I think the trick to shooting lightning is to use a bulb exposure setting and fairly small aperture (5 years and 3419 days ago)
kyricom says:
Holy Cow! That's an amazing shot!
Lightning Bolts - Photography Contest [7 entries]
Contest goal:
Get on your raincoats! Your goal for this theme is to get a great shot of lightning! This is lightning in the sky. NO manmade lightning, like those lightning balls, but actual lightning from a storm. Good luck, but stay safe!
Required level: 10+ or higher.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
Get on your raincoats! Your goal for this theme is to get a great shot of lightning! This is lightning in the sky. NO manmade lightning, like those lightning balls, but actual lightning from a storm. Good luck, but stay safe!
Required level: 10+ or higher.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
Suggested by: MnMCarta
jawshoewhah: These are a pain-in-the-arse to shoot. ( 5 years and 3419 days ago )
MnMCarta: ;'( Dats all I got to say... ( 5 years and 3419 days ago )
adeincyprus: and even more difficult when there isn't any to shoot.......... 
( 5 years and 3419 days ago )
( 5 years and 3419 days ago ) MnMCarta: I love shooting them. Of course during hurricane season we get a lot of storms so it lasts about all Summer. After that we get nothing! LOL ( 5 years and 3419 days ago )
jawshoewhah: All I know is my last effort to shoot lightning, when there was major lighting to photograph, I was quite unsuccessful. ( 5 years and 3419 days ago )
MnMCarta: Ok I am not a happy camper! I finally made the level 10 but have no PC to upload my pics! Lol good luck to all! ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
good luck to all! ( 5 years and 3415 days ago ) FallingHorse: A couple more months would see plenty here.... I'll just have to wait until this one comes around again 
( 5 years and 3414 days ago )
( 5 years and 3414 days ago ) snappler: I was hoping there would be more entries. I loves me some lightning. ( 5 years and 3414 days ago )
Nator: How many times are we doing lightning...yet again... ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
outbackjack: I have been waiting for this one to come around lol ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Even if I could figure out how to get some good lightning shots, lately all weather over Utah has been rather rainless, let alone electrical storms. I think we could have got some nice entries if we were allowed to stage it. ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
outbackjack: Where does it say you have to wait for the contest to be announced b4 u can get your shot?? Surely others like me have been chasing this photographic challenge and have one in their storehouse. ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
FallingHorse: I don't have a store house as i have only owned a camera since joining this site! ( 5 years and 3412 days ago )
kyricom: These are all pretty nice shots... I'm jealous ( 5 years and 3410 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Believe me, I have chased them before this contest. I was unsuccessful. ( 5 years and 3410 days ago )
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Natural fury - created by snappler
LUCKY SHOT - created by MnMCarta
Light at last - created by outbackjack
STORMY NIGHT - created by MnMCarta
LIGHT IN THE SKY - created by MnMCarta
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Great capture and overall scene. Great shot
awesome picture just became my wallpaper x]
incredible shot, my wallpaper too
good work
Wow, this is really cool! Good luck
Little grainy but I'm assuming from the over exposure and wasn't avoidable, nonetheless this shot simply put is absolutely amazing! If you don't mind me asking how long did you allow the shutter to remain open to obtain this?
Stunning, I'd love to do that, but first I have to find some good lightning, never get any here.
Beautiful capture, good luck
Very nice. Love the reflection
Fantabulous!
wallpapered
awesome!!
wow...surreal....
congrats!!
congzzzzzzzzzzzz
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