STORM PHOTOGRAPHY: This Is How I Timelapse and Photograph Lightning
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Your closing timelapses are stunning - many thanks for the tips
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for sharing this. Great stuff and really helpful for those interested in storm photography. I've had some great opportunities but really struggled with daytime lightning. This explains the issue, I need shorter shutter it seems and maybe doing too dark of NDs on it. I was going for 5-10 seconds but indeed having ambient light issues where it's getting washed out.
you bet man, I'm glad the video helped! Good luck with it for this next monsoon season. :)
A good storm always gets us excited to get out there and shoot! great video and thanks for the content! Be safe out there!
Thanks man, I definitely agree, almost nothing gets me stoked to go out like a good storm!
Love, love, love the lightening and sunset photos.
Thanks Michelle!
I watched this while taking my first ever time lapse. Clearly need to see more of your work!
Dude !! That was awesome .. frantic but well worth it no doubt !! Bravo 👏👏
Thanks man! Yeah, good storms are always worth it. I'm editing round 2 right now, which was a bit more intense.
Really helpful and interesting. Thank you. Great Shots
Superb mate, you are really making the most of the opportunity that you have there with some fantastic art!
Hey thanks Robert, I really appreciate that!
Fantastic content Brent first class lightning images. Thank you for sharing. Keep on Rocking and take care.
Hey thanks John, I really appreciate that!
Great photography, Brent.............and very enjoyable to watch and learn.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it, and I appreciate the kind words!
Good stuff, Thanks
I could’ve watched another hour of this! That was great!
Well then you'll definitely enjoy the next video...
@@BrentHall Looking forward to it!
Just a suggestion for when it's windy. Don't raise the center column on the tripod. It is not as stable that way. Great video as always!
lol, thanks... I'm well aware of that, but I live dangerously, and do it anyways. :P Also, maybe someday I'll invest in a taller tripod, but those are expensive!
Cant wait for storm season to try getting cool shots. Im newer to time lapse shots, i havent even done that many, just a couple short ones to get the feel for it and understand what im doing. But im also not a pro at photography yet, I have cool pictures like full detail of the moon, or seeing chicago 40 miles away in my city over the lake. but nothing crazy
Your living my dream right now !!!! I've been getting local stuff in cliff ,gila and silver city but my lil newbie cameras only do so much lol
I am planning on using the Z9 to capture lightning.
That's amazing
Many thanks!
@@BrentHall I'm from Sri Lanka and I always watch your videos. And I love to learn Photography. As a beginner, your videos help me lot. Thanks again
Great video as usually 😉 inspiring and you provide us with the tools so we know what to do out on the feelds🙏👏
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Wow wow wow! 🙂👌 We may get one or 2 storms a year here in northeast Atlantic Canada.
At least you have a beautiful coast line...with water, and puffins! :P
Nice stuff. BTW, Happy Birthday!
Many thanks Tom!
I'm thinking you were a little buzzed on the negative ions floating about... That light ray was amazing, I'm more into the light but some of your prior bolts are terrific. Thanks!
Nice lighting video I LIKE were was this taking at what state? And what season was it
ok so my camera has an interval timer, and I can set number of shots to 99 or infinity I have filters so wish me luck on my next video. Oh we will have monsoon rains with lightning throughout the next week. so much fun. thanks, Brent.
Great video, and great timing. We are expecting daytime thunderstorms tomorrow here in Minnesota, and I was trying to figure out how to capture daytime lightning. I hadn't even thought of using ND filters. Thanks for the help!
Nice, glad I could help!
Well, you forgot to mention that shooting storms and lightning can be dangerous :). I mean, you might be literally risking your life while sitting in the field surrounded by tripods and metal tools. It is safer to do from a car.
Anyways, well done. You've got some really photogenic weather out there :). Thank you for sharing. Subscribed :)
What makes it so possible to shoot lightning in New Mexico is the flat land where you can see for miles around.
That definitely helps! :P
I love the variety of Time-Lapse GoPro offers me, in direct off the camera video format or Still RAW image, but yet to see a good quality interchangeable lens (Not add on $^#& stuff), to compensate for the badly missed Optical Tele lens & to close the deal.
GoPro is the ultimate way to go and ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME GOPRO?!!!! 😎🙄😲🥴🤓🤔😜
Great video and really informative. But I think we all want to know....How'd that chick at 3:06 's picture of the grass come out?
lol. I'm sure it came out decent. Camera Lady's photography is always solid :P
Where did you get the thunder sounds and how did you dub them into the time lapse? Love your channel!
I get all my stuff from epidemicsound and Artlist. I think I even have an artlist link in the video description.
What app do you use for tracking the Lighting
Do you have exposure on auto or manual setting? Looks like you are shooting auto exp. Doesn't that give you flickering when camera adjust for every single picture?
Also you said shutter is 1,3sec or so but interval is 1sec. Do you set some priorities for interval vs shutter?
