Triple Threat

June 6, 2011/22 Comments/in prints /by Mike

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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)

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http://www.jameshowephotography.com J Howe

Wonderful shot!
http://heathofee.com Heath O’Fee

Nice, Mike. Don’t think I’ll ever get sick of seeing these lightening shots.
http://www.brianfurbush.com/blog Brian Furbush

Awesome shot Mike – the 5D certainly is a sweet camera, enjoying it myself 🙂 Looking forward to more storm shots from you!
http://www.chrisnitz.com Chris Nitz

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 🙂
http://www.briscophoto.com Brian Scott

This is simply incredible.
http://hdrexposedphotography.com Dave DiCello

Are you kidding me??? I mean damn man, this is incredible! Awesome catch!
http://www.chrisfrailey.com Chris Frailey

Crazy good Mike.
http://Www.ryoungfoto.com Rick Young

Solid capture Mike.
http://dudewithcamera.com Jesse

Your lightning shots blow my mind every single time and this is no exception. This is powerful.
http://www.davewilsonphotography.com Dave Wilson

MIke, you make it sounds like this shot was an accident 🙂 Regardless of how you took it or the cropping involved, it’s awesome!
http://theperfectsunset.net Jason Hines

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.
http://www.stevebeal.com Steve Beal

Absolutely breathtaking. PS – I LOVE your new site design!
http://www.doephotog.com A.Barlow

Wow man, one of your best ones yet! Really cool.
http://chriskenison.com Chris Kenison

Great shot, Mike!
http://www.cdeangelisphotography.com/ Chris DeAngelis

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)!
http://photostry.com/ Kristi Hines

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!
http://www.murphyz.co.uk murphyz

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.
http://scottwyden.com Scott Wyden Kivowitz

Scary, stunning, fantastic!
http://preeminentproductions.com/store Anthony

What?! So nice! I really miss Florida thunderstorms, since I’ve moved to the Northwest.
http://chrisdmrf.wordpress.com/ Chrisdmrf

Such a good shot. Your lightning shots have inspired me to have a go myself, just no good storms in London at the moment
http://imagesbyjw.com Jan Winther

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.
http://www.robhansonphotography.com Rob Hanson

Killer image, Mike! You are da’ storm man, for sure.

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