​How to Capture the Moment of Lightning

How to Capture the Moment of Lightning

Summer bring rain for the earth, of course shoot the lightning is a good subject, and you can transfer the lighting photo onto beautiful canvas prints which is the best way to display your photo on wall. Here we do not mention the security aspect, because we are all adults, we will measure the level of security and then do it. Lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon caused by strong convection, generally when the trough or typhoon will appear lightning, but lightning flashes so fast how to shoot it? The following are some tips for how to capture the moment of lightning.

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No.1 Camera Settings.

A.Shutter: During the filming of a relatively short distance of lightning, the shutter is generally used 6-10 seconds, of course, sometimes need to use telephoto shooting distance of lightning, then the luminosity of the lightning may not be brighten prospects you need long time exposure (20 to 30 seconds). At this time, the scene will not be dark, then the scene will be exposed, but when lightning occurs, the whole outlook will be illuminated. Why not use 20 or 30 seconds longer exposure? Because you cannot expect in this long time whether a plurality of lightning in a row, If multiple lightning seen in a long exposure of the photo will be overexposed. You can also try B shutter manual control of the exposure time, although small aperture can also solve the problem, but also affect the imaging, you can also try B shutter manual control of the exposure time. Why don't you go to the fastest shutter? Believe it's too late to press the shutter when you see it, and use a high shutter speed to increase the ISO value, and of course you have a special skill to try. If you have a beautiful lightning photo, you can transfer it onto cheap canvas prints, it will looks fantastic, most importantly, you can share it with your friends and family.

B.Aperture: I most will use F / 8 to 11, because most of the aperture imaging in the lens is one of the best, but I photographed lightning photometric temporarily within the aperture value has never been tried in exposure, of course, if there is a distance of lightning, you don't want to raise the ISO value, also can put up the aperture.

C.The value of ISO: The more close lightning can be 100ISO because the ISO value is better than the use of high ISO quality, and lightning also makes the prospect of exposure, so generally do not need to improve ISO, of course, shooting distance lightning may need to increase the ISO value.

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No. 2 Accessory setting

A.cable release: Set the camera serial fast, and then use the shutter release the shutter lock, the camera will have been taken, until you put a lightning photo when lightning appeared to smoke you can, if you want to have a better visual effect you use software to make lightning photo composite into one. You can also make the lightning photo spit into several panels and print on split canvas prints which also look good.

B.Tripod: You need a solid tripod, because at the time of the shooting lightning need long time exposure, hand-held camera is impossible 100% does not shock, if you need a superimposed lightning do not move the camera position.

C. Camera lens: If taken close lightning mostly use the wide-angle lens, taken away with a long period, of course, you can also be used for personal point of view with different focal length lens, in the case of black when many cannot autofocus camera, you need to use the hands to set the manual focus, focus back to manual focus (MF), because of the composite photos need to use the same focal length and position.

D.Camera cleaning cloth: Shooting lightning is a storm in the wind, the lens will inevitably have a water point of the impact of imaging, so it is necessary to wipe the lens from time to time. The last point, the camera is electronic equipment, even if the waterproof drop function of camera comes into contact with the water will always affect the durability, so home postscript to ram blow dry into the moistureproof box camera and lens.