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mikeSF · 07-23-2012, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by bossa

Nice shot! It's like the Lightning is beckoning the Pylon to come and catch it.

Originally posted by TomTextura

Agreed!

Originally posted by Chaos_Realm

That is just down right cool!

thanks! Very strange last night, i set out to shoot the milky way under clear skies and started to see little flashes on the horizon. Had to drive pretty far to follow the summer squall and finally saw some lightning strikes. The electrical tower has always been on my mind as a compositional element if i ever had a chance to shoot lightning and I was lucky to spot one nearby in a cornfield.

fearview · 07-23-2012, 10:46 PM

@mikeSF

brilliant.

.

**wizofoz** · 07-24-2012, 12:39 AM

Originally posted by mikeSF

The electrical tower has always been on my mind as a compositional element if i ever had a chance to shoot lightning and I was lucky to spot one nearby in a cornfield.

Thats brilliant Mike...

How in the heck did you make the lightning obey the rule of thirds??

bickrs · 07-24-2012, 04:59 AM

Originally posted by Deimos

Had to do quite a bit of work on this one, lots of flare and shadows to pull:

FA43

Beautiful scene you've captured and developed here!

Originally posted by mikeSF

last night with the FA77

Electric Blue

Amazing colour and good use of the focal length.

My Nieces' Christenings this weekend gone and these two are probably my favourite shots...

FA31

**Deimos** · 07-24-2012, 10:06 AM

amazing Mike!

chaos I like the third

bickrs the last is very nice

another one from last week

43

V10 · 07-24-2012, 10:24 AM

FA 31

mccarvindh · 07-24-2012, 11:31 AM - **1 Like**

FA 43 - Quick snap of colourful Swiss Chards

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bickrs · 07-24-2012, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Deimos

...

bickrs the last is very nice

another one from last week

43

Thanks Deimos - nice horse, lots of detail.

Originally posted by V10

FA 31

Interesting shot - where/what is this?

FA43, both crops

Sage97 · 07-24-2012, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by mikeSF

last night with the FA77

Electric Blue

MikeSF,

That is amazing. My attempts at doing this has resulted with pretty much black nothingness. How did you get the lightning to hold still or do you just know when and where its about to hit?

mikeSF · 07-24-2012, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by wizofoz

Thats brilliant Mike...

How in the heck did you make the lightning obey the rule of thirds??

thanks all.
regarding the rule of thirds, the storm was quite distant, so all the strikes were pretty much in the same place but moving northeast. I started with a wide lens but switched to the 77 and framed it up where i was seeing most of the strikes happening. This shot is not cropped, so there is a good bit of resolution in the original image.

mikeSF · 07-24-2012, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by Sage97

MikeSF,

That is amazing. My attempts at doing this has resulted with pretty much black nothingness. How did you get the lightning to hold still or do you just know when and where its about to hit?

i don't want to jinx it, BUT, it was my first time ever shooting lightning and it was WAY easier than i expected. I literally set up the camera and set it to 30sec exposures in M mode, locked the shutter release open and walked away. The camera caught all the action while pretty much unattended.
Shhhhhhhhhhh!

V10 · 07-24-2012, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by bickrs

Interesting shot - where/what is this?

That was artist Mitchell Soulfeather doing a series of light paintings at the Illuminares Lantern Festival in Vancouver.

nulla · 07-25-2012, 01:07 AM

K-30 and FA77 cropped

Melbourne City Scene

K-30 FA 43..both cropped

Frogfish · 07-25-2012, 05:00 AM

Excellent set Nulla !

**Deimos** · 07-25-2012, 07:09 AM

I like the bokeh on the first one nulla

some portraits of the couple from my recent b&b shoot. they wouldnt smile (which prob worked out better) but the FA77 did its job anyways

The RAW files were nearly finished products, amazing lens....

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07-23-2012, 10:18 PM	#4306
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	Originally posted by bossa Nice shot! It's like the Lightning is beckoning the Pylon to come and catch it. Originally posted by TomTextura Agreed! Originally posted by Chaos_Realm That is just down right cool! thanks! Very strange last night, i set out to shoot the milky way under clear skies and started to see little flashes on the horizon. Had to drive pretty far to follow the summer squall and finally saw some lightning strikes. The electrical tower has always been on my mind as a compositional element if i ever had a chance to shoot lightning and I was lucky to spot one nearby in a cornfield.

