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Submitted: May 1, 2011
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D5000
Shutter Speed:88/10 second
Aperture:F/2.8
Focal Length:50 mm
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Date Taken:Apr 26, 2011, 10:56:15 PM
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Lightning Strikes Darknessby `TimberClipse

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Weather and Sky

Lightning Strikes Darkness by =TimberClipse

This photograph was taken at 11:56 PM (My camera is off by 1 hour), which means remember that the sky was pitch black!

This photo I did by using a wired shutter. I left it open until I saw a flash then closed it. In this case it was for 8.8 seconds.

Out of this storm, this was the only lightning flash that was an actual flash.

I am really really happy that this came out as well as it did, first time I experimented with lightning... Won't be my last though!

No Post work AT ALL!

In addition, for this photo it took me so long to get it to work out right. I sat there for about another 65 other lightning strikes

How Does it work?

Well the idea of the photo is that a camera captures light to create a photograph. So if you are in a completely black environment, then a single flash of light will allow you to expose your photograph, and get a final image that looks like this.

The important thing to remember is that you really need a remote shutter. Otherwise camera shake can really kill you. I also suggest playing with focus. This image is fairly well in focus (any blur you see was actually from the movement of the wind