Marc R. O'Leary
EF5
28MAY15 with new wide lens. Shot from inside my garage.
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kevin-palmer
EF2
There was a great lightning storm here last week. I was finally able to get a shot I've wanted for awhile, a lightning self portrait.
Lightning and Me by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr
This is a stack of 3 30-second exposures:
The 10th of June by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr
Drue Bernardi
EF1
These were from my first attempt to take lightning pictures at night. I think the first one is the best I've done, the facebook likes disagree. Need to work on focus in the future. And mine look bad against the amazing shots above but I'm proud of them!
Mark Ellinwood
EF2
A few of my better shots from June 4 near Gove City, KS. All 30-second exposures. Many shots had 3-7+ bolts in the frame!
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Marc R. O'Leary
EF5
Well s@#t...didn't think I needed a WIDER lens...
Ryan Crouse
EF0
Hoxie Kansas - June 4, 2015
Dave Nelson
EF0
one from the 2014 - 2015 season, from my backdoor step, Sydney, Australia
Shawn Gossman
SupporterThis is mine...with the assistance of high dynamic range. It was one of those 'lucky shots' more than anything. It is nothing like the shots above my post, obviously but I am proud on it nonetheless, I am just not as skilled as you all are!
Ethan Schisler
EF5
I shot a several of my favorite lightning images to date this year. Both from the spectacular June 4th supercell in NW Kansas. Here are a couple:
Alex Heimberger
EF2
Mike Marz
EF3
I've never seen this thread before, very cool stuff. I shouldn't even include my pictures on here because the quality doesn't even compare to the pics that everyone else has posted in here, but what the hell, they are just iPhone video captures of lightning that I got. I enjoy lightning a lot, although it scares the hell out of me while chasing.
It's a tie for me:
July 3, 2014, the day I finally photographed lightning in daylight after six years of trying, using one of them fancy lightning triggers. The reaction the video caught is kinda funny, hearing myself freak out after catching the bolt on a still.
View media item 953May 21, 2015, the first time I got a CG smack dab in the middle of frame.
View media item 954Also from May 21, 2015. Although this is far from my best photo of lightning, I still think the comet trails are kinda nifty (albeit distracting). This is what happens when you run from one side of the house to another during a long exposure.
View media item 955All pictures taken from my Connecticut home on a Canon EOS Rebel T3 with the standard 18-55mm kit lens (I'm a starving college student who can't afford other lenses). And this is my first post on Stormtrack, so... hello.
Greg Campbell
EF5
LOVE the B/W shot!
Greg Campbell
EF5
Marc R. O'Leary
EF5
How close do you plant to get?
I've had shots estimated within a half mile, but would prefer at least a 5 mile minimum. That shot I was tucked in the hatch of my car. I left soon after. I love lightning, but I'm terrified of it.
Dan Ross
EF0
I don't know if this is my best, but it's one of my favorites because I caught it while the sun was still up. No lightning triggers for my camera, just plain old luck! The storm was below severe limits and lightning wasn't even that frequent.
Joey Ketcham
EF4
I don't recall if I posted some of the ones I've taken, but here are a few.
Ethan Schisler
EF5
While not my best, I figured I would share what I got here in Western Illinois yesterday (7/13/16) morning. We haven't had much action since the local tornado event of 6/22/16, so this was nice to see. And they were mostly on rain showers too nonetheless, but quite prolific in producing CGs. They were a decent distance away though, so I had to use a telephoto lens on the first shot (3 image stack over 60 second period). Wish they had been closer, but still made for some nice photography. The second one is just a normal 15 second exposure handheld out my window. I love shooting lightning about as much as I love tornadoes, so this was quite a great night. Nothing like being out on a country road by yourself watching lightning at 2 in the morning LOL.
Scott Kapser
EF0
This is the first year I've really tried to get some lightning shots so it's something I've been trying to improve on as the year has gone by. While chasing the intense tornadic supercell in ND this week I managed to get my first smooth-channel lightning shots which I'm pretty excited about. This storm was carpet bombing the countryside around me with non-stop CG's and I eventually was chickened-out into hiding in my vehicle for the rest of the chase or I could have got more.
Kevin Rimcoski
EF3
Kevin Rimcoski
EF3
Sprites count as lightning, right?
Eric Anderson
Enthusiast
I'm still trying to capture sprites. Until then, these two are my favorites.
Lyons, NE - 2012.
Omaha, NE - 2014Ryan Toemmes
Florida Lightning...
From the Lightning Capitol of the World...
State Champions - Title - [emoji945][emoji298]️[emoji298]️[emoji298]️[emoji298]️[emoji945]
September 20, 2016 - Early Morning -
The web claw of the electric skies... [emoji298]️
Sent from my iPhone using Stormtrack mobile...
Paul Hadfield
EF3
August 12, 2016 - Blue Mound, IL
August 27, 2016 - Decatur, IL
October 11, 2016 - Macon County, IL
Greg Campbell
EF5
Dang right, they do! Good work!Similar threads
