First attempt of lightning photography

Ijustwant1

Ijustwant1

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First attempt of lightning photography, Nikon D3400 kit lens tripod, yes I know I moved the camera a bit but I don’t think it subtracts from the image, I promise the next attempt will be better 😆👍
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BF Hammer

BF Hammer

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It's not an easy thing to do. I've attempted lighting a couple times over the years. I think it takes a lot of time and chasing storms to get the spectacular shots.
 
Dawg Pics

Dawg Pics

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BF Hammer said:
It's not an easy thing to do. I've attempted lighting a couple times over the years. I think it takes a lot of time and chasing storms to get the spectacular shots.
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Some people use a lightning trigger that actuates the shutter.
Last time I tried, I used a timer and 🤞 🙏 in hopes I would get lightning during the long exposures. I got one in I don't know how many exposures, but the lightning was infrequent unlike the storms we used to get in Texas and in south La.
In order for me to see a good storm here, I would have to drive to the desert during monsoon season.

Those big Texas wall clouds were on my bucket list, but then we moved to where there is rarely a storm.
 
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