It's mostly luck. Being in the right place at the right time, with the shutter open.Kenya See wrote: Thank you for the information, any idea on how long to keep shutter open if in bulb mode? If you just leave it open hoping for a strike, won't the photo be over exposed if shutter is left open?
WhoShotYaPhotography wrote: If there are objects in the foreground ill get my exposure for them n under expose a little. I like to use long exposures usually 30 sec and just aim in the direction of the most frequent strikes. Im in Miami so we get a lot lol. I also like to use a trick that I use for fireworks. If doing a long exposure with multiple stikes...to keep from blowing out the foreground ill take a black square beer coaster (or an index card or cardboard) and cover the lens for a few seconds at a time in the 30 sec exposure to keep from blowing out the foreground.The picture below....after the strike i covered the lens cause the strike was so close and bright.....if i didnt cover it the building would have been blown out and over exposed. Hope this helps
MLKstudios wrote: Cre8, check that the attached image is under 2mb (resizing a JPEG to 800 pixels, or so, works well) and also turn your left hand 180 degrees, clockwise. You'll find it easier to hold steady and to reach the controls on your lens.
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