Here's a shot taken from my deck this evening, as the storm was rolling through. Lots of lightning around while we were having dinner, but I still was able to catch the tail-end of the storm after putting the kids to bed. I think this is my best lightning capture to date - hopefully there will be plenty more over the summer!
That's a great shot Stephen, I'm glad someone was out imaging it.
There were some absolute crackers (no pun intended) up here, but I was out driving in it and missed the chance. I had just come down the Obi Obi range (Mapleton to Kenilworth) and was driving through a long stretch where the hills were fairly low and one bolt started to my left in the south and went all the way around to the west and continues round to over my right shoulder to the north east. And it was only one of the best light shows we've had here for a while.
Great shot Stephen,
Ive been waiting for a good storm to roll over home to try and capture some strikes. Quick question how do you go for focus, im assuming you take some trial shots of the clouds ?
Nice capture Stephen – we just stayed indoors watching the show from the lounge windows.
One particularly charged event completely filled the windows and room with blinding white light, followed immediately by an awesome crack that almost deafened us as the thunder clap appeared to burst right overhead.
Thanks very much guys! It was a great display, and I think I was lucky to have captured this considering that it was almost over by the time I had the camera set up.
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Originally Posted by rastis95
Quick question how do you go for focus, im assuming you take some trial shots of the clouds ?
Here's another version of the image, with the foreground lights cropped out and some curves adjustment to reduce the brightness of the background cloud. I think this one is better.
I agree Stephen, the later version really jumps out at you.
Cheers
Thanks again Ric.
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Originally Posted by hotspur
Outstanding photo,Stephen-really ,thats well done!
It was most unusual lighting,i called it 'heat lighting', i am sure
it was different to other lighting,there was no 'flash' lighting,or
very little.the more regular 'fork lighting' was different in that it has
more thicker lighting,and is accompanied by lots more 'flash' lighting,
I also noticed that this lighting was coming out of the sky differently.
Stephens' photo has picked this up well,look to the right,and its
all twisted up on it-self,sort off like where it starts,i noticed this
on nearly all burst,Did others noticed these observations?
What exif Stephen?
I am glad someone got a corker photo of this.
You should send some of your pics to "Courier-Mail" Stephen
Cheers Chris
Thanks Chris!
For most of the storm (while we were having dinner) there seemed to be simpler (i.e. single) cloud-to-ground strikes fairly frequently. This shot was taken right at the end of the storm (in Brisbane) and perhaps the conditions at that time were right for more complex strikes? That might have been what you observed further north.
This was a single 15 second exposure at 18mm, f/3.5, with sensitivity set on 200iso. I also had a polarizing filter on the lens (just because I'd forgotten to take it off in the rush to set up )
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