My first Lightning shot

Lumen Miner (Mitchell) · #1 18-12-2009, 03:22 PM

Hi all!

Nothing special to see here, just some lightning.
This was the first decent storm, to come over Sydney since I got my DSLR.

Didn't bother trying out my lightning trigger, as I wanted to get a shot.

I didn't think I got anything, but the camera caught this whilst I was inside. Just running 30sec frames continuously.

I was happy with this as my first ever shot.

Thanks for looking.

leon · #2 18-12-2009, 04:43 PM

Hey Mitchell, that is superb mate, Nice capture indeed.

Leon

lacad01 (Adam) · #3 18-12-2009, 05:27 PM

Sweeeet!. Well done, that's a great capture!

Matt Wastell (Matt) · #4 18-12-2009, 09:29 PM

Nice one!

troypiggo (Troy) · #5 19-12-2009, 06:40 AM

Loverly. I'm always too comfortable indoors to go out and shoot lightning. Must try it some time.

Lumen Miner (Mitchell) · #6 19-12-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by leon

Hey Mitchell, that is superb mate, Nice capture indeed.

Leon

Thanks heaps! My backyard has high trees, so no strikes could be captured. I got this shot then jumped in the car to try and shoot the storm over Sydney city from a high point, but the storm passed.

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Originally Posted by lacad01

Sweeeet!. Well done, that's a great capture!

Thankyou very much! I hope my technique has improved for the next chance. Hopefully next time I will be game enough to try my homebuilt trigger. It is just too easy running 30sec frames non stop.

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Originally Posted by Matt Wastell

Nice one!

Thankyou!

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

Loverly. I'm always too comfortable indoors to go out and shoot lightning. Must try it some time.

Me too! fortunatley my eaves are about two and a half foot, so I just set the camera up and walked away. Though it was terribly hot in Sydney that day, so the cool storm was pleasant to be out in.