Usually Lightning does come with Thunder, not always you can see the lightning
What settings did you use? You might want to try closing your apature a little more so it (the strike) doesnt get too blown out. As long as you have fun and dont get yourself killed in the process it makes it worth while.
Picking up to the East of Melb, to the West of Adelaide and I have to goto work and the sun is coming up URK!!! couldn't get any worse, could it?
Id love to try for some lightning shots (we have plenty of opportunities to get some around here), but Im going to need to have a big read of the manual before I even attempt any. I wish they used bigger pages for the 350D manual though, its so tiny!
Do you seasoned lightning experts have any tips I should be aware of?
G'day Simon, the way i set the 350 up is to turn the mode dial to M, turn the main dial anti-clockwise until it is at bulb setting, set the ISO to about 800, set the aperture value(hold down the Av+/- button while turning the main dial to the desired level, try 5.6 upwards.
Connect the remote lead and take the shot holding the shutter open, as soon as you see a decent strike, release the shutter.
Look to see if it has exposed well, if not increase the aperture value, lwer the ISO.
It wont take that long to work things out.
Thanks to Andrew (astroman) for assisting me when i first got this bug
G'day Simon, the way i set the 350 up is to turn the mode dial to M, turn the main dial anti-clockwise until it is at bulb setting, set the ISO to about 800, set the aperture value(hold down the Av+/- button while turning the main dial to the desired level, try 5.6 upwards.
Connect the remote lead and take the shot holding the shutter open, as soon as you see a decent strike, release the shutter.
Look to see if it has exposed well, if not increase the aperture value, lwer the ISO.
It wont take that long to work things out.
Thanks to Andrew (astroman) for assisting me when i first got this bug
Set your ISO to 100 or less, 800 is way too much for lightning. The best lightning photographers tend to go for 50 or lower as this allows you to take longer exposures without the grains aswell as giving a sharper overall image. The 800iso value you have may be the cause for the overexposure. 5.6 apature is a good place to start, its a fairly round number and for a majority of storms maybe all you need, but experimentation is the key. Dont be afraid to zoom in a little too, sure you may lose a few strikes but filling the screen with a bolt is by far better than having a little one in the corner.
