Leiyutian capture lightning shooting skills

Summer is cool season, however, in addition to filling the exposure of the girl, the summer is also a frequent thunderstorms, the privilege season witnessed lightning (this we certainly have seen, not like a total solar eclipse so scarce), affirmed by this natural Weili amazed, as a true photography enthusiast, always played to beat down the mind. However the lightning flashes

Summer is cool season, however, in addition to filling the exposure of the girl, the summer is also a frequent thunderstorms, the privilege season witnessed lightning (this we certainly have seen, not like a total solar eclipse so scarce), affirmed by this natural Weili amazed, as a true photography enthusiast, always played to beat down the mind.

However, the lightning flashes of great difficulty, today we're speaking about how lightning this summer.

The particularity of the lightning bolt to shoot brings no small challenge for equipment requirements are also relatively high, at least generally small DC is very difficult to meet the requirements, you must choose a digital SLR camera, a comparison by spectrum of tripod, a remote control or shutter line, finally, and most importantly, you need some good luck.

Shooting lightning for equipment requirements are more stringent, select single lens reflex cameras because first of all he possessed good controllability and easy operation, a volume of can change the lens focus, Aperture, shutter speed and ISO, secondly, the SLR cameras mostly support B door, the door can let B camera shutter remains open for capturing lightning, B doors is essential. At the same time, the single lens reflex cameras larger sensor and better noise suppression for long time exposure is beneficial.

Lightning does not appear before the location is unknown, you can only approximate alignment lightning likely a together opens regional, B doors quietly waiting, chances of dozens of hundreds of times a lightning, you also may not be able to get a satisfactory.

It's luck composition is very high, otherwise the Yangzi evening news reporter nor PS one lightning photos to cross.

Related reading: B gate "B" door B "in the dictionary is Bulb, refers to the past that ball by hand operation of pneumatic shutter release (this is something many people have never seen, simple-speaking, was a balloon control shutter line), B-door use is to press the shutter button, the shutter is open, just let go after the shutter is closed.

General digital single lens reflex cameras support B gate mode, but there's middle and high-end product will make the model B Mun dial of a mode, go directly to the B B gates can be used, and some products you will need to remain in the M files slow shutter speed, until you reach the Blub.

In addition to the door B lightning shot in another place to note is the focus.

Digital single lens reflex cameras are mostly using the auto focus lens that can shoot lightning when you are on target is darkness, so need to put the lens from AF go to MF State, but also to switch off the machine settings is a prerequisite of the "af", the camera may not have that name, then look for the AF mode closest "lens-focus before releasing the shutter" meant option turned off. In addition, please select a subject variable lens, focal length selection in around 35-50mm, Aperture received F8-F11, most important, manually turning the lens to infinity location, so that the lens is in the "hyper-focal length" status, you can guarantee from very close to infinite distances can clear Imaging.