03/08/2011 - Lightning

[Winso]

The one decent shot I got from last night's storm. I'd have liked a closer bolt and a bit more central but I can't complain, it was just nice to see some night time lightning for the first time in a couple of years!

[Southern Storm]

Nice shot!

[sunny scunny]

very nice shot,well done

[lewisosd]

I have been experimenting with lightning shots and am finding it very hard to get a crisp/clean exposure. Have experimented with different ND filters but to no avail. What F stop/shutter speed do you generally find works well? I have been using manual focus and set my lens to infinate and just snap away with a remote shutter but still find I am getting blur or pixelated images

[Sprites]

I have been experimenting with lightning shots and am finding it very hard to get a crisp/clean exposure. Have experimented with different ND filters but to no avail. What F stop/shutter speed do you generally find works well? I have been using manual focus and set my lens to infinate and just snap away with a remote shutter but still find I am getting blur or pixelated images

Hi Lewis, its easy to overexpose pics when taking long exposure, first make sure you set the ISO to 100 or 200 it gives cleaner images, and allows longer exposures.