rocknev 2 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 treated my self to a new digital camera for christmas, and have been taking a few photos with it.. we had a storm a while ago, and i got some nice pics i think. afishyfish and Rickster 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kat 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Snazz!!!Awesome work!Thats one thing i have yet to do is a lightning shot, id love to.. But unfortunately Im always out with SES during any decent storms hahaI Love storms and especially pictures!top work nev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nice work rocknev that last shot is a cracker.:woohoo:Just add the chips if it hit the water. :lol: :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Great shots, did you have any trouble getting these great pics?Any idea what the shutter speed was? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbojames 285 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice work fella . i have quite a few lightning photos that i took with my old style camera an if you held the button down the shutter would stay open . got a cable button so i didnt touch the camera on the tripod , point hold the button down till a strike an hope its pointed in the right direction . and i still have nothing like that last shot . with a digital camera too , that is a top top effort fella . awesome . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Great shots' date=' did you have any trouble getting these great pics?Any idea what the shutter speed was?[/quote']hahaha, mate sorry have to laugh, i bought the camera the day before the storm, went up to hummoch hill, and turned it on.. some random bloke said gday, and i said mate, you know anything about cameras? hahaha.. turns out he did,, and set it all up for me, we all pretty much got the same pics, cept for that last one.. it started to rain, and i moved to the other side of the shelter, pushed the button, and WHAM... got it dead centre of frame, the other 6 blokes up there shooting daggers at me because i was the only one that got it... ive since read the book, and im lost with all the jargon they have written into the book...but the camera was set on iso100, f5.6, manual focus, and was set for a 30sec open shutter time... if that helpsnight shift tonight, and im going to study the book yet again to try and take full advantage of this camera Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 That helps heaps rock nev, yea i have that option on the dslr jimbo, but it is always better to have the cable or remote for these kinda shots hey. I have neither. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 That helps heaps rock nev' date=' yea i have that option on the dslr jimbo, but it is always better to have the cable or remote for these kinda shots hey. I have neither. [/quote']me niether mate, got a good tripod though, has a bit of weight behind it so any wind doesnt ruin the photo by shaking the camera... was at work last night, with the camera, but plans of sneaking away during lunch break to take a few pic were short lived.. big brakdown so didnt get a lunch.. had to go cut some steel back at the workshop, and out of the windscreen i saw one of the bet lightning flashes ive ever seen... the whole sky lit up, and camera was in my car... wasnt a happy camper, but work comes first, sadly...im rostered off now, and a good mate who is right into photography has been checking a weather site, and it might be looking the go for maybe tonight,,, if so i will pick uhim up, and we will chase it if need be...heres a link to his lightning photos he has taken... 3 pages of it...http://shawsky.smugmug.com/Weather/Storms-and-Lightning/3236795_kPYvV#179499825_dWtwe Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phear 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 what sort of camera do u have rocknev ive got a nikon but have not managed to get any decent lightning pix couple but just out of focus! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 what sort of camera do u have rocknev ive got a nikon but have not managed to get any decent lightning pix couple but just out of focus!its a canon EOS100D slr digital , comes with 2 lenses, a wide angle and a 75-300 zoom lens... a great deal of luckis invovled, but what the bloke who set it up told me was, decent tripod, manual focus, and focus on something in the distanct.. then press away and see what happens..., he set it up for 30 seconds, and that way explained, the shutter was open for 30 seconds, and will capture multible strikes if they are in the same area in that 30 second time frame...and as luck would have it, we are in the middle of a kickarse lightning storm at this very moment... trouble is, its not night time... ut adelaide people, keep your eyes and ears open tonight... very good chance your going to cop what we have just recieved....grab the cameras and see how you go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt654 0 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 amazing photography mate, i wish i had the camera in my hand when i was in the boat in a thunderstorm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aldingabeachfisho 1 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 that last photo was a cracker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 thanks all, we just got dumped on big time with thunder, lightning and flash flooding.. watched a hilux 4wd, with a lift kit go through a puddle, with water over the bonnet, on the other side was a poor woman , stopped in her near new commodore, with the kids in the back bucketing water out from the interior...oops, but the worst bit? had goverment plates, so all of us tax payers have just bought a new commodore for the goverment.... Rickster 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 [..im rostered off now' date= and a good mate who is right into photography has been checking a weather site, and it might be looking the go for maybe tonight,,, if so i will pick uhim up, and we will chase it if need be...[/quote]Time for a name change Nev ?How about NevStormChaser :woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hayles 0 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Waiting!:woohoo: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 Waiting!:woohoo:Looking at the weasther radar for Whyalla a while ago makes me suspect RN is hiding under something very solid at the moment :ohmy: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rocknev 2 Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 had some great rain,with flooding,and some choice lightning... alas, the lightning happened in daylight mostly.. now its dark, still rain, but the flashes have gone... spewing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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