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Adelaide Lightning

Postby Stargazer on Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:51 pm

A few shots from last night's thunderstorm over Adelaide ...

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Postby aussichef on Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:56 am

number 1 is fantastic well captured
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Postby Pa on Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:23 am

love a storm,you've captured these well paul.what was your camera settings for these. thanks
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Postby Yi-P on Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:54 am

You've got my hair standing straight already :twisted:
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Postby Big V on Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:47 am

Nice work Paul, were these taken from near your house?
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Postby aussichef on Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:43 am

i also would like to know your settings please paul

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Postby JordanP on Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:49 am

Nice shots! Are these heavily croped or pretty much full frame as they were taken?
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Postby Stargazer on Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:35 pm

Thanks all for your comments :mrgreen:

Pa wrote:love a storm,you've captured these well paul.what was your camera settings for these. thanks
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Big V wrote:Nice work Paul, were these taken from near your house?
Not far, from a "lookout" at the top of Gates Road in Hackham.

JordanP wrote:Nice shots! Are these heavily croped or pretty much full frame as they were taken?
The 1st shot is full frame but the others are cropped.
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Postby vikin70 on Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:49 pm

wow, a 15 second shot? long exposures for lightning? i cant seem to grasp the science of it...
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Postby stormygirl on Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:01 pm

Excellent pics Paul...as well as the other SA gang on Weatherzone! 8)

Vikin70: You need to have a long exposure to photograph lightning at night, as to simply press the shutter when you see lightning will not work - our reflexes are not fast enough!! You have to leave the shutter open for extended periods to 'catch' it when it happens! I have often used 30 second exposures and not caught anything as the lightning isn't that frequent.

It's not easy, but well worth the effort when you are rewarded with brilliance as this!!

Well done again Paul, most of Melbourne missed out again...
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Postby vikin70 on Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:40 pm

i see i see, thanks for explaining, i would love to try this but we dont get many lightning storms here in perth...
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Postby ozimax on Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:05 pm

Amazing stuff Paul, these photos are spectacular in every respect. Welcome to DSLRusers by the way! Max.
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Postby Slider on Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:32 pm

Great stuff. That 1st is a beauty :D
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Postby jethro on Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:16 pm

ZZZttt! fantastic images. Patience is a virtue and well rewarded.

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Postby surenj on Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:46 pm

Great first and second. Love the feeling of fire descending from the heavens in the second. Would like to see a slightly stronger foreground to balance the interest in the lightning...

Have tried this in the past and know how hard it is to get anywhere near the great shots you have got! Great work.
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Postby Oscar on Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:20 pm

Great shot Paul. Didn't notice these until Stubbsy picked POTW. What a great intro to the forum. Welcome and hope you enjoy your time.
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Postby rookie2 on Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:46 pm

great captures Paul

Not only did we get our first decent rainfall but at last we (Adelaidians) had a great chance to get some lightning shots...

but of course it coincided with a family birthday bash and I wasnt allowed to skip off for 'more bloody photos'

well done..hope you stayed dry.

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