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Are we getting sick of lightning ????

Postby antman on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:13 pm

I say NO. :D

(Shot 30 mins ago - 30S f11 ISO200)

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Postby Killakoala on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:18 pm

Strueth!!!! That must have been the storm i was hiding from :) A double strike. Awesome.
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Postby kipper on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:21 pm

Personally I am, mainly because the lightning is becoming the subject and not an enhancement to a scene. My tastes on lightning are that it shouldn't be the primary focus of a photo but should be accompanying something eg. an australian scene (eg. corn/wheat fields plus a farming station), or a city or a lake etc). Instead what we're getting is lighting over silhouetted trees and suburbia. Not my idea of an ideal lightning scene.
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Postby jethro on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:21 pm

Heres one from tonight

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Postby Aussie Dave on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:25 pm

WOW Jethro....that looks like tornado lightning :lol:
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Postby cc@t on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:28 pm

I personally never tire of lightening shots, they always look spectacular. Great capture antman.
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Postby jethro on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:29 pm

Scared the crap out if me because i wasn't expecting it. I had a classic Gust front straight over my house tonight looked like the end of the world

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Postby stormygirl on Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:07 pm

I'm certainly not getting sick of lightning shots....I'd just like to be able to take some myself! Although I do tend to agree with kipper, and it should enhance a landscape....one day I'll get there!

Great photo antman, and Jethro, I just saw yours on Weatherzone! I was watching it all unfold on the Sydney radar .....crap it looked good (I'm envious!)
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Postby kipper on Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:20 pm

Sorry if my post sounds too critical, and I think it's good learning how to capture lightning. Study the weather like Stormygirl does and put it to some good use. Chase the weather and learn how to capture it in it's full glory.
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Postby Potatis on Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:25 pm

Despite the fact that this photo is everything kipper dislikes, I'm posting it anyway.

From tonights storm:


Image BTW antman, yours is excellent! :)
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Postby antman on Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:01 pm

Kipper,

I understand your comments but I love seeing lightning pics (appreciating how hard it is to get a good one).

Not sure if you saw my other ones -

http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=11847
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Postby DVEous on Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:20 pm

... Obsolete ...
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Postby marc on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:12 am

jethro wrote:Scared the crap out if me because i wasn't expecting it. I had a classic Gust front straight over my house tonight looked like the end of the world



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Me too, reminded me of the storm scene in War of the Worlds :shock::shock:
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:06 am

My mate and I shared taking turns of the D70, and we got some lightning shots nothing impressive compared to the standard that has been set this past week or so, but we also got some great shots of the cloud front.

I personally don't get sick of lightning shots, I find them exciting, nearly as much as being amid the storm oneself, some great shots above

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Postby DVEous on Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:53 am

... Obsolete ...
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Postby PALL on Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:24 pm

very interesting use of low shutter speed,tha shot is clean and sharp as well ..
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Postby Sheetshooter on Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:16 am

kipper wrote:Personally I am, mainly because the lightning is becoming the subject and not an enhancement to a scene. My tastes on lightning are that it shouldn't be the primary focus of a photo but should be accompanying something eg. an australian scene (eg. corn/wheat fields plus a farming station), or a city or a lake etc). Instead what we're getting is lighting over silhouetted trees and suburbia. Not my idea of an ideal lightning scene.


Couldn't agree more Kipper.

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Postby greencardigan on Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:48 pm

Keep the lightning shots coming... I dont think I'll ever get tired of them.

I just picked up the latest 'better pictures' magazine from CH. It's got a short article by Dan Paris about capturing lightning.
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Postby marc on Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:56 pm

What's he have to say on the subject?
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Postby greencardigan on Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:03 pm

Nothing new...

Understand the weather
Anticipate strike locations
Sloooow shutter speeds
Plenty of luck :)

He also suggests finding a spot with good foreground interest. I guess he uses the lightning to enhance a landscape shot.
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Postby marc on Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:18 pm

I think" plenty of luck"

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Postby Ivanerrol on Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:54 pm

Hey VK4CP

Hopefully you don't get a bill from Telstra for the damage to their equipment in the exchange. In days gone by this could have been the case. According to regulatory all equipment fitted with a ACA sticker or T tick should be able to isolate the power from the communications wiring.

Also check your insurance policy regarding lightning strikes

A friend of mine's home office was struck by lightning. His fax was fried and it started a fire in his office. Fortunately only little damage. The insurance company wouldn't pay.

This why it is recommended to unplug all electrical equipment in your house during an electrical storm.

Did you see that Mythbusters episode where they emulated a lightning strike to a house while a person (Crash test dummy) was on the phone.?? The dummy was fried.

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