Thank you very much Tobi and all of your team....
It is my honor for sharing my picture.
And i m a very proud to be a member of your network.
My hope is to make more Greek people get involved with this project...
Keep up the good job...
Thanks again
2016-09-05, 11:07 (This post was last modified: 2016-09-05, 11:12 by piepants.)
Hi all! Keen lightning photographer from Newcastle, Australia here, and soon to be participant
Here's one of my best shots from our last storm season (taken late January)
Edit: should just clarify this is a composite of about 4 or 5 photos, taken with a Canon 600D and EF-S 10-18mm wide-angle lens. I use an AEO Photo lightning trigger, which they now seem to call the "Economy Trigger 4.0"
Photography is not my hobby but I made a short video some time ago here in my hometown.
Sitting on the terrace whis a glas of good wine , listening music and watching the lighnings in the background. Those where so far away that we could not here any growling thunder:
It's not much, but I got my first shot of the season! Almost missed this cell because the forecast wasn't likely for storms, it sort of dropped right on top of Newcastle.
Lightning pics are fun. I always look at radar to see what the storm motion is and plan a trip with enough lead time to get in position and have my escape route in case it gets bad. I use the long exposure method with the camera set up on a tripod with a remote shutter button. This pic is a 5 second exposure, ISO-100, f/6.3.
2017-02-18, 03:03 (This post was last modified: 2017-02-18, 03:03 by piepants.)
Some nice storms hit New South Wales yesterday. Unfortunately I misjudged the direction it would go when it came near the coast, so I was too far away to get any good photos, but more are forecast for this afternoon. Soundings and synoptic charts all look very good for strong storms
Here`s some tips! just make sure to set your lens to manual focus, it’ll give more control. Then, set camera ISO to the lowest. Your shutter speed should be longer as well to capture the lightning. As for your aperture, start out with an aperture of f/5.6. You can also use a lightning trigger, it’ll be easier to take the photograph. You can check out Nikon’s article on it https://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-ex...tning.html