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B-Random
30th June 2009, 09:09 PM
hey im really interested in taking photos of lightening.

not exactly sure how to.

what settings do you guys use?
any other tips and hints you could offer.

here are a few unedited ones i tried to take in a paddock near me
cheers Brandan

86coupe
2nd July 2009, 01:02 PM
I've been taking them since I got my first toy digicam. Its pretty easy, just follow these steps.

1. Use a tripod and point at where the most activity is.

2. Set a long shutter speed. (my first camera could only do 3 second exposures, but still got a few good shots).

3. Set focus at infinity (manual, or use landscape mode if you have to)

4. Scream at chosen deity like Lieutenant Dan on the shrimpin boat while pressing shutter button repeatedly

5. Laugh maniacally when you capture that awesome shot and live!

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/7/5/1/17693.jpg

B-Random
3rd July 2009, 11:06 AM
haha cheers but i got all that down sorta haha i mean how did you get yours from to not have such a white background like in mine. around the lightening is all white where yours looks nice ha

86coupe
3rd July 2009, 04:13 PM
Mine were taken out in the country, so the lightning was the only light source. Yours have all that background light from the city and the port, so everything looks orange.

You could close down the aperture to reduce unwanted background light and help prevent the lightning from being overexposed.

The lightning in your shots is also illuminating an area of heavy rain, making it too bright and blurry.

sonsta
4th July 2009, 03:58 PM
heres one i took, didnt even mean to get the lightning haha just tried to take a photo of the storm

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/7/8/2129.jpg

hao.
4th July 2009, 06:47 PM
Fark that sky looks angry Sonny ^

08ftwyo
4th July 2009, 07:05 PM
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/1/0/547216.jpg

One of mine, 30sec exposure, hand held straight off the camera + watermark

B-Random
5th July 2009, 06:48 PM
ahk cheers guys for your help that accidental photo is nuts

sonsta
6th July 2009, 01:34 PM
yeh it was a crazy looking storm!!

funny bit was it just got real windy and blew it out to sea, we didnt even get a drop of rain