afterwards.
This shot has all the realism that I felt then!
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Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:06 pm

thanks Trevor...

was an incredible line of storms. we got absolutely hammered with hail, but luckily nothing was damaged.

I would love to be up at redcliffe at the moment as the back of the storm is quite viewable and would make a great shot over the bay. unfortunately i've been biten by the sunday afternoon beer bug ;)

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Postby JordanP on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:14 pm

Thats a cracker Mark! Well done 8)
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Postby Geoff on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:17 pm

Wow!! Mark this is a brilliant shot! Whether it took 300 or 3000 attempts you have nailed it here...well done mate!! :D
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Postby wendellt on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:36 pm

totally insane Mark!
what's the story behind the capture?
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Postby Geoff on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:37 pm

wendellt wrote:totally insane Mark!
what's the story behind the capture?


Scroll up :)
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Postby xerubus on Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:38 pm

thanks guys....

story is in the first post ;)

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