Tuesday 31 July 2007

Tropical Lightning.


This is my one and only attempt of capturing lightning......

5 comments:

Panday said...

I love this picture. I've been fascinated by lightning ever since I read a book about Nikola Tesla when I was a young man.

Rita Loca said...

lovely!

Gecko said...

Thank you both! It's heartening to get some positive feedback.

Wes Messamore said...

I've always wondered how photographers capture lightning. Do you simply anticipate that it's coming and hope you snap a picture at the same time as the lightning, or must you simply have "lightning fast" reflexes?

Gecko said...

The lightning lasted so long where this was taken, it was almost continual. I missed capturing the forks!! This was hand held, you do need a cable release to hold the shutter open and definitely need a tripod.