Monday's lightning storm

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I was about two houses down from mine when i took these, at around 11 PM.

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i can post them bigger, if anyone wants to see them. any criticism is welcome Very Happy

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Nice photos Vince! i like the second one Smile

Subject: Re: Monday's lightning storm Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:27 am

How long was your exposure? Third one wins in my opinion.

Subject: Re: Monday's lightning storm Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:09 pm

Definitely like the 3rd one. It looks like the lightning is coming into a clear, blue sky.

Subject: Re: Monday's lightning storm Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:38 pm

I shot one too...from my hipstimatic on teh iphone
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Thanks, you kind bunch of bastards Very Happy

Seth, that looks pretty rad. is that an app that makes it look vintage and spooky?

Chris, the exposure was about 2-2.5 seconds. i was using my remote and a tripod. on another note, check out this ring flash that I am making: http://www.motleypixel.com/forum/index.php/topic,80.0.html . i'm waiting on a synch cord to come in the mail, everything else is finished. i'm using it to take photos of the K2 Varsity skates for my magazine for a review I am doing, and also some portrait work/food photos i am bidding on. not to mention, i'll be using it when my baby boy is born in October. should get some interesting shots Very Happy

Subject: Re: Monday's lightning storm Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:55 pm

Very interesting, That ring flash looks like it will take amazing photos. Is the purpose to spread the light more evenly and softly. I don't even have an external flash so I can't currently try anything like that. Still kudos for taking it to the next level.

Subject: Re: Monday's lightning storm Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:05 pm

It's like having a holga on your iphone...

http://hipstamaticapp.com/

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Chris L. wrote:: Very interesting, That ring flash looks like it will take amazing photos. Is the purpose to spread the light more evenly and softly. I don't even have an external flash so I can't currently try anything like that. Still kudos for taking it to the next level.

yes, it softens the shadows by expanding the range of the flash. here's a sample shot i took as soon as i finished bending the steel bracket everything is connected to. it's not 100% ready to go, but i rigged it up to get a snap. the room was pitch black:

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shutter speed was 1/500, the flash was at 1/4 power, f/10 at 55mm, ISO 400.

i'm going to use a black fabric drop cloth to eliminate any background shadows, the ring flash does not get rid of them entirely unless you have some ambient light helping you out.

here's a picture of the setup taken on my Samsung Eternity, sorry for the quality, I can only fix it so much in Photoshop:

Monday's lightning storm Ringflash