Sunday, June 22, 2008

Totally AWESOME!!

We had a storm come in about 10:30pm last night and I was playing with the camera getting photos of the lightning! I love attempting to get photos of it...plus I thought it would help when I attempt to get photos of the fireworks on the 4th of July.
The first 3 photos are taken from quiet a distance and not very good! I had to get the camera book out and read on how to get these photos as I didn't have a clue with this camera being on Manual.


I actually thought the storm above was moving away from us but was I WRONG!!

I stood on our front porch and got these photos using the tripod!


I was jumping up and down when I got this shot! YES!! Just love the forks!

I was YeeHawing big time when I captured this exposure! Fred came outside to see what the excitement was about, lol...When I looked at the viewfinder I was disappointed as all I could see was over exposure, I was so SAD!! But then we brought it in and pulled it up on the computer...I darkened the exposure in PSE 6 and YES, it was there!! Too SWEET!!

9 comments:

Jodie Redman said...

Oh my goodness Wendy these are awesome! Not sure if I would have wanted to be outside though!!

countryluvengal said...

Awesome pictures Wendy! Yeah we got home right before the storm hit here..And my neighbor (who just so happens to be the photography professor at the college)was out on the balcony with his tripod and camera snapping away too!!!..lol

Krissy said...

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMGOSH THESE LIGHTING SHOTS ARE FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC! Tell me what your settings were PALEASE! oh MY, How were you able to catch the lighting before it was GONE! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ERIN said...

you are a nutter..why on earth would you be outside during a lightning storm...I mean other than getting AWESOME pictures.

Helen said...

YEEHAWWWWWWWWWWW! These are awesome! Just as long as you don't get on the roof during these storms. Good work on PSE!! Awesome stuff Wen. I probably would have been under the bed....right beside katie - DDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOO -BARRRRRRRRRR

Leah said...

I was sooo totally excited about my puny lightening shots I got last night (lightening is hard to shoot!) until I saw your shots!! These are amazing!!!! and your wildlife shots too. I have yet to get a butterfly to sit still for me.

Lenore Ryan said...

WOW!! You got it alright!! Lightening is SOOOO hard to capture and you've done a fantastic job!! I'm more like Helen's Katie though....probably would have been under the bed!! LOL Great job, Wendy!!

Anonymous said...

jeeze wendy! these are so stinkin awesome! fabulous camera work girl!!!

Lotti said...

These are amazing. Brilliant work!!!