Hi I recently saw a TV show about an American who made GREAT lightning shots: He was just shooting away - he didn't wait for the "flash" to appear on the sky. That would be too late anyway. He fired ALL THE TIME - really - pointing at the part of the sky where I believed the lighning show. Using speeds about 2-0.5 second (AFAIR). This guy was working at a photolab but had become a professional by doing this! He's work was awesome!
Regards Jens -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. juli 2003 17:17 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: lightning I tried to capture some lightning strikes the other day and didn't have any luck. The bolts always appeared in a direction other than where the camera was pointing and then the rain came. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good aperture to use for lightning? I was shooting at f/22 with a polarizer so I could hold the shutter open for a long time to increase my chances but now I'm wondering if that's too dark for the lightning to register on the film. I determined my exposures by pointing a light meter at the sky and underexposing by half a stop. Some of my exposures were 5 minutes long when I allowed for the polarizing filter.