I'm never in auto mode. Sometimes for sunset and blue hour timelapses I will put it in Av, which is aperture priority mode. For lightning specific timelapses, I usually want the smallest interval possible, which is 1 sec for my cameras, because I want the shortest gap between shots so I don't miss the lightning. For flickering, I use LRTimelapse to clean it up and it works really well.
Thanks, Brent. So just to clarify, you are using a 1 sec exposure time and then like a 1-2 seconds between exposures? The monsoon has been wonderful this year.
Good question...he didn't clarify
For night lightning, I usually run a 2sec exposure continuously with no gap for the entire storm. This might be 1.5hrs.
1sec or shorter would be best for daytime. If you have a gap, you will miss lightning strikes
Hi Brent, I’m a new subscriber and I would like more detail about time lapse photos, on sunsets o landscape, I have the R6, but I don’t know if you already made some videos on this and post processing, thx and stay healthy.
Yeah, I definitely have quite a few videos about timelapsing. If you're wanting one with how I edit them, then check this one out:
ruclips.net/video/TYJr8MutPRg/видео.html
Great time lapse shots. On my Canon R5 I can't set the interval for one second, two is the shortest I can do. What am I doing wrong?
Idk, it's there on mine. Have you updated the firmware?
@@BrentHall I'll have to check to see what version I have. Also I wonder if it matters that I've been shooting in electronic shutter mode? Thanks for your reply.
Exposing -1 to -3 is certainly a bit extreme in my opinion. I like to work around -1/2 a stop personally. -3 stops would be files in the trash for me. Fairly good tutorial but probably a few things that aren't for beginners here.
Awesome video Brent...Your video made me want to jump in my car and drive to NM...it would only be about a 10-12 hr trip. I love taking photos of lightning. I usually try to do mine when it's dark out. I have a tough time capturing during the day w/o a filter. Do you recommend a higher Aperture and shorter exosure up to 5 secs and.say like between Aperture 12-15?. I wish I had all that open area like you do, 98% of my lightning photos are taken from my garage in my neighborhood. BUT i do get some good ones IMHO
Thanks Tye! I would have used a stronger ND, but I forgot my adapter ring for the one I have, so all I had was the 3 stop and I had to stop my aperture all the way down.
Nice video Brent! To clarify, you have a one second interval between one second exposures?
So when you set it to an interval that ends up being the same or less than your shutter speed, it will basically take the shot immediately after the last shot with minimal time in between shots. Like I said in the video, for normal timelapses I wouldn't do that, but because I'm trying capture lightning, I find it works better this way. If you want an actual full second interval, then you'd need to set the interval to 1+ your shutter speed if your shutter speed.
I'm in an urban environment in Queens, New York City under shelter in alcoves on a main street (Queens Blvd). I take 6K videos (using the 6K photo mode on a Lumix G9) for lightning. At night it's 30fps, 1/60 shutter, F8, ISO 1600. I get some good bolts by saving the 18mp frames (Quick Time, Photoshop). I've been taking videos since 2010. A lightning trigger or time lapse would require too long a shutter speed causing blur with people walking by and cars. What disadvantages do you think I'm under doing this? How would a time lapse benefit me more?
Well if you needed to have a sharper foreground with frozen moving subjects and such, then you could always just grab one shot for the foreground after you do a long exposure for the lightning. Timelapses really only benefit if you're interested in the timelapse. Well I guess they offer higher images quality as well, so even if you're not interested in actually putting the timelapse together completely, you still have all the images to choose from to get the shots you want and they'll be higher quality images than pulling stills from video clips. It really just comes down to how much effort you want to put into capturing and creating your lightning images. A lightning trigger won't require a longer shutter speed though, so it might be something more suited to your style of lightning shots. Personally, I've never used one though, so I couldn't say much about them.
20 people live in New Mexico, they decided to go to the highway at the same hour
Good video, as usual, Mr. Hall
lol, true story. There was a surprising amount of traffic on that first road for sure.
Great video as always. I noticed, though, that you never seem to weight down your tripods, even in the wind. Do you just find it unnecessary or do you find yourself fixing stuff later. Great pics by the way. Glad to see you're getting rain.
Probably just because I usually forget...it definitely helps in windy conditions.
Love your videos. Love the way you jump from one subject to another. Great photos. Question - Did you combine photos for that multiple bolt photo? How did you do that? Can’t have all those strikes in one second?
Yeah, it's a blend from the timelapse. I have a video on how to do it. Just search "how to blend lightning" and my name in youtube search.
Thank you. I like it!
Envious and can't wait until I can get images close to this.. Curious, how important is a CPL filter? This is the first I have heard of using one for lightning
It's not super important, it just helps get my shutter speed a little slower (but not too slow to wash out the bolts). In my case the filter I was using was a dark cpl which is an nd and a cp filter built into one, but a regular nd would be fine. If you don't have a filter just stop your aperture all the way down and get your shutter speed as low as you can (if it's daytime out), like something around 1/15 - 1/2 sec or something. It's way harder to catch lightning with shutter speeds that fast, but when you do get a bolt, it hopefully won't be too drowned out.
