Non Aviation Photography Thread

[scottcolbath]

AMA Mile in Prescott last May.






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[cpasley]

I really enjoyed those Scott

[scottcolbath]

I really enjoyed those Scott

Thanks, how about these?

I've been pulling old pics off my POS Windows PC and loading them on my 27" iMac for a second look. It's been interesting.













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[Stephen Marshall]

A couple from tonight. I was driving back to Tucson from Phoenix and was passing Red Rock around Sunset.

[Bubak]

..nice work!

[Bubak]

[BillOz]

Nice Lightning Kaspar,

I've been eagerly awaiting the Monsoon Lightning, but so far we haven't gotten anything to photograph .  Maybe this weekend.

[Jbong]

My 1 question is how do you know when it will strike? Is there a proper setting to getting lighting?

BTW very nice picture indeed.

[Matt Ottosen]

My 1 question is how do you know when it will strike? Is there a proper setting to getting lighting?

BTW very nice picture indeed.

Jason, that's actually TWO questions!  The answer to your first question; you watch the weather report on the news, they'll tell ya when the lightning will strike.   

[Jbong]

LMAO... Ok I  know when the weatherman says lightning is coming how do you know when to push the shutter. I mean lighting is kinda fast... And what are good settings for this.

[Matt Ottosen]

LMAO... Ok I  know when the weatherman says lightning is coming how do you know when to push the shutter. I mean lighting is kinda fast... And what are good settings for this.

Um, when it comes to lightning, you just kinda push the shutter button and hope for the best.

[Jay Beckman]

Generally speaking:
- Long-ish Shutter Speeds
- Very Small Apertures

Pick a time of day where shooting 30-45s @ f/22 works and you can just hold the shutter open with a cable release.

You can also cover the front of the lens between bolts with a black card or dark basecall cap (no holes!) and leave the shutter open even longer.

[BillOz]

The Lightning shot I took in the message linked to below was shot at F11, for 15 seconds.  Others I shot were usually at F8 to F13.  All at ISO 100.
Just set up on a tripod, aim at where the Lightning is, and keep taking long (2-30 second) shots, depending on how many bolts you want in a shot.

http://azaerophoto.com/forum/index.php?topic=188.msg1321#msg1321

[scottcolbath]

You can also cover the front of the lens between bolts with a black card or dark basecall cap (no holes!) and leave the shutter open even longer.

You just have to know when the next strike will happen. 

I have caught a couple strikes thanks to my cat-like reflexes, but my best success is night shots with long shutter openings.



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[redsox223]

Speaking of cats, being home means I get more time with the family pets