Lightning

wong1979 · 27th May 2007

Here's one lightning shot taken just now at 8:50pm. The thunderstorm is located somewhere at Sungei buloh, if I'm not wrong, wherelse I'm at the eastern side. Won't be surprised if someone captures the exact image as mine as the thunderstorm is quite active for 20 mins or so.

juLi · 27th May 2007

xcellent & awesome!!!!

wong1979 · 27th May 2007

Thks for taking a look, Juli

There should be some thunderstorm activity going on at the south-eastern direction now, about 40km away. You might wanna train ur eyes on it and see if it can taken.

nyxx88 · 27th May 2007

Cool!! Great capture!

wong1979 · 27th May 2007

Here's another 2, taken just now somewhere over Batam.

gomobile · 28th May 2007

beautiful!

Truly beautiful

Jet Lim · 28th May 2007

Picture 1 best for me.

Francis247 · 28th May 2007

Nicely captured.

weixing · 28th May 2007

Hi,
Excellent lightning photo!!

Have a nice day.

wong1979 · 28th May 2007

Thanks guys~! Just wish to share that lightning photography can be quite easy and fun if one has the oppurtunity.

The 1st pic was taken intently by going to a high floor in a neighbouring block with an unobstructed view. Camera is set on manual mode, ISO 400, f7.1, 30 secs exposure. Lens used is 18-55 mm lens set at ard 30mm, focussed to infinity by aiming at distant light source, and thereafter set back to manual focus and keep shooting all the way. A black card (got this idea recently from a CS discussion

) is used to cover excessive exposure, once a bright lightning is captured within the 1st 10 secs.

The last 2 pix, isn't very well taken, as I simply just aim my 70-300mm, set at 70mm , and fire away from my room after returning home from the 1st session. Even though the storm activity is far, ie somewhere between Bintan and Batam, it was intense enough to be photographed.

So guys, not that difficult, but please do not do it in the open and when the storm is near.

ryuggen · 28th May 2007

how do yea actually estimate where the lightning will strike?

wong1979 · 28th May 2007

Originally Posted by ryuggen

how do yea actually estimate where the lightning will strike?

These lightning shots are from distant thunderstorm, meaning they are at least 20-30 km away. Therefore, it will stay around the same location. If the storm is nearby or just overhead, I won't know how to estimate either

ryuggen · 29th May 2007

haha i see i see.

Thanks for sharing!

littlejt · 29th May 2007

haha nice and sharp

the last time i tried photographing lightnings, i took 100 + shots and didnt get anything haha

cheers!

wong1979 · 29th May 2007

Like to share one of my fav lightning shots, this was taken with a 50mm F1.8 set at F/10, ISO 100, on bulb mode for >1024 secs. The good thing about this lens is that I can visually see the outline of the storm cloud in the dark and compose it nicely.

Close-up of the electrical storm:

J-Chan · 29th May 2007

wow.. the first one is amazing.. looks like a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie..

wong1979 · 29th May 2007

Originally Posted by J-Chan

wow.. the first one is amazing.. looks like a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie..

Thanks, I think the bright planet is venus, if I'm not wrong. Anyone can confirm it? It's in the western sky at around 9pm.

wee_ly · 29th May 2007

wow! excellent! always wanted to capture them but never have the timing right. cheers for you, bro.

tchuanye · 31st May 2007

Outstanding pics! Love them all!

di0nysus · 31st May 2007

v nice indeeed... i saw the thunderstorm. To me..thunderstorms are sort of fireworks...as difficult ot capture..and even more rare and untimely. was rushing home for dinner and rushing out again..and the frequency of the storm wasn't high enough to set up a tripod in the meanwhile etc...

well, i'm a fireworks fan anyways. www.perqjon.com/fireinthesky,. : )

27th May 2007	#1
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Lightning Here's one lightning shot taken just now at 8:50pm. The thunderstorm is located somewhere at Sungei buloh, if I'm not wrong, wherelse I'm at the eastern side. Won't be surprised if someone captures the exact image as mine as the thunderstorm is quite active for 20 mins or so.