Brent, I am new to lightning photography. Can you recommend an app for chasing the storms? Also, I was looking at the MIOPS device. Have you used this type of device? Thoughts? Thank You
I just use weather bug, which isn't amazing, but it works. I haven't ever used a lightning trigger, so I couldn't say if or how well they work. I always do timelapses.
Incredible🙌🏼So jealous.
Thank you for this inspiring, educational and beautiful video. I really enjoyed it! I have a question, if I may. You mention your settings were at 1 sec, f32 and ISO 100. I wonder if you would benefit from L ISO (50), being able to open up then to f22? Or is there any benefit on ISO 100 over ISO 50? Appreciate your videos a lot, thank you!
So the L50 option is not native, and that's why I never use it. I find the best image quality is at the native isos. I should have had a darker nd on there to get me away from such high apertures, but I left it at home.
Hey!
Brent already answered that question but in case you wanted some further information:
The L ISO (50) is being just a little underexposed afterwards. Technically, from what I understood, since it's not a native ISO, you'll loose (colour) details.
Why? Because the camera captures the picture at ISO100 and darkens it down by one stop to achieve the L ISO (50).
It's similar to third stops in some cameras. But the technically is rather debated. It is (or was) a phenomen with Canon cameras and older sensors where the pure integer multiplication (so, full stops increase) gained better results than the one third increments but if it's true today?
Not sure.
Brent, ever use a lightning trigger? If so thoughts on them.
No, I've never used one, I just always do timelapses.
@@BrentHall
Oky, thanks.
When your tripod is the tallest thing on the land…. Besides you.
Did I mention I have lots of metal in my body too... :P
What, no ground strap for camera?
I gotta ask because you shoot with galaxy phones, do you have a link for a phone case and lens that I can mount a circular polarizer on. I have a S21 plus that I need to turn I to a camera until the sony mark 8 is released
Yeah, I should have links to that stuff in every one of my videos. I use the moment case, lenses (if needed), and filters. I also have a video guide on moment filters that might be useful. It's from last year, but everything's still relevant.
@@BrentHall your videos on cellphone photography are detailed as fuck compared to other youtubers but my issue is Moment and Polar pPro seem to have love for iphones, hard to find s21 accessories. I'll keep looking through your videos. Thanks for the reply
@@having-fun-while-i-can thanks man, I appreciate that! I definitely agree that moment, and a lot of other brands, lean more toward iPhone accessories, apps, and stuff, but I don't think it's cause they personally like it more, but because it's just more standardized and easier to make things for, you know. As for the case, I'm pretty happy with my moment s21 Ultra case. It holds their 37mm filters well, and I can put a lens on and/or add a bigger filter if I need, but overall though, I just like their case, its thin, light, and pretty strong, albeit a bit on the pricey side.
Why do you lower your tripod legs then raise the centre column, doesn't that make the camera less stable in the wind?
I probably just lowered the individual ones to level it? Idk though, I do stupid stuff a lot, especially when I'm frantic, and multitasking for trying to get the shot AND make videos at the same time...
@@BrentHall cheers Brent, guess it's hard to multitasking in those conditions. Thanks for sharing with us. Stay safe!
You're on top of a hill right next to a metal fence with metal posts. Not the best idea.
Yeah, I never said it was a good a idea... and all the metal inside my body doesn't help either 😶😅🙃
2:34 I'm getting impatient. Show me what I came for, your zapping part!
But on the serious side and as per kind good samaritan note you left here, the recipe . . . :
1- Sky not too dark (Day time), short telelens say 70-200mm, zoom in & out for the best composition or even use a wider lens if needed.
2- 3 stop dark CPL ND built-in (Additional darkening)
3- No long shutter speed to wash out the lightning by ambient light
4- Manual focus on infinity locked down
5- 1 sec intervals (Shortest possible Time-lapse interval)
6- Under-expose by a stop, up to 3 or so
5- F/16 to F/32
6- ISO 100
6a - I assume AP mode but I didn't hear him saying it. (Sorry, spoken too quick... 6:05)
7- - - Assuming the photographer is not that novice, not to know the rest, have fun, fingers crossed or something (Ground yourself!)🌩⚡⚡⚡☔.
I definitely almost got zapped right after I turned the camera off after the first part. That's a solid breakdown! I would have used a stronger ND if I had one, but I didn't have it on me. The aperture isn't really a set thing, just set it to whatever you need to in order to get the exposure you're after. In my case, my filter wasn't dark enough so I had to stop the aperture all the way down to still even get that 1 sec shutter. And manual focus, but it might not always be at infinity depending on your subject distance and focal length. You just need to zoom in and lock it down to wherever your subject is in the frame.
@@BrentHall 🙏👌 for the additional clarification. BUT PLEASE STAY SAFE. Having said that, do you know any good tips to avoid being zapped or safely zapped? That is besides avoiding going out or staying within the premises of the metal car, during the storm! That might be the subject of another clip!
Best regards and shoot more, shoot often.