Mike Olbinski Photography
Static
I'm kind of anal when it comes to the composition of lightning shots. I like a certain look, a certain kind of strike, a certain kind of framing and if I don't have it, I'll just throw out the image. Examples are capturing only HALF a strike. You were aimed in the general area but the bolt obviously has a lot going on off-camera that you missed. That's not good enough for me.
Anyways, this bolt has a pretty intense tendril going off camera, but for the most part, the entire strike is in the center of the frame. It's definitely not my favorite lightning shot of all time, but the reason I'm posting it is how amazed I am at all the small details. If you look closely towards the top (and anywhere really) you can see tons of faint lines of less intense tendrils going everywhere. I love it. I don't think my shots from last year had this much detail in them and I'm stoked to see what happens this summer.
I find this stuff just utterly fascinating. This was shot just a few weeks ago in Memphis. The official start to the Arizona monsoon season was yesterday, but so far the outlook is at LEAST 2-3 weeks away before we start seeing that seasonal storm flow begin. I'm getting antsy.
(exif: canon 5d mark ii, canon 50mm 1.4, iso 100, f/5.0, 20 sec)
Static
I'm kind of anal when it comes to the composition of lightning shots. I like a certain look, a certain kind of strike, a certain kind of framing and if I don't have it, I'll just throw out the image. Examples are capturing only HALF a strike. You were aimed in the general area but the bolt obviously has a lot going on off-camera that you missed. That's not good enough for me.
Anyways, this bolt has a pretty intense tendril going off camera, but for the most part, the entire strike is in the center of the frame. It's definitely not my favorite lightning shot of all time, but the reason I'm posting it is how amazed I am at all the small details. If you look closely towards the top (and anywhere really) you can see tons of faint lines of less intense tendrils going everywhere. I love it. I don't think my shots from last year had this much detail in them and I'm stoked to see what happens this summer.
I find this stuff just utterly fascinating. This was shot just a few weeks ago in Memphis. The official start to the Arizona monsoon season was yesterday, but so far the outlook is at LEAST 2-3 weeks away before we start seeing that seasonal storm flow begin. I'm getting antsy.
(exif: canon 5d mark ii, canon 50mm 1.4, iso 100, f/5.0, 20 sec)