07-23-2012, 10:46 PM	#4307
fearview Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jakarta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,067	@mikeSF brilliant. .

07-24-2012, 12:39 AM	#4308
wizofoz Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne, Outer east. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,695	Originally posted by mikeSF The electrical tower has always been on my mind as a compositional element if i ever had a chance to shoot lightning and I was lucky to spot one nearby in a cornfield. Thats brilliant Mike... How in the heck did you make the lightning obey the rule of thirds??

07-24-2012, 04:59 AM	#4309
bickrs Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Posts: 327	Originally posted by Deimos Had to do quite a bit of work on this one, lots of flare and shadows to pull: FA43 Beautiful scene you've captured and developed here! Originally posted by mikeSF last night with the FA77 Electric Blue Amazing colour and good use of the focal length. My Nieces' Christenings this weekend gone and these two are probably my favourite shots... FA31

07-24-2012, 10:06 AM	#4310
Deimos Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingdom of Wonder Posts: 1,777	amazing Mike! chaos I like the third bickrs the last is very nice another one from last week 43

07-24-2012, 10:24 AM	#4311
V10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: B.C., Canada Posts: 116	FA 31

07-24-2012, 11:31 AM - 1 Like	#4312
mccarvindh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohio, USA/ India Photos: Gallery Posts: 478	FA 43 - Quick snap of colourful Swiss Chards [/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/9678931@N07/7638513920/]ARVI6226[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/9678931@N07/]arvindh76[/url], on Flickr" target="_blank">

07-24-2012, 01:34 PM	#4313
bickrs Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Posts: 327	Originally posted by Deimos ... bickrs the last is very nice another one from last week 43 Thanks Deimos - nice horse, lots of detail. Originally posted by V10 FA 31 Interesting shot - where/what is this? FA43, both crops

07-24-2012, 02:03 PM	#4314
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,239	Originally posted by mikeSF last night with the FA77 Electric Blue MikeSF, That is amazing. My attempts at doing this has resulted with pretty much black nothingness. How did you get the lightning to hold still or do you just know when and where its about to hit?

07-24-2012, 09:30 PM	#4315
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	Originally posted by wizofoz Thats brilliant Mike... How in the heck did you make the lightning obey the rule of thirds?? thanks all. regarding the rule of thirds, the storm was quite distant, so all the strikes were pretty much in the same place but moving northeast. I started with a wide lens but switched to the 77 and framed it up where i was seeing most of the strikes happening. This shot is not cropped, so there is a good bit of resolution in the original image.

07-24-2012, 09:32 PM	#4316
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,622	Originally posted by Sage97 MikeSF, That is amazing. My attempts at doing this has resulted with pretty much black nothingness. How did you get the lightning to hold still or do you just know when and where its about to hit? i don't want to jinx it, BUT, it was my first time ever shooting lightning and it was WAY easier than i expected. I literally set up the camera and set it to 30sec exposures in M mode, locked the shutter release open and walked away. The camera caught all the action while pretty much unattended. Shhhhhhhhhhh!

07-24-2012, 10:13 PM	#4317
V10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: B.C., Canada Posts: 116	Originally posted by bickrs Interesting shot - where/what is this? That was artist Mitchell Soulfeather doing a series of light paintings at the Illuminares Lantern Festival in Vancouver.

07-25-2012, 01:07 AM	#4318
nulla Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 1,560	K-30 and FA77 cropped Melbourne City Scene K-30 FA 43..both cropped

07-25-2012, 05:00 AM	#4319
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Excellent set Nulla !

07-25-2012, 07:09 AM	#4320
Deimos Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kingdom of Wonder Posts: 1,777	I like the bokeh on the first one nulla some portraits of the couple from my recent b&b shoot. they wouldnt smile (which prob worked out better) but the FA77 did its job anyways The RAW files were nearly finished products, amazing lens....