Story behind this photo: I saw the thunderstorm approaching in advance, and set up the camera on a tripod pointing in the right direction. Interval shooting was used, taking photos as fast as the...
Story behind this photo:
I saw the thunderstorm approaching in advance, and set up the camera on a tripod pointing in the right direction. Interval shooting was used, taking photos as fast as the software allows (one photo per second.) I set the aperture as small as possible, set the exposure a tad underexposed, pressed the shutter button, and crossed my fingers.
I got a few lightning hits, each time moving the camera a little to aim at the most recent lightning bolt. Ironically, this is the first, and best, lightning photo I got during this session.
Shot with Sony α6400 and Sigma DC DN 30mm f/1.4 lens.
Camera settings: 1/3 second exposure (the other photos are within 1/3s to 1.5s or so); f/16, ISO 100.
These photos were all edited with Pixelmator Photo on iPad. The purple glow is exactly what I saw in reality, and in the RAW file, you can clearly see that the lightning bolt itself is massively overexposed.
Let me know if posting photographs like this on Tildes is ok!
User created photography and artwork has been considered perfectly acceptable in ~creative thus far. Great photo BTW... it will make an excellent desktop background! :)
Let me know if posting photographs like this on Tildes is ok!
User created photography and artwork has been considered perfectly acceptable in ~creative thus far. Great photo BTW... it will make an excellent desktop background! :)
This is really an incredible shot. And excellent editing as well - the colors are so vibrant and the bolt itself is so clearly defined, even zoomed in pretty deep. I love seeing all the wild...
This is really an incredible shot. And excellent editing as well - the colors are so vibrant and the bolt itself is so clearly defined, even zoomed in pretty deep.
I love seeing all the wild patterns in the bolt, all the different directions it went. For some reason, I always think of lightning as 2-dimensional - hard to explain what I mean - but this picture makes it easy to visualize the lightning trying to find a connection in every direction.
Thank you! The purple tint (and glow) was there in reality as well; my editing was mostly just brightening the shadows and increasing the contrast a little bit.
Thank you! The purple tint (and glow) was there in reality as well; my editing was mostly just brightening the shadows and increasing the contrast a little bit.
Absolutely stunning! The color is amazing, and the lightning looks incredible in all of its spindly, irregular glory. The burst of light through the cloud opens up the otherwise dark scene in a...
Absolutely stunning!
The color is amazing, and the lightning looks incredible in all of its spindly, irregular glory. The burst of light through the cloud opens up the otherwise dark scene in a really powerful way. But, more than any of that, this photo just has a feel to it -- something intangible that I experience when I look at it. Thank you for sharing!
Story behind this photo:
I saw the thunderstorm approaching in advance, and set up the camera on a tripod pointing in the right direction. Interval shooting was used, taking photos as fast as the software allows (one photo per second.) I set the aperture as small as possible, set the exposure a tad underexposed, pressed the shutter button, and crossed my fingers.
I got a few lightning hits, each time moving the camera a little to aim at the most recent lightning bolt. Ironically, this is the first, and best, lightning photo I got during this session.
Some more photos from the same thunderstorm: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNjJMRs
Shot with Sony α6400 and Sigma DC DN 30mm f/1.4 lens.
Camera settings: 1/3 second exposure (the other photos are within 1/3s to 1.5s or so); f/16, ISO 100.
These photos were all edited with Pixelmator Photo on iPad. The purple glow is exactly what I saw in reality, and in the RAW file, you can clearly see that the lightning bolt itself is massively overexposed.
Let me know if posting photographs like this on Tildes is ok!
User created photography and artwork has been considered perfectly acceptable in ~creative thus far. Great photo BTW... it will make an excellent desktop background! :)
Thank you!
This is really an incredible shot. And excellent editing as well - the colors are so vibrant and the bolt itself is so clearly defined, even zoomed in pretty deep.
I love seeing all the wild patterns in the bolt, all the different directions it went. For some reason, I always think of lightning as 2-dimensional - hard to explain what I mean - but this picture makes it easy to visualize the lightning trying to find a connection in every direction.
Thank you! The purple tint (and glow) was there in reality as well; my editing was mostly just brightening the shadows and increasing the contrast a little bit.
Absolutely stunning!
The color is amazing, and the lightning looks incredible in all of its spindly, irregular glory. The burst of light through the cloud opens up the otherwise dark scene in a really powerful way. But, more than any of that, this photo just has a feel to it -- something intangible that I experience when I look at it. Thank you for sharing!