Lightning Photos

Took these pics from my back porch using my Canon T2i. Thought I would share.

 

I dont see how you time it perfectly. Do you just take a shit ton of pictures all at once and delete all the others?
Edit: BTW sweet pictures

 

Well I did take like 100 pictures. But I set my exposure time to 5 to 10 seconds a picture. I also turn on my self timer so it takes 10 pictures in a row. I also set my camera up on a tripod. So I end up deleting a lot of pictures but it's well worth it.

Thanks!!

 

ok lol i figured. i wasnt sure if there was some sort of 6th sense of when a lightning bolt was going to strike haha

 

I'm not that good.

I used to do it that way but I only ever ended up with like 1 or 2 good pictures.

 

Try bulb, and turn down exposure.

 

What do you mean by bulb?

I'm still kinda new to,the photography stuff.

 

Bulb leaves the shutter open for as long as you want, even getting multiple strikes on one image. You've seen the streaks of car lights and such. Give me a second, I've got a few around here somewhere.

EDIT I found a couple, I know I have more but cant put my finger on them.

 

I see what you are talking about. I'll have to try that on the next round of lightning storms I get. Shouldn't take too long for that to happen.

Thanks for the advice!!

 

I call your nighttime shots and raise you a day time shot

 

SOOOO bad ass!!!

 

Look good guys. Wished I'd carried my camera out last night to watch the meteor shower, we veiwed 15 or so in under two hours.

 

I really wanted to see that too. But unfortunately we had cloudy skies those nights. Which in southern AZ is a rarity on its own.

 

That's awesome!! Shots like that are a lot harder to get than my night shots.

 

Subbed!

 

Peak is over, but there are still plenty to be seen, I went out in my back yard and caught a few this morning. I've got a time lapse point-n-shoot on a tripod as I type this trying to catch something. Not gonna get any if you don't try.

 

Nice. Post up pics if you get anything!!

 

Good stuff! I love lightning photos! i use a 30 second shutter or the bulb function and tape a penny to the button. im uploading photos right now so i can post them in this thread