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My first lightning photo - taken in Belgrano, Buenos Aires--------------------------------------------
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Hello!
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The Under-appreciated of March 2012 - part 1
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Not bad at all for your first lightning photo. Mine was just a small sparkle that's barely visible on the picture, but let's hope and pray for bigger catches this year
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Thanks and better luck this year to you! Tricky unpredictable buggers they are!
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Yeah, they definatly are! They usually strike in moments my shutter just closed or when I just want to press the shutter button.. -.-
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Yea! I'm not sure if you already know this, but my trick is to set to Manual and exposure time to "Bulb" mode where I can just hold the shutter in for as long as I want, and releasing right after the lightning strikes. If you want to use a tripod - and don't want to hold your shutter release for minutes on end - you can try using a rubber band and an eraser to hold the shutter down for you
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I know about the Bulb mode, but I don't have a remote for my camera yet. What I usually do is set my camera to make about 10 shots with 20-30sec exposure time so that I do get 5 (almost full) minutes of exposure, yet it happened a few times already that right when the shutter closed for one second, lightning striked. When the shutter opened again after that second, it was already too late. Very frustrating!
Hmmm, that rubber band and eraser thing does sound like a good solution.. But won't you get problems with movement?
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Yea I don't have a remote either - but I do have a tripod that I use as well as the "self timer" of 2 seconds to get it steady before the shot. Pity about your shots always being out of sync with the lightning!
For this shot I leaned against the wall, held the shutter down, got the lightning 1 second later, and released - this is why I (luckily) didn't get any blur on this shot, but obviously if you were to do this for 30 seconds the background would get super blurry.
You are right, the rubber band would need to be used in conjunction with a tripod to reduce the movement.
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Okay, I'll try that out then
Yeah, you really got lucky you were at the right time on the right action, the results are good!
I'll pray for the oncoming Spring and Summer season
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Awesome man, I wish you the best of luck!
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Amazing...you getting pretty pro with that camera of yours
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Thanks, I still have a ways to go, but I'm discovering out more and more as time goes by
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I wish my first lightning photo would've turned at least a tiny bit as cool as this!
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Haha, thanks! It was a moment I'll never forget 
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I bet! I love lightning, I really wanted to catch my first bolt, but...clouds, y'know
Thanks!
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Yea sure - if it's that cloud to cloud type of lightning then it's just not as impressive 
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Ooooh thank you!!!
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Great! I'm looking forward to it
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