That's an awesome shot David !!!
Well done, you're really producing some top stuff with the startrails proggy.
Send that photo in mate !
Quote:
Originally Posted by h0ughy
LOL i had my umbrella up and was sitting in a metal chair dug into the ground by my weight, near two tall trees and a 120AH deep cycle battery powering the K10D....what could possibly go wrong.
thanks Gary - did you get any storms or did they break up before they got to you?
We didn`t get anything at all! actually had clear sky to about 10pm with just a few wispy high clouds, but did see some flashes on the southern horizon..
I lovve photographing lightning..., its been a while since we have had any good shows.
cheers
The same band pf storms came over here. I saw one great lightning bolt over the neighbours house so I got the camera set up with ND filters on (it was late arvo) but there was no more visible lightning .
The same band pf storms came over here. I saw one great lightning bolt over the neighbours house so I got the camera set up with ND filters on (it was late arvo) but there was no more visible lightning .
OK i have had a play with the converted raw files (DNG to tiff to jpeg for here). this seems a little better than just playing with the jpegs from scratch. video included
Thanks Humayan. I was contemplating doing a hdr on this but i fear that i dont have the right images to use.i think the movement of the cloud and lightning might be too much for the process
Thanks Humayan. I was contemplating doing a hdr on this but i fear that i dont have the right images to use.i think the movement of the cloud and lightning might be too much for the process
Give it a go! Because the sky appears to be covered throughout the entire shoot, it /might/ just turn out OK.
One thing, though, were all your exposures 40 seconds long? My understanding is that there has to be variation between exposures for HDR to actually work properly.
Give it a go! Because the sky appears to be covered throughout the entire shoot, it /might/ just turn out OK.
One thing, though, were all your exposures 40 seconds long? My understanding is that there has to be variation between exposures for HDR to actually work properly.
Regards,
Humayun
i think you are correct - i did give it a go and it looked horrible
I really like the new version Dave and the anim too.
Awesome mate.
LOL I was taken back a bit by the new avitar Rb - thought it was another bolt LOL. Thanks , the animation does loose out by being horribly squished to put on the site but you do get the general impression and the shelf that was coming towards me
, its been a while since we have had any good shows. 
.
i think the movement of the cloud and lightning might be too much for the process
