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Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:03 pm
by steamtrainfan
Oooops -
My apologies ExFem.
Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:59 pm
by BluTuna
The lazy man's guide to lightning photography (Must be done in the dark).
1. Set your camera up on a tripod.
2. point it at a thunderstorm.
3. Set to manual focus and focus at infinity.
4. Set shutter speed at 10 seconds.
5. Set aperture at f/8.
6. Find the menu item called "Interval Timer" (that's what Nikon calls it)
7. Set the camera to take 300 pictures (depending on your SD card capacity) at 11 seconds intervals.
8. Start the interval timer.
9. Go and watch TV for about 45 mins.
10. Check your results.
Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:30 pm
by Flutterby
Sounds easy enough...would like to see it in practice though!! -O
Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:02 pm
by BluTuna
I tried it a few nights ago but didn't perform point 3 properly. I got some great lightning pictures that were all out of focus
Meanwhile, here's a Lightning of another sort.
Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:08 pm
by Flutterby
-O
Re: How to: Photograph Lightning
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:45 pm
by steamtrainfan
BluTuna wrote:The lazy man's guide to lightning photography (Must be done in the dark).
Now this is my language - Thanks very much B.T.