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Lightning Crashes · 10:05 PM

There was a pretty impressive lightning storm in the Toronto area tonight, so, after a few shots from the front of the house, my wife and I decided to head down to Lake Ontario to get some keepers.

All taken with the K7 and DA* 16-50, in Bulb mode, with mirror up, remote setting. ISO ranges from 100-400. At longer exposures, the K7 is still noisy as hell, but I'm still happy with the results. I'm also proud of myself for not cheating and just setting the K7 on Movie mode and extracting the frames.

jqjones · 08-09-2009, 10:09 PM

nice shots.

I like #3 the best. Your pictures remind me of the storm that just came through Bismarck, pretty good show. Nothing like sitting back and watching some lightning.

heliphoto · 08-09-2009, 11:23 PM

Many great shots there, but #3 is a stunner! Great catch! I played with shooting video of a daytime lightning storm with the K7, and didn't get acceptable results at all so I think you made the right choice there.

GateCityRadio · 08-10-2009, 12:01 AM

these are really nice shots!

pasipasi · 08-10-2009, 03:33 AM

These are great

Christopher M.W.T · 08-10-2009, 05:49 AM

WOW! they are beautiful!

Just one thing, I've noticed it on Photos taken by the K20 & K7, its a very subtle horizontal banding or semi translucent lines. Not immediately noticeable but I see it only pentax photos inc from my camera.

Not that they bother me, just curious.

Maynerd · 08-10-2009, 06:07 AM

Thanks everyone... No 3. is our fav as well.

Originally posted by C.W Tsorotes

WOW! they are beautiful!

Just one thing, I've noticed it on Photos taken by the K20 & K7, its a very subtle horizontal banding or semi translucent lines. Not immediately noticeable but I see it only pentax photos inc from my camera.

Not that they bother me, just curious.

I'm not sure I've seen anything like what you are referring to... Could it just be the noise patterns?

Leaf Fan · 08-10-2009, 07:04 AM

Yeah, quite the show last night. My wife told me to get the camera out, but we couldn't actually see the lightning from our house.

We're just south of LBPIA. When the storm was approaching, I was watching this one Jazz airplane on approach, he was flying RIGHT TOWARD THE BLACKEST CLOUD I'VE EVER SEEN. There was heavy lighting and I was actually watching expecting to see the plane get hit by lightning. All of a sudden he pulls this hard left turn and got the hell out of dodge. I'm sure there were some full vomit bags on that flight.

Peter Zack · 08-10-2009, 07:06 AM

Yeah it's a great series and #3 is fantastic. #4 is my favourite by far. My wife heard about the storms and she's from TO. Misses these (and just about everything else from home) since PEI has pretty lame T-storms in comparison.

Maynerd · 08-10-2009, 07:17 AM

Originally posted by Leaf Fan

Yeah, quite the show last night. My wife told me to get the camera out, but we couldn't actually see the lightning from our house.

We're just south of LBPIA. When the storm was approaching, I was watching this one Jazz airplane on approach, he was flying RIGHT TOWARD THE BLACKEST CLOUD I'VE EVER SEEN. There was heavy lighting and I was actually watching expecting to see the plane get hit by lightning. All of a sudden he pulls this hard left turn and got the hell out of dodge. I'm sure there were some full vomit bags on that flight.

I was amazed at how many planes were flying in this storm. We saw about a half dozen heading towards the Island Airport. I had my shutter open for a couple of them hoping to get some illumination so they would stand out against the sky, but alas, not luck.

Originally posted by Peter Zack

Yeah it's a great series and #3 is fantastic. #4 is my favourite by far. My wife heard about the storms and she's from TO. Misses these (and just about everything else from home) since PEI has pretty lame T-storms in comparison.

I keep going back and forth between #3 & #4 as my personal fav. The cool thing about #4 is that the lights you see on the left are actually from the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant, which just adds to the ominous tone of the image.

K-9 · 08-10-2009, 08:09 AM

I like number 1, as it's got the best lighting placement in the composition.

noquarter15 · 08-14-2009, 11:30 AM

that 3rd shot is phenomenal just awesome!

attack11 · 08-14-2009, 12:11 PM

great series. i like the ones with a bit of orange sky the most.

