I lived in Elmwood Place for quite awhile. The only nice thing about it was the view. This is about a 10 second exposure, F7,200 ISO. Here's the setup I used.And here's the full size Image

http://zinzi.us//zinzius/shared%20picts/forum/DSC_7473.JPG

wow that is amazing... thanks for putting the information on here too.. what kind of nikon is that?

Thanks it's a D50.

That's pretty insane haha. I'm going to have to try that this summer.. We get some pretty intense thunderstorms.

I like your other lightening picture too.. they are both amazing.

interesting to get some spidery horizontal lightning. usually you just see shots of the vertical stuff. another useful stock photo winner if you ask me.

That's pretty insane haha. I'm going to have to try that this summer.. We get some pretty intense thunderstorms.

I like your other lightening picture too.. they are both amazing.

Thanks DJ,..yeah do it.I miss that view. If only for that reason. I take 100 shots and maybe 2 are worth saving. But pretty good way to impress the friends,lol..Thanks for comment

 

interesting to get some spidery horizontal lightning. usually you just see shots of the vertical stuff. another useful stock photo winner if you ask me.

Yeah I started to notice during diff points of the storm different lightning types would occur. For example, If it was a slow moving storm then you would always get heat and "spidery" lightning at the beginning. Then it would change to straight down big bolts in the middle of the storm . It's  almost as if the lightning that does not have enough energy just bounces around the clouds but never reaches the ground.Here's the rest of the pictures taken over several nights. There is one daytime shot. I had never seen a daytime lightning shot so I had to try. I used a piece of "welders glass" so I could "force" a longer exposure. Came out nice. Towards the end conditions worsened and I had the wind in my face. Rain on the lens. So things went down hill from there. Please excuse the "dirt" on my lens. Didn't notice until it was too late..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wow... that is amazing.. did you use the same settings for all the pictures or did you have to switch it up??  that is soo amazing haha

Thanks. ..I varied the settings. Basically I just stuck the camera on manual and figured it out as I went along. Short of using a "light triggered" device to fire the camera,it seems iso 200,f8-f10,15-25 second exposure works well. But it varies alot with each storm. As soon as u get the first few u start to figure out what ur looking for and it becomes easier. Figures though,..right when I get a handle on it,. I move to a place with no view. Oh well..

Oh my God!!!!  Those pics are amazing!!!! :D

Thanks,..

You are my favorite new forumer hands down.  :-D

Haha..And you are my fav new "commenter" bar none..

Thanks for replies..sorry been out of town for a few..