Tonights storm - mini comp?

[Phil S]

It is going to be a little bit crazy tonight on the weather front apparently, so if the lightning holds off long enough for it to get dark we could have a mini PH photo competition!

Anyone fancy it? I've never tried shooting storm stuff before!

[_dobbo_]

I'll be keeping an eye out to see if it's worth venturing out. Metal tripod, electrical storm!

[Ex-biker]

It's foggy here

[_dobbo_]

Well it's kicking off here in a big way. However my camera is at home, I'm at work. poo.

[Zad]

Here's what one of the lightning detectors says...

www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/weather/light0900.htm

Yep, it looks fun there!

Mike

[slinky]

Here in the Vale of Evesham we're getting the odd strike, but always when I'm looking at the PC, damnit!!!

I wanna proper storm!!! damnit.. there goes another triple strike!!!

slinky
587racing.com

[Phil S]

Just got back in from my attempts, i'm a bit wet and took 1500 photos although i'm not sure I caught a single one (god bless digital!)

Every massive strike happened whilst I had just taken it off auto shoot and was moving the tripod round etc! Damn!

[lake]

No stikes here in the Bromley area, but managed to get these.







Lake

[marctwo]

My first time trying to photograph a storm like that. Anyone who does this must have the patience of a saint!

Anway, this is the best I could do. As they say, "size doesn't matter!"...



>> Edited by marctwo on Wednesday 29th June 09:58

[Tall_Paul]

We've got about 4 or 5 storms in peterborough, unfortunatly just sheet lightning though...

[Phil S]

Just the originals of anything with activity in resized for the web:

[s a m]

Posted this on a thred on Pie & Piston about the storm, but think its better here actually.

Took it about 15 mins ago out of bedroom window.

[Phil S]

Sam you lucky git! I was out in the fields for hours trying get what I did

[s a m]

yea that was the 3rd shot aswell... just did a couple of long exp, that one came up trumps

[anonymous-user]

I managed to get two last year, using a Digital camera with horrendous shutter lag!!

Haven't got a storm here, but have the camera ready just in case.

[Phil S]

When the storm passed over here it was still quite light so I could only use a 2 or 3 second exposure on ISO 100 and an apperture of 22.

[thunderstruck]

s a m - great shot, you should be proud of that one

[whittaker52]

this is the only shot i managed to take -


Taken using a Canon 350D

[s a m]

We had another thunderstorm, much smaller than yesturdays.

Got this pic, same setup as last one.

[Bee_Jay]

s a m said:

We had another thunderstorm, much smaller than yesturdays. Got this pic, same setup as last one.

Whatever is behind that house must be really pissed off by now gettin struck twice...