27th May 2007	#2
juLi Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: .the island of Gods. Posts: 236	Re: Lightning xcellent & awesome!!!!

27th May 2007	#3
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: Lightning Thks for taking a look, Juli There should be some thunderstorm activity going on at the south-eastern direction now, about 40km away. You might wanna train ur eyes on it and see if it can taken.

27th May 2007	#4
nyxx88 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,060	Re: Lightning Cool!! Great capture!

27th May 2007	#5
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: Lightning Here's another 2, taken just now somewhere over Batam.

28th May 2007	#6
gomobile Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: east Posts: 1,007	Re: Lightning beautiful! Truly beautiful

28th May 2007	#7
Jet Lim Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SengKang, Singapore Posts: 697	Re: Lightning Picture 1 best for me. __________________ www.photosmoment.com

28th May 2007	#8
Francis247 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hougang, Sengkang Posts: 5,350	Re: Lightning Nicely captured. __________________ 莫问前程有愧,只求今生无悔. Time pasts, Places changed, Beauty faded, what is left are Photos of Memories…

28th May 2007	#9
weixing Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 382	Re: Lightning Hi, Excellent lightning photo!! Have a nice day.

28th May 2007	#10
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: Lightning Thanks guys~! Just wish to share that lightning photography can be quite easy and fun if one has the oppurtunity. The 1st pic was taken intently by going to a high floor in a neighbouring block with an unobstructed view. Camera is set on manual mode, ISO 400, f7.1, 30 secs exposure. Lens used is 18-55 mm lens set at ard 30mm, focussed to infinity by aiming at distant light source, and thereafter set back to manual focus and keep shooting all the way. A black card (got this idea recently from a CS discussion ) is used to cover excessive exposure, once a bright lightning is captured within the 1st 10 secs. The last 2 pix, isn't very well taken, as I simply just aim my 70-300mm, set at 70mm , and fire away from my room after returning home from the 1st session. Even though the storm activity is far, ie somewhere between Bintan and Batam, it was intense enough to be photographed. So guys, not that difficult, but please do not do it in the open and when the storm is near.

28th May 2007	#11
ryuggen Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 781	Re: Lightning how do yea actually estimate where the lightning will strike?

29th May 2007	#13
ryuggen Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 781	Re: Lightning haha i see i see. Thanks for sharing!

29th May 2007	#14
littlejt Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 952	Re: Lightning haha nice and sharp the last time i tried photographing lightnings, i took 100 + shots and didnt get anything haha cheers! __________________ Nikon! flickr

29th May 2007	#15
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: Lightning Like to share one of my fav lightning shots, this was taken with a 50mm F1.8 set at F/10, ISO 100, on bulb mode for >1024 secs. The good thing about this lens is that I can visually see the outline of the storm cloud in the dark and compose it nicely. Close-up of the electrical storm:

29th May 2007	#16
J-Chan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 1,603	Re: Lightning wow.. the first one is amazing.. looks like a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie..

29th May 2007	#18
wee_ly Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 664	Re: Lightning wow! excellent! always wanted to capture them but never have the timing right. cheers for you, bro.

31st May 2007	#19
tchuanye Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,964	Re: Lightning Outstanding pics! Love them all! __________________ My Gallery: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/ Eqpt: http://www.tchuanye.smugmug.com/gallery/271702

31st May 2007	#20
di0nysus Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: macpherson Posts: 987	Re: Lightning v nice indeeed... i saw the thunderstorm. To me..thunderstorms are sort of fireworks...as difficult ot capture..and even more rare and untimely. was rushing home for dinner and rushing out again..and the frequency of the storm wasn't high enough to set up a tripod in the meanwhile etc... well, i'm a fireworks fan anyways. www.perqjon.com/fireinthesky,. : )