Buffalo Creek Lightning Darwin Northern Territory

[Scott Murray]

Well I got out of bed at 0330am this morning and dragged myself down to the beach, here are a few lightning shots that I managed to get.

Camera	Nikon D800
Exposure	13
Aperture	f/7.1
Focal Length	80 mm
ISO Speed	100

Camera	Nikon D800
Exposure	15
Aperture	f/8.0
Focal Length	80 mm
ISO Speed	50

 

[Marcel]

Well I got out of bed at 0330am this morning and dragged myself down to the beach, here are a few lightning shots that I managed to get.

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WOW! These are really nice. Really nice!

 

[Rick M]

Fantastic shots!!

 

[snaphappy]

Totally agree with above comments! Stunning

 

[Scott Murray]

Thanks guys I am glad you like them. I got around 17 keepers, now I just need to decide which ones I want printed out on my wall

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Great job, you really caught some good shots!! Congrats!

Pat in NH

 

[BackdoorArts]

If you're gonna drag yourself out of bed that early it's nice to come back with something.

 

[Scott Murray]

If you're gonna drag yourself out of bed that early it's nice to come back with something.

Haha yes it is apparently the newspaper up here is considering publishing a photo in tomorrows paper.
This was my first real attempt at lightning photography. I know the basics but am pleased with these.

 

[Marcel]

The second one is the one I prefer. But they are all great. The last one looks a little different, was it getting close to dawn and the color of the clouds changed?

 

[Scott Murray]

The second one is the one I prefer. But they are all great. The last one looks a little different, was it getting close to dawn and the color of the clouds changed?

Dawn was approaching and I also switched from the 80-400mm to the 16-35mm as there was less ground lightning and more sheet lightning.

 

[TedG954]

Wow. :numbness:

 

[BackdoorArts]

Haha yes it is apparently the newspaper up here is considering publishing a photo in tomorrows paper.
This was my first real attempt at lightning photography. I know the basics but am pleased with these.

As well you should be!!

 

[Marilynne]

Great job!

 

[Scott Murray]

Cheers guys, hopefully this next week off I can try and get some more.

 

[shskr]

I agree with the rest. Those are some great shots. Hopefully one day I'll get up early enough to capture incredible shots like that.

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