Ahhhhh Lightning

[FloridaNative]

Awesome pic!! I love storms. I once managed to capture a picture of lightening similar to yours with a 110 camera!! lol I went through a whole roll of film trying to capture the lightening and only one captured it. lol

 

[Gary Sword]

During the summers in Florida we have some great lightening storms. I love to watch when they are off in the distance. It seems like a lot of people get killed my lightening down here. Great Picture!

 

[scottgt]

Nice pic Scott.

What kind of canon did u have/use? Looking for a new camera myself, and the only thing i do know is that its going to be a Canon. Anny sugestions?

ya...like he said the xt is a wonderful camera...small and light..and great quality....if you can..go ahead and get the xti (400d) has a few better features if your willing to spend a little more money...let me know if you have anymore questions

 

[P1et]

That is a beautiful picture!

Can you please share the settings? Also, where in Texas are you? I'm in Austin and we had a nice little storm yesterday...

 

[scottgt]

i live in dallas area....i shot this on 400 ISO with 2'' shutter speed

 

[ScottB]

Hey Scott, since you are a photography major maybe you can give me some secrets and hints on my new camera, the Sony DSC-N2.

Lets just say it fell into my lap for 300.00 with a Sony 4 Gig memory card and I took it as wife is having baby in May and wanted small camera. I have to admit the 10 megapixels sounded like horsepower, and it has a sticker with ISO on it and this lens and that stabilization. Hell, its got a cool touch screen and the night mode is bad azz.

So did I blunder ???

Features & Functions
Red Eye Reduction Yes
Light Sensitivity Auto mode
Shooting Modes Beach
Special Effects Black & White
Shooting Modes Fireworks Show
Light Sensitivity ISO 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 200
Light Sensitivity ISO 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 800
Shooting Modes Landscape
Shooting Modes Twilight
Shooting Modes Twilight portrait
Special Effects Vivid
Shooting Modes Burst/Continuous
Special Effects Natural Color
Shooting Modes Self timer
Special Effects Sepia
Shooting Modes Snow
Shooting Modes High Sensitivity
General
Flash Type Built-in flash
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Viewfinder Type LCD
Still Image Format JPEG
Camera Type Point & Shoot / Zoom camera
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7"
Lenses
35mm equivalent Focal Length (min) 38 mm
Focal Length (maximum) 23.7 mm
35mm equivalent Focal Length (max) 114 mm
Focal Length (minimum) 7.9 mm
Lens Aperture f/2.8 - 8
Special Lens Functions Macro
Special Lens Functions Wide angle
Memory
Flash Memory Form Factor Memory Stick Duo
Flash Memory Form Factor Memory Stick PRO Duo
Performance
Shutter Speed 1/8 - 1/2000 sec
Megapixels 10.1 megapixel(s)
Digital Zoom 2 X
Shutter Speed 1 - 1/2000 sec
Optical Zoom 3 X
Shutter Speed 30 - 1/1000 sec
Power
Battery Average Run Time 300 image(s)
Battery Technology Lithium ion
Storage
Storage Capacity 25 MB
Video
Display Size 3 in
Display Form Factor Built-in
Video Input Type VGA
Display Technology LCD
Digital Video Format MPEG
Actual Weight 5.5 oz

 

[scottgt]

na thats a great camera to have...shoot it seems to have as meany features as my dslr lol...now the ISO is the light sensitivity,, so the darker the conditions are you are going to bump the ISO up to a higher ISO..so for normal daytime shooting you want to be in about 200 ISO...and when you are in a low light area such as a room with little lighting bump it up to about 1600 ISO or a little less if you can..let me know if you have any specific questions

 

[D]

Sweet, Ive got the XT too. Im in a photo class right now, using film cameras though. Anyone interested in buying my Canon K2 film camera? Its a 35mm camera kit including the lens, like new condition. Ive got two kits, will also include film with them.

scottgt- increasing ISO will also increase noise, so use the lowest setting you can. When taking pictures at night of lights you want to use a low setting because the noise will be pretty bad in that situation with higher ISO's.

Looks like youve got a nice camera killr. Do you have any questions about shooting in a certain situation?

 

[scottgt]

Sweet, Ive got the XT too. Im in a photo class right now, using film cameras though. Anyone interested in buying my Canon K2 film camera? Its a 35mm camera kit including the lens, like new condition. Ive got two kits, will also include film with them.

scottgt- increasing ISO will also increase noise, so use the lowest setting you can. When taking pictures at night of lights you want to use a low setting because the noise will be pretty bad in that situation with higher ISO's.

Looks like youve got a nice camera killr. Do you have any questions about shooting in a certain situation?

ya your right about the noise...but if you dont have a tripod at night your going to need a higher ISO..but im really liking the xt...the noise at 1600 isnt bad ..at all i love it

 

[ScottB]

Looks like youve got a nice camera killr. Do you have any questions about shooting in a certain situation?

yeah, other than the picture button, what other options should I turn on or be concerned about ???

 

[P1et]

yeah, other than the picture button, what other options should I turn on or be concerned about ???

It's funny you mention the N2, I can buy it at work for $199 and it seemed like a good price for a simple point-and-shoot camera.

Let me know how you like it.

 

[D]

yeah, other than the picture button, what other options should I turn on or be concerned about ???

Aperture and shutter speed. Both deal with light and objects being in focus.

Aperture- basically a hole in the lens that gets bigger and smaller based on your setting. The higher the number the less light and the less will be in focus. For example, making the background blurry, use a high aperture valve.

Shutter speed- also deals with letting light in. Its how long the shutter stays open. A higher valve will let less light in compared to a lower valve. Also, lets say you're taking pictures of a sports game, youll want to use a higher shutter speed to freeze the action. If you use a lower shutter speed then the object might be blurry.

Youve also got white balance settings. If you set it on cloudy then youll get a different look then if its set on auto. I like pictures with the cloudy setting better then auto.

I dont know what your light meter is like. But if you underexpose it a little, then you can also get a different look then if it is set in the middle.

Theres a lot more, those are just a few.

 

[dengood1]

Yep, Killr, it simply depends on the conditions you are shooting in. Most of the time, leaving it on "auto" will take the best picture for the conditions as your camera will provide the best setting based on conditions. There are tricks you can do with manual settings, but I'm certainly not a pro at these, just a beginner. Google it!!