Nature Thunderstorm

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The first real "storm" (we don't get weather extremes really here) I've witnessed here in Christchurch since I was a child, I recall looking out the window with my brother as a child counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder to find out the distance with water streaking down the glass.

This was over in 45mins or so, did cause a small power outage but nothing serious

It even made the national news, such is the rarity for these parts hehe.

Boiling Skies by Dafydd359

The Heavens Open by Dafydd359

Thunderstorming by Dafydd359

The final shot was a long exposure on tripod the other two just anticipated while set on aps.c

Cheers

**eaglem** · 09-05-2012, 03:29 PM

Well captured shots.

AnnieBell · 09-05-2012, 03:55 PM

Very nice. Well done on the first two. It isn't easy anticipating.

**Bob Harris** · 09-05-2012, 04:31 PM

Love the lightning storms, great job of capturing them, very pretty shots.

slowpez · 09-06-2012, 06:53 AM

Can't believe you caught the first two with that method. Well done. Must have been a heck of a storm.

**Ex Finn.** · 09-06-2012, 04:14 PM

Nice captures, specially the ones that you anticipated.

sbruzzone · 04-18-2013, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by FruitLooPs

The first real "storm" (we don't get weather extremes really here) I've witnessed here in Christchurch since I was a child, I recall looking out the window with my brother as a child counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder to find out the distance with water streaking down the glass.

This was over in 45mins or so, did cause a small power outage but nothing serious

It even made the national news, such is the rarity for these parts hehe.

Boiling Skies by Dafydd359

The Heavens Open by Dafydd359

Thunderstorming by Dafydd359

The final shot was a long exposure on tripod the other two just anticipated while set on aps.c

Cheers

Awesome shots!
Here are my first attempts. I've used the color pick filter just to play a little with the image!

Attached Images

**Kerrowdown** · 04-18-2013, 01:51 PM

These images are good enough to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up with the static, well done.

jp_recon · 05-12-2013, 08:32 PM

sbruzzone, great photos, what lens did you use for those? Also, what were your camera exposure settings?

I want to try and take some like these when the summer storms begin to roll around here in Texas.

sbruzzone · 05-13-2013, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by jp_recon

sbruzzone, great photos, what lens did you use for those? Also, what were your camera exposure settings?

I want to try and take some like these when the summer storms begin to roll around here in Texas.

Hi, thank you!

I'm not sure now, I think I've used manual mode, ISO 100, F/2.8 and shutter speed between 5 and 10sec and I was
taking pictures continuously. (pressing the button after every shot.)
The lens was a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 and it was used wide open most of the time. I was placing the camera
in the balcony...not very comfortable with that, but I have a tripod now!
Some shots were 'burnt' since some lightnings were quite brilliant!
Since London ON, is the lightning capital of Canada...I think I'll have some fun this summer too!

I hope to see some of your shots soon

charliezap · 05-13-2013, 08:19 AM

Very dramatic shots well captured.--charliezap

scratchpaddy · 05-13-2013, 08:22 AM

I'm amazed. You don't know how difficult it is to photograph lightning until you've tried. I think I've gotten two or three decent ones in my whole life. It's always too late, too soon, overexposed, wrong direction, or a dozen other things that go wrong.

Kudos to you for taking full advantage of such a rare event!

margriet · 05-13-2013, 09:00 AM

Very impressive indeed! I like the first one the most I think, but overall the photos bring that special feeling. (run for cover)

rickn · 05-13-2013, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by FruitLooPs

The first real "storm" (we don't get weather extremes really here) I've witnessed here in Christchurch since I was a child, I recall looking out the window with my brother as a child counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder to find out the distance with water streaking down the glass.

This was over in 45mins or so, did cause a small power outage but nothing serious

It even made the national news, such is the rarity for these parts hehe.

Boiling Skies by Dafydd359

The Heavens Open by Dafydd359

Thunderstorming by Dafydd359

The final shot was a long exposure on tripod the other two just anticipated while set on aps.c

Cheers

Good work on a hard to capture subject.

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sbruzzone Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London, ON Photos: Albums Posts: 64	Originally posted by FruitLooPs The first real "storm" (we don't get weather extremes really here) I've witnessed here in Christchurch since I was a child, I recall looking out the window with my brother as a child counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder to find out the distance with water streaking down the glass. This was over in 45mins or so, did cause a small power outage but nothing serious It even made the national news, such is the rarity for these parts hehe. Boiling Skies by Dafydd359 The Heavens Open by Dafydd359 Thunderstorming by Dafydd359 The final shot was a long exposure on tripod the other two just anticipated while set on aps.c Cheers Awesome shots! Here are my first attempts. I've used the color pick filter just to play a little with the image! Attached Images

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Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,816	These images are good enough to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up with the static, well done.

05-12-2013, 08:32 PM	#9
jp_recon New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Houston Photos: Albums Posts: 13	sbruzzone, great photos, what lens did you use for those? Also, what were your camera exposure settings? I want to try and take some like these when the summer storms begin to roll around here in Texas.

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sbruzzone Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: London, ON Photos: Albums Posts: 64	Originally posted by jp_recon sbruzzone, great photos, what lens did you use for those? Also, what were your camera exposure settings? I want to try and take some like these when the summer storms begin to roll around here in Texas. Hi, thank you! I'm not sure now, I think I've used manual mode, ISO 100, F/2.8 and shutter speed between 5 and 10sec and I was taking pictures continuously. (pressing the button after every shot.) The lens was a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 and it was used wide open most of the time. I was placing the camera in the balcony...not very comfortable with that, but I have a tripod now! Some shots were 'burnt' since some lightnings were quite brilliant! Since London ON, is the lightning capital of Canada...I think I'll have some fun this summer too! I hope to see some of your shots soon

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charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Very dramatic shots well captured.--charliezap

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scratchpaddy Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,361	I'm amazed. You don't know how difficult it is to photograph lightning until you've tried. I think I've gotten two or three decent ones in my whole life. It's always too late, too soon, overexposed, wrong direction, or a dozen other things that go wrong. Kudos to you for taking full advantage of such a rare event!

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margriet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 191	Very impressive indeed! I like the first one the most I think, but overall the photos bring that special feeling. (run for cover)

05-13-2013, 02:15 PM	#14
rickn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mechanicsburg, Pa, Dania, FL Photos: Gallery Posts: 122	Originally posted by FruitLooPs The first real "storm" (we don't get weather extremes really here) I've witnessed here in Christchurch since I was a child, I recall looking out the window with my brother as a child counting the seconds between the lightning and thunder to find out the distance with water streaking down the glass. This was over in 45mins or so, did cause a small power outage but nothing serious It even made the national news, such is the rarity for these parts hehe. Boiling Skies by Dafydd359 The Heavens Open by Dafydd359 Thunderstorming by Dafydd359 The final shot was a long exposure on tripod the other two just anticipated while set on aps.c Cheers Good work on a hard to capture subject.