How to Capture lightning, A mini how to.

[drec]

been quiet on the storm front last week(s) and now watching the www.bom.gov.au , two cells one hour travel either side. camera's packed car is ready, could today be the day?

[NaturesPixel]

Originally Posted by drec

been quiet on the storm front last week(s) and now watching the www.bom.gov.au , two cells one hour travel either side. camera's packed car is ready, could today be the day?

woot Home has some of the best lighting storm displays in the world.... specially if they coming from the west!!! good luck!!

[NaturesPixel]

Originally Posted by Hrshycro

OK so can someone dumb down the 1st post to a new kid on the block thats 15 with a D40 so that i can understand it? plz?

ill try...
set camera to "M" your Aperture set to f16 and set your shutter speed to Bulb.. Read your manual if you dont know how to do this..

if you have a remote (which you need) release the shutter... after about 2 mins or so close the shutter... the length of time depends on how dark your night is...
hope this helps if not let me know

[Bambam]

Wonderful discussion on this topic, I wish I've come across it earlier when I attempted to shoot a similar one locally...I just want to point out that I got here looking for Lighting topics, but was surprised I ended up with Lightning instead, since the topic title was misspelled. But great serendipity, all's well that ends well, because I loved it just the same! I got to learn a lot, especially with timing. Keep up the good work!

[thisbejonas]

Originally Posted by NaturesPixel

ill try...
set camera to "M" your Aperture set to f16 and set your shutter speed to Bulb.. Read your manual if you dont know how to do this..

if you have a remote (which you need) release the shutter... after about 2 mins or so close the shutter... the length of time depends on how dark your night is...
hope this helps if not let me know

I just bought a EOS 40D and I cant find anything as to setting shutter speed to "bulb" I am new to dslr but have a "basic" understanding but I guess not on this one. Can someone tell me what the "bulb" setting on a 40D would be . Thanks

[NaturesPixel]

for me (Nikon D80) all i do is rotate my shutter dial clock wise all the way till it can go no further and Bulb flashes on my top LCD read your manual??

[Sime™]

pop your 40D in manual mode and dial the shutter speed around to "bulb"

I have a 30D, but pretty sure the setting is the saem on the 40D..

sime

[thisbejonas]

Thanks guys i finally found it, still just a little overwhelmed by all the manual funtions

[FrankenPengie]

Originally Posted by rikkersc

How do you get the sky color to be more on the blue side, as in the examples so far in this thread?
When I take lightning shots my sky is always black. Or, in a few of them the sky had a sepia tone to it. Like the one below:

Post processing via software. What color would you like your picture to be?

[kaycn]

hi i am trying to find out weather or not i can take shot of lighting with my camera its a power shot S5IS canon

thanks kayla