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Originally Posted by leon
Ah, come on Ric, what happened to the hit and miss old fashioned way,  ya know, one points his camera to one spot and then the strike is to the left,  oh, better point that way and then it strikes to the right.  
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Onya Leon
that's the method I've been using. I have better luck herding cats.
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Originally Posted by Astroman
Get yourself some good ND filters, ND8 and ND4's. Use the trigger for Daytime/sunrise/sunset Storms where there is still some ambient light around. With the ND filters try and aim for around 1/8 sec or slower with your exposure, this way you have the shutter open longer to catch any after strikes or the finish of the strike and don't cut it short. Don't try and close the aperture too much you may miss some of the fainter parts of the strike, something between f5.6 and f11 is enough. For night lightning, depending on your location and how dark it is around you, you can get away without the trigger and just keep the shutter open for a few seconds and adjust aperture so the strikes aren't too blown out. Once the strike happens if using Bulb mode, you can then release the shutter and hopefully you have your strike. For daytime shots the pulsier the strikes the better, the quick ones sometimes get missed, depending on the camera used and how fast it's shutter delay is.
Look forward to seeing the results. Good luck, stay safe.
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Cheers Andrew, thanks for the info.