The best lightnings shot of 2008 season: strange, but on November 5.

[Andrea Griffa]

I have to say that a good mid level cold air layer is what you need for nice lightnings shots, even if in a enviroment with cold and not too instable air at the ground.
These are two of the very good lightnings I took on November 5th.
The synoptic condition was a short wave trough with nice shear, and not too instable cold ground level air. Mother Nature always give us surprises.

 

[Jason Boggs]

WOW!!! Those are 2 very impressive photos there Andrea. I would be very proud of those if they were taken by me. GOOD JOB!

 

[Will Wilkens]

Excellent lightning photos! Good job, Andrea!

 

[Joey Ketcham]

Great shots, Andrea!

The lightning in those storms were intense, I too got my best lightning shots of 2008 on November 5th as well.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

Andrea and Joey, Very nice shots. I managed to get one that day, not great but I am pretty sure it was my last of 2008... kinda depressing really... LOL

 

[Steve Miller TX]

Wow, Andrea, those shots are nothing short of spectacular! I can feel the heat off of those just by looking at them. Nice job with the camera settings and setup to capture such stunning images. Bravo!

 

[Brandon Brown]

Andrea, thanks for posting your incredible lightning photos, totally jealous!!!!!

 

[Paul Austin]

Wow! Nice pics, Andrea. The exposure, color, and clarity of the foreground city really enhances the overall effect. Very nice images.

 

[David Drummond]

Very nice Andrea. Shots suitable for framing for sure!

 

[Scott Taylor]

Outstanding shots Andrea... your exposure is perfect! The foreground objects are so clear and crisp, it almost looks like a toy city there. Nicely done.

 

[Mike Ridgeway]

Wow, I'll bet the thunder was impressive too. Great photos. What camera were you using to get photos like that and do you remember the settings?

 

[Leah Robertson]

Andrea, those photos are just simply astounding! Kudos for getting such amazing shots of lighting on film as that is very challenging to do. You can almost feel the radiant energy of the bolt coming from the image.

Nicely, nicely done. ;o)

 

[Bob Hartig]

Man, those are beauts! So crisp and detailed. Just looking at them singes my hair.

 

[Andrea Griffa]

Thanks a lot for your very nice comments,guys!It's very kind of you!

As far as the settings, Mike, I used a Nikon D60 with 18mm lens, exposition: 20 sec, Aperture:f/9, for the first shot. For the second one I used exposition: 40sec,Aperture: f/9,Lens: 18 mm, ISO:100.