brvheart 1,752 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Took this one early this morning when I got off work... What type of camera do you have? How long did you keep the shutter open for this pic? Link to post Share on other sites
sandwedge 30 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 What type of camera do you have? How long did you keep the shutter open for this pic? I shot this with my Canon Rebel t2i and a Sigma 17-70 lens. It was shot at f/5, ISO 400, 15 seconds. For lightning shots, I try to expose and compose the shot first, and then its a matter of pressing the shutter release over and over. For example, I took a few shots of the bridge to get the exposure correct. Then I shot 20 second exposures over and over. If lightning strikes during that exposure, I'll usually end the exposure then, since light from the lightning has increased the exposure. That's why this one was only 15 seonds. Obviously, I use Bulb mode and a wired remote for this. THe camera was on a cheap, $20 Wal-Mart tripod. I took this from the parking deck of the casino where I work. I had just gotten off work, and had to scamble to get set up in time. I missed several shots as I was getting everything set up. Then, I missed a really good one that hit while I was checking my LCD screen for proper exposure. After this shot, the lightning ended - of course, you never know when it has ended, so I shot for another 10 minutes or so and gave up to chase some storms I saw in the distance. There was a lot of lightning in those storms, but nothing that really came out of the clouds. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Thanks for the write-up. Nice job. Link to post Share on other sites
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JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I clicked "like" on that ass, but to be honest, there's lots of things I like about that picture. Link to post Share on other sites
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Whiskers 680 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 More of an action photo than a still photo... Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Wow. Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 NSFBrvy Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I didn't take this picture but this is one of the parks in Hong Kong and isn't that far from the subway. Link to post Share on other sites
funyet 53 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 It's not easy being puce. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 why friday night lights was one of the finest tv shows of the past ten years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Gimme those two ladies on a deserted island and im a happy man. One time dealer! Link to post Share on other sites
Cha! Cha! 628 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Or a wildly frustrated man. Did you see the foot in that picture??? Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Not until you pointed it out you jerk. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I don't think I'll be running with the bulls anytime soon, very graphic Link to post Share on other sites
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