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Hello, busy summer for me I haven't had time to post much. This is a lake that's just a few minuets away from my house. I don't shoot there much because it's crowded. These are the first shots I've ever gotten with lightning, I would do a few things differently next time, but let me know what you think!







Went there for this, the lightning was just an added bonus

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Despite having no lightning the last one is my favorite. Great photos.

My advice, stay indoors whilst there are ground strikes, better chance of growing old.

Cheers

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Sunset and lightning - can't get any better than that! The last one is my favourite too - incredible light. Doesn't look like an HDR, but is it?

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Incredible shots!

But as sunsets usually aren't too dark... what shutter speed did you use?

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exif data says 3 secs

Thanks for the comments! Evolution, yes good eye that one is a 3 shot HDR. I was trying to get to a point in the lake that the houses where not part of the picture but the storm started and I didn't want to get too far from the car. I think the homes look nice in the HDR shot though.

Jiko, I wasn't really sure how to get the lightning (without a lightning trigger) so I experimented with long exposures and F22-F20. Then I put it in burst mode and held down the button on the remote trigger, until I caught some lightning with the shutter open. I think the best ones where the shortest at 3 seconds, I had some turn out ok as high as 10 seconds.

Anyone have a better method then that?

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Usually I'm trying to shoot lightning at night so it's totally dark around me - 30sec exposure at medium apertures between 5,6 and 8. ( http://simon.deobald.org/bilder/Blitz02_3gr.jpg )

But in that light... really impressive!

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Canon EOS 500D + Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm 4L IS USM + EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM + EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM + Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II + Nissin Speedlite Di 466

Jiko, nice lightning shot and thanks for the compliment!

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Rebel T2I, Tamron 17-50 2.8, EF 70-300 f4-5.6, 50mm f 1.8

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These are all excellent shots but the first and last are superb. Great work.

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