The Lightning Bolt Out of the Blue (actually Black!)!
Johannesburg has been referred to as 'The Lightning Capital of the World!'. Certainly it is one of the very most lightning prone cities. It's every Johannesburg photographer's dream (I think!) to capture a dramatic, 'forked lightning' shot on camera! I was LUCKY! We had a MASSIVE elecrical storm this evening! I took this from my aprtment balcony. Though it was a dark night sky, the sheer power of the lightning bolts (and there were many!) lit up the night sky. Technique: I've posted all the EXIF data. I did not use a tripod, but rested the camera on a stable surface, used an 8 second exposure and a two second shutter delay.
The Lightning Bolt Out of the Blue (actually Black!)!
Johannesburg has been referred to as 'The Lightning Capital of the World!'. Certainly it is one of the very most lightning prone cities. It's every Johannesburg photographer's dream (I think!) to capture a dramatic, 'forked lightning' shot on camera! I was LUCKY! We had a MASSIVE elecrical storm this evening! I took this from my aprtment balcony. Though it was a dark night sky, the sheer power of the lightning bolts (and there were many!) lit up the night sky. Technique: I've posted all the EXIF data. I did not use a tripod, but rested the camera on a stable surface, used an 8 second exposure and a two second shutter delay.