Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 10, 2015 10:20:35 GMT
Ever since I got my first lightning shot on August 17, 2015, I've always anticipated the occurrence of thunderstorms. Looks like I'm getting hooked on this thing and might be inspired enough to chase thunderstorms more seriously in the future.
Imaging this heavenly phenomenon simply involves framing the dark scene consistent with good composition, and leaving enough space for the sky which becomes the blank canvas for the lightning formation. Then, the shutter is opened over a long period (say 30 seconds), with the fervent hope that something very interesting happens within that time window.
Similar to what Forrest Gump said, lightning photography is like a box of chocolates - you'll never know what you'll get, at least until you can review the shot through the camera's LCD. For the vast majority of the frames I took, there was no lightning captured, only dark skies. 
Shooting info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, August 17, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + EF 16-35 f/4 L IS, 16 mm, f/4, ISO 100, 30 sec, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gear head, near full frame resized to 1575 x 1050 pixels.
