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Old 09-03-2012, 02:50 PM   #1
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Set up your camera on a tripod.
Set for small aperture.
Set for long exposure.
Fly a kite with copper wire.
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Old 09-03-2012, 03:03 PM   #2
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holy hell V!!!! hell yeah that's better! that's freakin' awesome!!

i tried landscape as well but didn't get any shots. well, i got plenty. just after the strikes. the one i caught here i was holding down the button and taking frame after frame after frame and got lucky.

bruce, i'll try that only without the kite!
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Old 09-03-2012, 04:12 PM   #3
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I'm so glad you like it.

As for tips, here's a page that summarizes what I would have suggested.
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Old 09-03-2012, 04:55 PM   #4
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cool link V, thanks!!

lightning trigger...huh. that's pretty cool!
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Old 09-03-2012, 07:45 PM   #5
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Lighting

my attempts with a lightning shot out over the golf course using time lapse did not net any lightning BOLTS .... they were all inside the thunderstorm cloud.
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Old 09-03-2012, 07:47 PM   #6
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Nice.
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Old 09-03-2012, 07:56 PM   #7
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very cool
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Old 09-03-2012, 08:08 PM   #8
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very VERY cool!
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:02 PM   #9
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that's a great pic!!
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Old 09-03-2012, 09:30 PM   #10
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Yeah, but if he had a kite on a copper wire he could have gotten a bolt.
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Old 09-04-2012, 01:02 PM   #11
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Yeah, but if he had a kite on a copper wire he could have gotten a jolt.
Fixed it.

Cool pic, btw.
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Old 09-08-2012, 07:01 AM   #12
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Taken at our county fair back in August.



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Old 09-04-2012, 10:36 AM   #13
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great picture, thanks for sharing!
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Old 09-08-2012, 07:12 AM   #14
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Nice image! Brings back bad memories though.
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Old 09-08-2012, 02:58 PM   #15
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