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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 15:01:02 GMT
 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKESOne day last summer, Your Shot photographer David Rankin captured the precise moment a bolt of lighting from a powerful storm hit the Vermilion Cliffs in southern Utah and northern Arizona. PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID RANKIN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT |
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Post by geriatrix on Feb 19, 2017 16:27:29 GMT
It's very difficult to capture lightning like that. I have tried many times when the weather has been favourable, but at best, I have only managed to take some blurred images.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 3:20:00 GMT
I have too geriatrix, I've never had any success. |
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Post by Joey on Feb 20, 2017 4:11:54 GMT
If you can use a tripod and a camera that can take long exposer picture it helps. Or if using a digital camera and take several shots, then delete all the ones you don't want. But tripods are the biggest help.
But that's a great shot.
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Post by geriatrix on Feb 20, 2017 6:21:41 GMT
If you can use a tripod and a camera that can take long exposer picture it helps. Or if using a digital camera and take several shots, then delete all the ones you don't want. But tripods are the biggest help. But that's a great shot. You are absolutely right, Joey. For a while, I worked at a newspaper as a journalist and photographer, where I developed my own pictures. The problem with capturing lightning is that you have to be ready when the weather conditions are right and - like you write - have the necessary equipment (at least if you want to do it the traditional way). I also agree that a phone camera used on the spur of the moment could be an alternative for those modern enough to possess a digital solution!  |
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