A few billion watts. (Thought I would share)

[murphy]

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

 

[Don Lashier]

got me gears churning thinking about what a 1D would do with lightning. you'd still need a quick finger though.

• DL

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

 

[Will Riggs]

If you were gonna use the 1D I would probly say it would be much easier to set the Shutter to 10 or so seconds and use a greycard to cover the lens. Probly easier than timing it right.

Will Riggs

• DL

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

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Equipment-
Canon A2
Canon D60
Canon EOS-3
Canon EF 35-350mmL F3.5-5.6
Canon EF 50mm macro f2.5
Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5
Vivatar 2x teleconverter
Bogen Monopod

 

[Don Lashier]

you could do that with a D60 too. My mind is stuck on motor drive and multiframe composites or animations right now.

• DL

If you were gonna use the 1D I would probly say it would be much
easier to set the Shutter to 10 or so seconds and use a greycard to
cover the lens. Probly easier than timing it right.

Will Riggs

 

[Will Riggs]

I know, just saying with you camera. Im not familiar with the person who took the pics camera. So I said about yours since I know that you can do that, like the D60 and all EOS cameras. And its okay mr.Motor Drive

Will Riggs

• DL

If you were gonna use the 1D I would probly say it would be much
easier to set the Shutter to 10 or so seconds and use a greycard to
cover the lens. Probly easier than timing it right.

Will Riggs

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Equipment-
Canon A2
Canon D60
Canon EOS-3
Canon EF 35-350mmL F3.5-5.6
Canon EF 50mm macro f2.5
Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5
Vivatar 2x teleconverter
Bogen Monopod

 

[Alan Stone]

What were your camera settings? What camera (did I miss that somewhere), ISO, f-stop? Anything else?

Great shot!

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

 

[murphy]

What were your camera settings? What camera (did I miss that
somewhere), ISO, f-stop? Anything else?

Great shot!

Just treat it like its fireworks.

10sec shutter @ F13 ISO200 28-70 2.8L @ 28mm

It took about 100 pictures to get 3 good ones. This was the best.

I wish my back yard had a better view.

Murph

 

[Alan Stone]

What were your camera settings? What camera (did I miss that
somewhere), ISO, f-stop? Anything else?

Great shot!

Just treat it like its fireworks.

10sec shutter @ F13 ISO200 28-70 2.8L @ 28mm

It took about 100 pictures to get 3 good ones. This was the best.

I wish my back yard had a better view.

Murph

 

[Steven Noyes]

And I know. I have been trying to get one and it is tuff.

Best result so far (of about 200 frames). I added the blue. It was
amost perfectly B/W with daylight WB.

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

http://www.pbase.com/image/3462782.jpg

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels

 

[murphy]

Best result so far (of about 200 frames). I added the blue. It was
amost perfectly B/W with daylight WB.

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

http://www.pbase.com/image/3462782.jpg

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels

 

[Steven Noyes]

It is neat to try and figure out what the lightning did. In yours
you have a leader down to ground that never made it on the left
fork. You also caught it coming out of the cloud. That is very
impressive.

I would hat to have to do this with film.

BTW. Have you ever tried a lightning trigger?

Steven

Best result so far (of about 200 frames). I added the blue. It was
amost perfectly B/W with daylight WB.

My wife took this picture after waiting for about 3 hours with
TC-80N3 in hand pushing the button taking blank photos.

http://www.pbase.com/image/3462782.jpg

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels

 

[murphy]

It is neat to try and figure out what the lightning did. In yours
you have a leader down to ground that never made it on the left
fork. You also caught it coming out of the cloud. That is very
impressive.

I would hat to have to do this with film.

BTW. Have you ever tried a lightning trigger?

Steven

HUH? A lightning trigger? If your talking about the small rocket those guys launch in the air to get the lighting to strike, then my answer is HELL NO WAY....

I have thought about using my ex girlfriend however. In fact, there are a few people I wouldnt mind using as a lightning trigger.

Ok.. What is a lightning trigger? Im guessing this is some sort of sensor that triggers the camera?

Murph

 

[Gintautas Rugienius]

haha, not a rocket. its a device that you put in the flash (hot-shoe?) place. here is the website, you might want to check it out http://www.lightningtrigger.com/

 

[murphy]

haha, not a rocket. its a device that you put in the flash
(hot-shoe?) place. here is the website, you might want to check it
out http://www.lightningtrigger.com/

 

[David Birkin]

by the time the trigger fires the camera it will all be over.

i saw a documentory about people who photographed lightning. he pointed the camera in the "right direction" and took photos. it was all luck as to whether he got anything useful.

 

[murphy]

got me gears churning thinking about what a 1D would do with
lightning. you'd still need a quick finger though.

• DL

Actually, I doubt a 1D would do any better in this instance.

Its just like shooting fireworks. Point the camera, leave the shutter open for a while. Try again. Try again. Try again. (you get the point)

The TC-80N3 made this simple to do.

Murph

 

[JohnM31499]

I have thought about using my ex girlfriend however. In fact, there
are a few people I wouldnt mind using as a lightning trigger.

LOL,

I'm still laughing!!

-John

 

[Steven Noyes]

on the hot shoe that will trigger the camera when the lightning strikes.
It works based off of the fact that most lightning lasts about 100-> 200
ms and it takes 25-70 mS to fire off a shot.

They work in daylight and at night.

I have never used one but think they would be cool to have.

http://www.lightningtrigger.com/

Steven

It is neat to try and figure out what the lightning did. In yours
you have a leader down to ground that never made it on the left
fork. You also caught it coming out of the cloud. That is very
impressive.

I would hat to have to do this with film.

BTW. Have you ever tried a lightning trigger?

Steven

HUH? A lightning trigger? If your talking about the small rocket
those guys launch in the air to get the lighting to strike, then my
answer is HELL NO WAY....
I have thought about using my ex girlfriend however. In fact, there
are a few people I wouldnt mind using as a lightning trigger.

Ok.. What is a lightning trigger? Im guessing this is some sort of
sensor that triggers the camera?

Murph

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels

 

[Steven Noyes]

The EOS 1V RS has a shutter lag of about 6 mS. The 1D is about 55 mS
and I was thinking that if it was on manual and manual focused, it was
much shorter. Since most lightning lasts several 100 mS, you can get
pretty good pictures with these things. The thing you will not catch,
except with an EOS 1N RT or 1V RS, is the leader.

Steven

by the time the trigger fires the camera it will all be over.
i saw a documentory about people who photographed lightning. he
pointed the camera in the "right direction" and took photos. it
was all luck as to whether he got anything useful.

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My really bad summer pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/snoyes/summer_travels