Lightning
Photos of lightning bolts. I use several techniques to capture lightning depending on the storm. If there is enough activity, frequent lightning, I will use shutter priority on a very fast setting in medium or the first large size jog setting and just fill the burst using my feel for the storm. If the lightning is sporadic I will use long exposure usually 10 to 15 seconds on apreture priority. Again depending on the activity, I will use RAW if the lightning isn't too active or JPG if there is a good amount of lightning.
Like all special or creative forms of photography there is no one correct way to achieve the shot, a lot of practice is really the only thing that will help you along. When it comes to weather, each storm is different and even each location you try to capture lightning in will affect the method you use to try to capture it.
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Large Lightning Bolt Sahara Coaster Sept 2011.JPG
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Forked Bolt Sahara Sept 2011.JPG
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Faint Lightning Bolt Above Sahara Sept 2011.JPG
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Bolts Over Stratosphere Sept 2011.JPG
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Lightning Bolts Over Stratosphere Sept 2011.JPG
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Cloud to Cloud Blots Stratosphere Sept 2011-2.JPG
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Forked Cloud to Cloud Stratosphere Sept 2011.JPG
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Loop Bolt Vegas Valley Setp 2011.JPG
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Mountain Lightning East Valley Sept 2011.JPG
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East Valley Lightning Bolt Sept 2011.JPG
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Lightning Over Downtown Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Southeast Lightning Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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North Lightning Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Cloud to Cloud Over East Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Hitting the Top Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Faint Bolt of Lightning East Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Weak Lightning East Mountains Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Cloud to Cloud Over Downtown Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Forked Lightning Bolt East Mountains Vegas Sept 2011.JPG
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Zig Zag Lightning Bolt East Vegas Sept 2011.JPG