Triple Threat
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I’ve had the Canon 5D Mark II since around February and while it’s obviously an awesome camera, it’s going to be a lot of fun when it comes to lightning photography. Fun not just in the lack of a lot of noise for long exposures, but also with the full sensor allowing you a lot more freedom in cropping.
Because of all those megapixels…it’s a lot easier to fix a shot when the lightning appears off-center and not in a good way. For example, this shot was taken with my wide angle when I really should have been using the 50mm or even the 85mm. But the storm had just come over top of the house so I left the camera under the umbrella outside shooting shot after shot, and didn’t realize how far it had gotten away from us before it was too late.
Either way, a little bit of a crop and boom, you’ve got this awesome triple-strike bolt that all seems to originate from one spot.
Goodness I can’t wait for monsoon season out here! Need me some storms, the boring blue sky and 106 degrees is killing me!
(exif: canon 5d mark ii, tamron 17-35mm 2.8, 24mm, f/5.0, iso 100, 30 sec)
Wonderful shot!
Nice, Mike. Don’t think I’ll ever get sick of seeing these lightening shots.
Awesome shot Mike – the 5D certainly is a sweet camera, enjoying it myself 🙂 Looking forward to more storm shots from you!
That is a great shot, and I really like how you can see the rain (or maybe a thin cloud) in front of the lighting at the top of the frame. Great capture 🙂
This is simply incredible.
Are you kidding me??? I mean damn man, this is incredible! Awesome catch!
Crazy good Mike.
Solid capture Mike.
Your lightning shots blow my mind every single time and this is no exception. This is powerful.
MIke, you make it sounds like this shot was an accident 🙂 Regardless of how you took it or the cropping involved, it’s awesome!
I feel your pain Mike! Feels like it’s been a whole month of boring blue skies. This is the first time I’m looking forward to monsoon season. Great shot btw, I always love your lightning work.
Absolutely breathtaking. PS – I LOVE your new site design!
Wow man, one of your best ones yet! Really cool.
Great shot, Mike!
Awesome shot Mike! Way to conjour up that triple lightning 😉 Glad the new camera is treating you well; I can’t wait to upgrade (someday)!
Awesome shot! And yes, please bring on the monsoons! There’s a bunch of places I want to go shoot, but all require some interesting action in the sky!
I do enjoy your lightning shots. We have lots of rain here this week, and dull grey skies with nothing good coming out of it.
Scary, stunning, fantastic!
What?! So nice! I really miss Florida thunderstorms, since I’ve moved to the Northwest.
Such a good shot. Your lightning shots have inspired me to have a go myself, just no good storms in London at the moment
Spectacular shot. Can never have enough lightning shots.
We had a two hour lightning storm last weekend here and I thought I would get lucky – not just wet…, but in those two hours the lightning only hit the ground few times, it was all going on in the clouds which looks pretty awesome too – its just not the same.
Killer image, Mike! You are da’ storm man, for sure.