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Lightning over the Superstition Mts Arizona

The secret that I have found to getting good lightning photos is to get right in the path of a very strong concentrated storm (one that has a lightning strike at least every 30 seconds in a relatively small area), have the camera on a tripod, set it to a 15 to 30 second exposure. The hard part is to learn when to stop, for I have put myself in dangerous situations trying to get that "one final great shot". I love doing lightning photography though I don't know that I would really recommend it to anyone.

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:iconhhanekk:
:shocked: :clap: really beautiful! :heart:
:iconveleda:
Thank you so much :) Lightning photography is one of my favorite types of photography and actually where I got my start as a photographer many years ago.

Sorry for not responding sooner but I am without a computer at the moment so I have not visited this site in a while.

V~
:iconcrazygardner:
your welcome..its amazing!!!! how do U capture lightning on a camera??
:iconportraitnocturna:
really good shot, and thanks for the info on lightning shots

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If there were no reward to reap
No loving embrace to see me through
this tedious path I've chosen here
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:iconchunkymonkey921:
How do you set the focus? I haven't managed to master the art of getting the lighting IN focus completely..

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:iconveleda:
Hi. I'm sorry I did not respond sooner but I have been without a computer until a couple weeks ago.

I set the lens to infinity and the aperture as high as it will go (depending on the lens). One of the secrets I found is to get as close as possible to the lightning so I do not need to zoom in at all. Not very safe but quite effective :)

V~

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