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Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

05/20/2005 02:07:49 AM · #1

I know there are much better pictures of lightning on this site. But what do you think since it was my first time trying to capture lightning?

BikeRacer

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/20/2005 02:11:02 AM · #2

Pretty nice! Does the 350 let you keep the shutter open longer than 30 seconds? Or, do you have a remote?

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

05/20/2005 02:13:38 AM · #3

Originally posted by BikeRacer:

Pretty nice! Does the 350 let you keep the shutter open longer than 30 seconds? Or, do you have a remote?

I had it set to bulb and had my finger on the shutter button the complete 64 sec. The camera was on a firm tripod keeping it from shaking. A remote would of been a lot easier. :)

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

05/20/2005 02:17:07 AM · #4

Originally posted by nova:

Fantastic! Is that a fire at left? Very impressed that you would try this, and especially with the results!

nove, thanks... No that's not fire its a church on a hill about 1/2 mile from my house on the other side of the golf course. What your seeing is street lamps by the church and the steeple.

BikeRacer

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/20/2005 02:35:44 AM · #5

Originally posted by SDW65:

Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Pretty nice! Does the 350 let you keep the shutter open longer than 30 seconds? Or, do you have a remote?

I had it set to bulb and had my finger on the shutter button the complete 64 sec. The camera was on a firm tripod keeping it from shaking. A remote would of been a lot easier. :)

Duh! I didn't even think of that. =] That wouldn't work for me. If I even look funny at my camera when it's on its tripod, it might as well have been hand held...

tolovemoon

Canon EOS Rebel SL1

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

05/20/2005 02:54:47 AM · #6

I think it sucks not your picture though...Had the best show of a storm, my mini tripod broke, and my cat was catching a mouse, ( there was something running on the floor back and forth and the cat behind it... The street light was in the way. And I fired off a complete memory card with nothing this time...

Oh well I will try again another time...
I like your shot really.....
Peace!

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

05/20/2005 02:58:45 AM · #7

Really cool. I've tried to catch lightning, but I can only get a 15 second exposure max with my camera.

samtrundle

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/20/2005 05:14:01 AM · #8

We had the most incredible storm here in brisbane last night... the street corner near me was covered in eight inches of hail by the end of it - if you were standing at a distance it almost looked like snow (which is saying something considering the average daily temperature here in winter is 20 degrees celcius).

amber

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

05/20/2005 05:48:15 AM · #9

Great capture. Nice colours and the top streak of lightning mimics the contour of the hill.

We've had lots of lightning here in Singapore recently, especially fork. But when I get my camera set up it suddenly turns to Sheet lightning!!! I'm jinxed - I can kill storms and threads:(

amber

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

05/21/2005 04:58:18 AM · #10

See what I mean?:))

nova

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

05/21/2005 05:42:21 AM · #11

Originally posted by amber:

I'm jinxed - I can kill storms and threads:(

I can match you toe to toe in the thread killing department ;o) But as for that storm-killing talent of yours, hmm, that could be lucrative! Welcome to DPC.

amber

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

05/21/2005 05:58:58 AM · #12

Thanks nova:)

tolovemoon

Canon EOS Rebel SL1

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

05/21/2005 11:12:50 AM · #13

Originally posted by nova:

Originally posted by amber:
I'm jinxed - I can kill storms and threads:(

I can match you toe to toe in the thread killing department ;o) But as for that storm-killing talent of yours, hmm, that could be lucrative! Welcome to DPC.

Yall arent going to try to out do me now eh? I think its funny when there is like 3 pages of one thread and I end up getting the last post...
Do we run em off... nah I think some people here are just in there own world sometimes...

Or maybe its just hard to reply to a smart posting...could be timing too though..
Welcome to dpc, try to kill as many as you as can...
Just kididng really, but if you want to play then ....

The storms came back and I fell asleep this morning.. man such noise and light out there...I will be ready with out hiding behind my window for the next storm though.. watch it be awhile now before it storms again:)