Jonson PL · 08-14-2009, 12:21 PM

Strong stuff. You got some really impressive ones in there.
Looks okay to me, but maybe you should have stayed at Iso 100

**Kerrowdown** · 08-14-2009, 12:41 PM

No 3 is the winner for me, good shots.

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08-10-2009, 06:07 AM	#7
Maynerd Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pickering, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 100 Original Poster	Thanks Thanks everyone... No 3. is our fav as well. Originally posted by C.W Tsorotes WOW! they are beautiful! Just one thing, I've noticed it on Photos taken by the K20 & K7, its a very subtle horizontal banding or semi translucent lines. Not immediately noticeable but I see it only pentax photos inc from my camera. Not that they bother me, just curious. I'm not sure I've seen anything like what you are referring to... Could it just be the noise patterns?

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jqjones Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 143	nice shots. I like #3 the best. Your pictures remind me of the storm that just came through Bismarck, pretty good show. Nothing like sitting back and watching some lightning.

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GateCityRadio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 503	these are really nice shots!

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Christopher M.W.T Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,689	WOW! they are beautiful! Just one thing, I've noticed it on Photos taken by the K20 & K7, its a very subtle horizontal banding or semi translucent lines. Not immediately noticeable but I see it only pentax photos inc from my camera. Not that they bother me, just curious.

08-10-2009, 07:04 AM	#8
Leaf Fan Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada eh! Photos: Gallery Posts: 673	Yeah, quite the show last night. My wife told me to get the camera out, but we couldn't actually see the lightning from our house. We're just south of LBPIA. When the storm was approaching, I was watching this one Jazz airplane on approach, he was flying RIGHT TOWARD THE BLACKEST CLOUD I'VE EVER SEEN. There was heavy lighting and I was actually watching expecting to see the plane get hit by lightning. All of a sudden he pulls this hard left turn and got the hell out of dodge. I'm sure there were some full vomit bags on that flight.

08-10-2009, 07:06 AM	#9
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Yeah it's a great series and #3 is fantastic. #4 is my favourite by far. My wife heard about the storms and she's from TO. Misses these (and just about everything else from home) since PEI has pretty lame T-storms in comparison.

08-10-2009, 07:17 AM	#10
Maynerd Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pickering, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 100 Original Poster	Originally posted by Leaf Fan Yeah, quite the show last night. My wife told me to get the camera out, but we couldn't actually see the lightning from our house. We're just south of LBPIA. When the storm was approaching, I was watching this one Jazz airplane on approach, he was flying RIGHT TOWARD THE BLACKEST CLOUD I'VE EVER SEEN. There was heavy lighting and I was actually watching expecting to see the plane get hit by lightning. All of a sudden he pulls this hard left turn and got the hell out of dodge. I'm sure there were some full vomit bags on that flight. I was amazed at how many planes were flying in this storm. We saw about a half dozen heading towards the Island Airport. I had my shutter open for a couple of them hoping to get some illumination so they would stand out against the sky, but alas, not luck. Originally posted by Peter Zack Yeah it's a great series and #3 is fantastic. #4 is my favourite by far. My wife heard about the storms and she's from TO. Misses these (and just about everything else from home) since PEI has pretty lame T-storms in comparison. I keep going back and forth between #3 & #4 as my personal fav. The cool thing about #4 is that the lights you see on the left are actually from the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant, which just adds to the ominous tone of the image.

08-10-2009, 08:09 AM	#11
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	I like number 1, as it's got the best lighting placement in the composition.

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noquarter15 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 210	that 3rd shot is phenomenal just awesome!

08-14-2009, 12:11 PM	#13
attack11 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON - Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 658	great series. i like the ones with a bit of orange sky the most.

08-14-2009, 12:21 PM	#14
Jonson PL Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,842	Strong stuff. You got some really impressive ones in there. Looks okay to me, but maybe you should have stayed at Iso 100

08-14-2009, 12:41 PM	#15
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,866	No 3 is the winner for me, good shots.

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