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Spectacular electrical storms often spawn near the Louisiana coast. Lightning strikes the ground, above the clouds, and travels great distances through the clouds. I captured this photo with CHDK and a motion detection script (see this post for more details).
I find it challenging to photograph lightning before dark. But here is one I managed to capture. f/22, ISO 100, 50mm, 1 sec
© Steve Kelley 2008
I've been trying to get lightning shots with the Nikon D300 with some success however i still have not been able to replicate what i was able to shoot with the old Nikon Coolpix 8700. Rather odd given i have so much control and features to assist with the D300. This is from earlier this summer prior to the "upgrade" to the D300 and is a shot of Jersey City, New Jersey looking north with New York City in the distant right.
Have a great weekend and I'll try and catch up with some interesting HDR shots over the weekend.
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The second night we were in Jamaica, there was an awesome lightning storm out over the Caribbean. Of course, me being in Jamaica at an all inclusive resort, and it being 10pm, instead of a camera in one hand and a tripod in the other, I had a drink in one hand and another drink in the other.
Luckily, I had my camera nearby, and I was able to use the wide railing as a tripod. I sort of wish I was able to set up with a tripod closer to the water so I wouldn't have the chairs in the foreground, but I can't be too upset seeing as how the drinking was going well.
Anyway, this was my first time ever shooting lightning. Came out pretty good I think. Didn't do much processing at all here other than lower the saturation of some yellows and oranges. The sky actually was that purple. Single exposure raw, 30 seconds I believe.
Looks cool large on black.
A large lightning-laden storm about 4 miles east of my parents' house. This was my first attempt at a long-exposure weather shot.
Mother Nature put on the most amazing show this particular evening - Zeus kept tossing bolts from this storm for a few hours, from sunset until well into the night.
Loveland, Colorado
Taken off W 57th Street on the 4th of July 2019
The lightning was non-stop that night...
Lightning struck this tree and exploded the trunk. Tree bark and wood were thrown quite a distance. For more pictures of the damage visit:
A lightning bolt, seen from the Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington, Va., illuminates the sky over Washington D.C. during a thunderstorm that swept through the region, Sept. 22.