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Cybermonkey

posted on 14th Jul 05 at 11:39

Thunderstorms can occur at any time of the year Ian. I remember last February when we had some crazy snowstorm, there was also thunder and lightning.


vibrio

posted on 13th Jul 05 at 19:22

you never know


Ian

posted on 13th Jul 05 at 17:19

Yeah I think its over for this year.


richard_syko

posted on 4th Jul 05 at 21:07

Cheers, just wait for some lightening now.

:look:


Ian

posted on 3rd Jul 05 at 21:28

They're also very bright relative to a night sky, so in a 30 second exposure where the aperture is fully open you will see it on the finished photo.

Same as this pic



Massively blurred because of the long shutter, but a flash gun has been used to momentarily pick out the bike in mid air. Note how anything which was already fairly light in the pic - ie the writing on the tyre - is blurred as its there even without the flash, but other dark areas like his face and shirt are sharp as they're not lit naturally.


Robbo

posted on 3rd Jul 05 at 12:31

Lightening strikles last milli-seconds though :S


Ian

posted on 2nd Jul 05 at 23:17

quote:
Originally posted by richard_syko
Will my Canon "digital rebel" do this?
Yes.


Ian

posted on 2nd Jul 05 at 23:17

quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
i thought lighening pics were taken using cams with a light sensor, when it flashes it takes the pic
Could do, but you would need to know where it was going to strike, or you would have to be very close to where it did to trigger. They are designed to work with studio flashes not outside.


Ian

posted on 2nd Jul 05 at 23:15

quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
Ian, what if one was to use spidey-sense :boggle:
Yes this would work as well.


richard_syko

posted on 30th Jun 05 at 12:08

Will my Canon "digital rebel" do this?


3CorsaMeal

posted on 30th Jun 05 at 08:59

the really good pics of storms and solar system are several different type of shots that they then overlay and create 1 pic


Skinz

posted on 30th Jun 05 at 07:39

i thought lighening pics were taken using cams with a light sensor, when it flashes it takes the pic


Cybermonkey

posted on 30th Jun 05 at 02:16

Ian, what if one was to use spidey-sense :boggle:


Ian

posted on 29th Jun 05 at 22:09

That one is just a 30 second or so exposure on a tripod, and a little bit of luck that the lightening strikes within the 30 seconds. Notice how it looks fairly light, just because the camera has been able to soak up loads of light while its been taking the pic, then whammo a bolt of lightening strikes through the pic as well.

You could get a more natural pic of the night sky with a shorter shutter - 5 seconds perhaps - but then you've a smaller window in which the strike must occur.


Cybermonkey

posted on 29th Jun 05 at 13:34


VegasPhil

posted on 28th Jun 05 at 23:28

Probably one of about 100 shots :lol:. The storms we had last friday had the lightning going every 20 seconds or so.


vibrio

posted on 28th Jun 05 at 22:02

don't know. maybe a light snesor to trip the shutter or they set up a contuctor on the gound to entice it


richard_syko

posted on 28th Jun 05 at 20:59

How do they get such good pictures of lightening.

Or are they all lucky shoots. :boggle: