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Lightning ground strike · **8 Likes**

Lightning strikes early in the morning the day after Christmas.. Even though I didn't feel that great, a few minutes in a field of sugarcane with a storm approaching I packed up not long after this was taken. the WR was tested to a point but I'm trying to avoid the camera getting overly wet..

anyway the outcome is this amazing shot, triggered with a miops smart trigger!!

**BigDave** · 12-27-2019, 02:14 PM

Oh heck, get a one iron golf club and hold it up high 'cause "not even God hits on a one iron"!

Liney · 12-27-2019, 02:53 PM

Excellent image, and the composition and colours are fantastic. I've tried lightning images before and could never predict where and when, so that trigger is worth its weight in gold. The colours of the clouds are also spectacular, was there any form of filter or special processing on them?

vinni · 12-27-2019, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by MotoRider

miops smart trigger

What a fantastic shot! Had to Google that trigger ... it's very high on my wish list now

**MotoRider** · 12-27-2019, 04:53 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Liney

Excellent image, and the composition and colours are fantastic. I've tried lightning images before and could never predict where and when, so that trigger is worth its weight in gold. The colours of the clouds are also spectacular, was there any form of filter or special processing on them?

No filter and shot in RAW.. In pp a bit of contrast and adjusting shadows a bit

Imp · 12-27-2019, 07:08 PM - **1 Like**

Wow, fantastic shot! Great framing.

Originally posted by MotoRider

triggered with a miops smart trigger!!

so you didn't have to stand there and mash your finger on the shutter button whenever you heard thunder?

that's been my strategy before.

Jim Dandy · 12-27-2019, 07:45 PM

Wowza! Great shots. Have a trigger but not enough patience, fortitude or bravery to get out in a storm and test out. Like your results though and may try (a distant setup...). Thanks for sharing.

Vmax911 · 12-27-2019, 09:21 PM

Love the lightning shots, thanks for sharing.

GRB · 12-27-2019, 09:41 PM

Great capture, if way to close.

Pentaxrookie · 12-28-2019, 05:16 AM

Wow, the second photo is really scary. Good to know that you didn‘t stand next to it. Looks amazing.

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12-27-2019, 02:14 PM	#16
BigDave Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,626	Oh heck, get a one iron golf club and hold it up high 'cause "not even God hits on a one iron"!

12-27-2019, 02:53 PM	#17
Liney Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,237	Excellent image, and the composition and colours are fantastic. I've tried lightning images before and could never predict where and when, so that trigger is worth its weight in gold. The colours of the clouds are also spectacular, was there any form of filter or special processing on them?

12-27-2019, 03:26 PM	#18
vinni Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 235	Originally posted by MotoRider miops smart trigger What a fantastic shot! Had to Google that trigger ... it's very high on my wish list now

12-27-2019, 04:53 PM - 1 Like	#19
MotoRider Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cairns Posts: 204 Original Poster	Originally posted by Liney Excellent image, and the composition and colours are fantastic. I've tried lightning images before and could never predict where and when, so that trigger is worth its weight in gold. The colours of the clouds are also spectacular, was there any form of filter or special processing on them? No filter and shot in RAW.. In pp a bit of contrast and adjusting shadows a bit

12-27-2019, 07:08 PM - 1 Like	#20
Imp Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Washington, DC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,749	Wow, fantastic shot! Great framing. Originally posted by MotoRider triggered with a miops smart trigger!! so you didn't have to stand there and mash your finger on the shutter button whenever you heard thunder? that's been my strategy before.

12-27-2019, 07:45 PM	#21
Jim Dandy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Central Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 137	Wowza! Great shots. Have a trigger but not enough patience, fortitude or bravery to get out in a storm and test out. Like your results though and may try (a distant setup...). Thanks for sharing.

12-27-2019, 09:21 PM	#22
Vmax911 Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ABQ Photos: Gallery Posts: 826	Love the lightning shots, thanks for sharing.

12-27-2019, 09:41 PM	#23
GRB Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Southcentral Alaska Posts: 817	Great capture, if way to close.

12-28-2019, 05:16 AM	#24
Pentaxrookie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: 48282 Emsdetten Posts: 113	Wow, the second photo is really scary. Good to know that you didn‘t stand next to it. Looks amazing.

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