Lightning storm

Just spent 3 hours trying to capture some lightning strikes on camera. Besides taking a crash course through my cameras manual, and fumbling with the controls, I managed to capture a few interesting pics. These were all taken between 10pm and 12 am. :)

And as it goes with putting effort into something, mother nature just now decides to start throwing some frequent and awesome bolts across the sky.... grrrrr.

Heat lightning
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2.../lightning.jpg



http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...dy/strike1.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...dy/strike2.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...dy/strike3.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...dy/strike4.jpg


Some lightning right over my head that made it as bright as day
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ady/litsky.jpg

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...dy/litsky2.jpg


Nothing hugely impressive, but I'm getting tired :P

I did manage to catch 7 toads in the dark! Hahaha

In the fifth picture you can see the return electricity coming off the power structures... reaching from the ground into the sky. That's sweet! You should send that one into weather.com or something....

:gj::gj:Nice pics! Lightning storms fascinate me. Maybe it's all in the name:D

Haha thanks! Maybe later this summer I can get some really good ones!

Sick dude! What State do ya live in........

Cool. I'd like to try to "catch" lightning some time. Did you use a long exposure?

Yea I dont have a remote or anything, so I just threw it in aperture priority and set the exposure for as high as possible. It would stay open for 35 seconds. Any other mode would make it really red and bright. Like I said, I don't really know what I'm doing here, just goofing around!

Hopefully we'll have some better storms in the future. :)

great pics. i probably wouldnt have been trying to take pics of lightning myse lf LOL

Superb photos! :gj:


I LOVE lightning storms! :bow::salute:

pretty cool...i need some bigger grapefruit to get some of these type of shots...