Few december pics...

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Few december pics...

Postby Flyer on Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:55 pm

Here are a few pictures I took this month.
Comments/critiques are most welcomed.

Full moon with old Nikkor 70-300mm AIS lens
http://FlyerOz.smugmug.com/photos/13313940-M.jpg

Seagull landing - Sigma 70-300 APO Macro II
http://FlyerOz.smugmug.com/photos/13314181-M.jpg

Lightning strikes during dec 13th storm - kit lens
http://FlyerOz.smugmug.com/photos/13315660-M.jpg
http://FlyerOz.smugmug.com/photos/13315661-M.jpg

Another lightning on Christmas eve - kit lens
http://FlyerOz.smugmug.com/photos/13315659-M.jpg

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Postby Matt. K on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:09 pm

Flyer
Very nice pics. I enjoyed looking at them.
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Postby christiand on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:15 pm

very nice,

what were your camera settings for capturing the lightning ?
And also how did you know that lightning would strike ?

I'm obsessed with capturing lightning.
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Postby ChaPPy on Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:54 pm

Nice shots! I envy your lightning shots as I'm forever trying to capture a good lightning strike...wit hno luck do far..
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Postby Killakoala on Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:07 pm

All very nice shots. The seagull landing is quite good. The lightning is likewise good.

Thanks for sharing them.
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Postby Flyer on Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:51 pm

Thanks guys.

Christiand - when I try to capture lightning at night I set the camera on the tripod pionting in the general direction of the storm. Aperture is usually f8 or f5,6 & shutter between 10 & 30 sec. Then I just fire away :D
Late afternoon lightning is much harder to capture since there's too much light to use slow shutter speeds. So I use higher f stop & release shutter when lightning strikes. Trial & error & plenty of luck.
All these photos are croped as well.

Killakoala - that seagull took about 20 shots to get right/in focus. first attempt at shooting flying birds - much bloody harder then expected!

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Postby christiand on Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:35 pm

Thank you Flyer,

if I may, my interpretation is: you are giving the camera windows of opportunities with settings such as: Aperture is usually f8 or f5,6 & shutter between 10 & 30 sec.
Doing this you may get lucky and catch lightning.

Thanks for the information.

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Postby stubbsy on Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:48 pm

christiand

I'm a newb and I managed to get lightning first attempt using the technique you mention. I recommend you try it. I took LOTS of continuous shots till my 2Gb card was full and managed to get one decent pic (see my pixspot gallery link below for the pic).

Used some educated guesswork and pointed the camera where the majority of the lightning appeared to be. Only problem was a strange colour cast to the pics which I later released was cos I still had my CP filter on the camera (I said I was a newb :oops: )

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glad to see it works

Postby christiand on Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:55 pm

Thank you Stubbsy,

I will try that when the next thunderstorm arrives.

Have a great new year.
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