Close strike!
This lightning strike was around 1 mile away. As with my previous attempts to photograph lightning, I used a tripod wedged between a radiator and the wall, and with the center column extended a foot or so (to afford some protection against splash-back from the window sill and from rain blown in at an angle). This on its own is quite an unstable setup, but I also had to press the shutter button down and try not to move the camera too much, whilst shooting in continuous mode!
Date : June 2005(Late afternoon)
Location : London, UK
Technical Info : Nikon D70, 28/2 AIS, tripod
Exposure : ISO200 - F16 for 8 or 10 sec
Post Processing : Edited in Photoshop
Notes : Shot in RAW mode. Exposure compensation used after shot was taken
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