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Published: 2005-09-09 15:24:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1709; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 121
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Literally was in bed when the storm started. grabbed my pants and camera and raced out the back. This was the only shot I managed to capture, not bad for a first try at lightning photography!The storm has just passed enough for me to feel safe enough to plug in my camera to the PC, I had visions of everthing exploding just as I hit send!
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chu welcome .w. did i scare chu???
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Can I use this as a background in a pic I manipulated?
I'll give you credit for the background of course and post a link
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Cool send me a link when your done.... it's been a while since Ive been on so sorry for the lack of response
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Amazing shot! I like lightning, it's fun to take pictures of!
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Thanks, one of my favs is from elfinarts, he's got some good ones
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You're welcome, and I will check that out!
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dude, so do I. Check out ,he did a couple recently that were great.
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Ha ha ha what a crazy story dude. good fun innit? awesome photo... musta been a helluva storm.
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Even bettter when I get my new lens! f1.8 50mm fixed focus. good for low light portriats and partys! much faster than my current f4.5 18-70mm
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This is amazing. How did you do it? I got an amazing 1st lightning picture too, but "how" did you do it? Please. I want to take more, and it's really hard.
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check the EXIF data on the photo, I used a ten sec exposure with a a low ISO (200 to 400 ish depending on the available light, also means less noise) and set the apperture again acording to light. I used between f4.5 and f8. it depends on what other light is around such as street lamps etc. A bit of experimentation really helps before hand.
Then set it up on you tripod (esential) and some where dry. hit the shutter and hope somthing goes flash in front of you. I got this about my 4th shot and only 1 other in the next 20 or so.... a fair amount of luck is involved.
Hope it helps.....
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good luck, I think that counts for most of it. Oh I forgot to mention, and this may seem obvious, frame the shot with somthing intereting in it, you cant control the lghtining (or can you?.....Hmmm... 1 tesla coil and a small rokt trailing a thin steel wire later..... ) but you can control the rest of the shot.
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Exceptional capture! I was wanting to do the same but I couldn't get a good vantage point without venturing out into the rain, and I didn't want to get my camera wet.
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I as lucky to have a porch with the wind to my back. I think that a very large WOOD umbrella might be inorder to add to my equipment list.
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My model of camera has an waterproof case available for it. I should buy one.
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last I checked for that for the d70 the housing was almost as much as the camera.... but could be fun to take up diving... another expensive hoby!
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i was at work and finished at midnight when i saw it, sped home grabed my camera and tripod and went to chelsea beach untill 4am (my photos will be uploaded later) where abouts did u take this?! its absolutly amazing!!!! (as well as very close to you!)
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Back porch in kingsbury (just across the road from Latrobe uni). Friend across the road was only a few hundred meters from a strike.
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Spectaculat. Well caught. Something I have never been able to capture.
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This is absolutely stunning, incredible lightning formations! 
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that is AMAZING. we had massive storms pass through here last night too, only my camera battery was dead. i don't think i would have got anything as good as this though! don't you just love nature when it shows off!!! darn fine shot! instant
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ARGH!!!! nothing worse, just like looking out of the car and seeing the perfect shot, Then realising the camera is at home.
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that happens to me all the time, especially when i'm driving home from work and gazing upon a spectacular sunset.. it drives me INSANE!
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Wow... that is crazy lightning!! But it looks really cool!! I like it!
Nice shot!
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