Comments on: Silver lining in the cloud – taking lightning photos http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/ "... tech .... fun .. bizarre ... india .... pictures ..... anything in the world ...." Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Vaibhav http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-17033 Vaibhav Sat, 07 May 2011 02:40:13 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-17033 Thanks. You should share your photos once they come out :) Thanks. You should share your photos once they come out :)

]]> By: Guest http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-17032 Guest Sat, 07 May 2011 00:33:36 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-17032 These lightning shots are stunning. I have just purchased a Fuji S9500 and am hoping to obtain some lightning photos this Summer, after a storm passed tonight with plenty of lightning I wasn't ready to achieve any good shots so hopefully with some guidance and adventure play I will, thanks for your shots. These lightning shots are stunning. I have just purchased a Fuji S9500 and am hoping to obtain some lightning photos this Summer, after a storm passed tonight with plenty of lightning I wasn’t ready to achieve any good shots so hopefully with some guidance and adventure play I will, thanks for your shots.

]]> By: Vaibhav http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-13807 Vaibhav Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:39:51 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-13807 Hi Till... Thanks. I know the band, but I have only heard a few tracks by them. So, what's the connection with "Love over Gold"? Hi Till… Thanks.

I know the band, but I have only heard a few tracks by them. So, what’s the connection with “Love over Gold”?

]]> By: Till http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-13803 Till Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:47:09 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-13803 Great pics. Do you know the album "Love over Gold" by the British band Dire Straits? :) Great pics. Do you know the album “Love over Gold” by the British band Dire Straits? :)

]]> By: Vaibhav http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-11530 Vaibhav Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:48:05 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-11530 Thanks for your comments. I went and signed up on Deviant Art so that I could comment on yours Thanks for your comments. I went and signed up on Deviant Art so that I could comment on yours

]]> By: Gordon Blackler http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-11525 Gordon Blackler Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:27:35 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-11525 Hi, we both posted entries over on DPS but I wasn't sure if you saw my entry. I like your shots a lot and like you, I have taught myself through trial and error. Your first one above is very similar to one I captured but the lightning didn't strike as often so I had to use a longer shutter speed of 35 seconds (using BULB mode). This meant it picked up some of the orange ambient light from the city a few km away. I used an 18-55mm kit lens on my Canon 400D at f/5.6. ISO was 100 and I switched on noise reduction to eliminate as much grain as possible. There were my best two of that evening: http://mamalan.deviantart.com/art/The-Passing-Storm-108204643 http://mamalan.deviantart.com/art/The-Passing-Storm-2-108326281 Hi, we both posted entries over on DPS but I wasn’t sure if you saw my entry.

I like your shots a lot and like you, I have taught myself through trial and error. Your first one above is very similar to one I captured but the lightning didn’t strike as often so I had to use a longer shutter speed of 35 seconds (using BULB mode). This meant it picked up some of the orange ambient light from the city a few km away.

I used an 18-55mm kit lens on my Canon 400D at f/5.6. ISO was 100 and I switched on noise reduction to eliminate as much grain as possible. There were my best two of that evening:

http://mamalan.deviantart.com/art/The-Passing-Storm-108204643
http://mamalan.deviantart.com/art/The-Passing-Storm-2-108326281

]]> By: Habitually Good » Blog Archive » Beauties and the Beasts http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-9128 Habitually Good » Blog Archive » Beauties and the Beasts Wed, 28 May 2008 07:56:48 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-9128 [...] while ago I posted photographs I had taken during a thunderstorm. Those came out nice according to my standards. This caused me to go back over other photos that I [...] [...] while ago I posted photographs I had taken during a thunderstorm. Those came out nice according to my standards. This caused me to go back over other photos that I [...]

]]> By: Vaibhav http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-9106 Vaibhav Fri, 23 May 2008 06:03:00 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-9106 @Vishal, thanks for the tips... I would never have thought of that long an exposure ever, but now that you mention it, it makes sense... of course, i wouldn't do it with lightning because a very long one would make everything white (i had a perfect shot of lightning but the exposure was 30 seconds, and so there was a lot of white due to other strikes during that period)... Aperture: alas, i was limited by my lens. The best my lens can do is 4.0 (I wanted to buy one which was 2.0, but it was too expensive)... (the lens I was using was: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM). My camera setup: http://blog.gadodia.net/i-bought-a-new-camera/ thanks for the advice... (and I guess, I can pat my own back for getting these pictures on the first try) :) @Rohit, thanks for the complements... @Vishal, thanks for the tips… I would never have thought of that long an exposure ever, but now that you mention it, it makes sense… of course, i wouldn’t do it with lightning because a very long one would make everything white (i had a perfect shot of lightning but the exposure was 30 seconds, and so there was a lot of white due to other strikes during that period)…

Aperture: alas, i was limited by my lens. The best my lens can do is 4.0 (I wanted to buy one which was 2.0, but it was too expensive)… (the lens I was using was: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM). My camera setup: http://blog.gadodia.net/i-bought-a-new-camera/

thanks for the advice… (and I guess, I can pat my own back for getting these pictures on the first try) :)

@Rohit, thanks for the complements…

]]> By: Rohit Tripathi http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-9105 Rohit Tripathi Fri, 23 May 2008 04:46:18 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-9105 wow beautiful pictures, 1st and 4th is awesome, thnks for sharing :-) wow beautiful pictures, 1st and 4th is awesome, thnks for sharing :-)

]]> By: Vishal http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-9104 Vishal Thu, 22 May 2008 20:35:12 +0000 http://blog.gadodia.net/silver-lining-in-the-cloud-taking-lightning-photos/#comment-9104 These are very good. Some more detail in the foreground, may add to the overall appeal though it may make it less dramatic. You can try using a larger aperture if you are not already. I would also suggest playing with the exposure time - try a longer exposure time to get more foreground detail. I have tried exposure times of upto half an hour for low light landscapes (though not with lightning) - you can get some beautiful pictures. These are very good. Some more detail in the foreground, may add to the overall appeal though it may make it less dramatic. You can try using a larger aperture if you are not already. I would also suggest playing with the exposure time – try a longer exposure time to get more foreground detail. I have tried exposure times of upto half an hour for low light landscapes (though not with lightning) – you can get some beautiful pictures.

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