Photographing lightning - Settings?

[bigone5500]

On my Nikon D60, what settings are optimal (or a good starting point) for photographing lightning? I tried it last night but the photos came out very grainy. I used a tripod and a remote shutter release to take them. My settings were: manual mode, f22, 3 seconds shutter, ISO400, matrix metering, manual focus (infinity).

If anyone has links to some good tutorials, please do post them.

[inkista]

What about this?
Lightning Photo Tips

[tylernothumbs]

I took some lightning pics, ISO 100, Bulb mode for the shutter speed, some were left open as long as 120 seconds (very dark where I was, Lightning a little far away) but it worked

[fire-eyes]

It seems backwards but you actually want to use a low ISO like 100.

A while back I posted an extensive response to someone asking for lightning photo advice, this may help you:

Lightning pictures

[bigone5500]

Originally Posted by fire-eyes

It seems backwards but you actually want to use a low ISO like 100.

A while back I posted an extensive response to someone asking for lightning photo advice, this may help you:

Lightning pictures

Thanks for this great information. I can see now what I have done wrong in the ones I captured. For one, I was using too high an ISO. Second, my aperture was too small.

One question: does active dynamic lighting have any affect on this type of photo? Will it hinder the camera's performance?...ok, that was two...LOL!