My first lightning pics!

[Cyberfish]

First chance to try it after reading some tips online. I thought I was going to have to wait til next year, but a line of storms moved through the area saturday late at night, so I figured it would be my last chance! I got to where I wanted to set up, and this huge rain comes in before the main storm, forcing me to shoot from my vehicle. oh well, probably safer that way, though the setting isnt too good for pics.

I have the camera on a tripod and on the "bulb" setting, manual focused on a light across the lake, and started taking pics toward where I was seeing some flashes, using 30 second exposures with a wireless remote. if I saw a flash of lightning, I would stop and start a new one. I got a couple of flashes, but wasn't sure it worked, I could not see the bolts with my eyes, just the flash. Soon the quick little t-shower was gone, and I checked, took about 20 pics, and the two that I took had some lightning images! whoohoo, it worked! I can't wait til next years storm season starts now!

[finnbay]

Very cool!

[eyeguy 54]

nice!

[mnfishingal]

Pretty neat! I tried to capture some lightening pics last summer but seemed to be off a few seconds and missed all the bolts. I'm sure its exciting to know that you got the knack of it. No doubt you'll get some great shots next summer.

[ricerdude69]

cool pics, always nice to have some success the first time trying something new

[Steve Foss]

Good work, Mike!

[captainshane]

Cool pics! #3 looked close.

[Dbl]

Nice!

[Cyberfish]

Thanks all!

Cool pics! #3 looked close.

It does, it is really a cropped version of the first pic. I don

t want to fry, and die and be dead and all that!

[MN Shutterbug]

Neato. I've never tried that.