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I'm joining in the fun for tonight's light show.

I don't normally take photos of lightning but this is one of my very good first attempts



How many mega-volts can you measure here!?







I think I'm not as dedicated as others here, I didnt get out of my room, just took these from the window, through the glass. After watching that lightning programme on TV got me scared enough to head out

Nice clean skyline to shoot against and a steeple to set it all off on.. Lovely stuff..

sometimes it's nice to be on the inside of the glass.


Atleast you're not getting your gear wet.. I had a few plastic bags.. with holes in them to keep the gear.. a little dry..

Like it Yip, well captured

I don't blame you for shooting inside. I was actually tempted to borrow my bro's tripod and go outside to take some lightning shots but I figured. Hmmm lightning rod...

Wow, you've certainly captured some amazing energy there.

Well done YiP, we could use a few storms up here on the north coast, very hot but not much visible storm activity compared to last few years.

YiP
great shots
I think the first one would be improved by cropping all the apartment buildings up to the highest guttering so that you have a near black bottom to the picture it would also change the scale of the photo giving it a much wider and grander look

Thanks all for the comments

To share the technical part of the capture, I set the camera/lens close tight to the glass to prevent much glare as possible. The shutter was on bulb and closed when I took the guess of how much 'light' I want in the frame.

Tripod setup was very funny, but tho, it was useful:

firsty wrote:YiP
great shots
I think the first one would be improved by cropping all the apartment buildings up to the highest guttering so that you have a near black bottom to the picture it would also change the scale of the photo giving it a much wider and grander look

Thanks for the point-out. I cropped the original photo and cloned out the border so it looks more of panoramic shape rather than squared off. Then applied some curves/levels and minor colour shifts.

How does it look now? (click for larger view)

Great captures Yi-P. Well done.

I prefer the second crop of the first picture but somehow the lightning in the second crop doesn't look real in the second version. IMHO maybe the other pp work has changed the lightning too much.

Maybe the second shot would also look better with a similar crop work - also making it a bit narrower in the process.

Cheers, Mick

Nothing wrong with these for a first effort Yi-P.
I was busy nursing our dog who decided my lap was the safe place to be
Regards Colin

YIP GROW SOME BALLS AND GET OUT THERE UNDER COVER OF COURSE.
Jethro

I like the first one .Great stuff. Wish i had of got up and tried a few shots now .

You have some nice clean shots there. I have tried photographing lightning a few times, still un-successfull so far in getting a good shot.