Blitzortung and Photography

[psper]

Thanks all for your answers:

As I could understand everyone think that Blitzortung is fantastic to help us take lightening pics .... but about record technic there are at least 3 different approaches.

1 - DSLR with consecutive long exposure, like we do with startrails.
2 - DSLR + some device of this kind (http://www.radio-cb-services.com/DETECTE...LAIRS.html) that help trigger DSLR in precise moment that lightning fire.
3 - Use video and get video frames.

Pros and Cons about this 3 approaches based on your experience ?!

With Zero experience of take lightning pics, I believe that 1 and 2 output have lot more quality...even if the 3th option is 4k video.
But Option 3 (video) maybe is the easiest way to do it.

Thanks

[robo]

I think 1 is the easiest way, you only need a DSLR and a tripod and no further device. The disadvantage is that you can do this only at night. By daylight maybe with a strong neutral-density filter.

CU Robo

[Tobi]

Great to hear that Blitzortung helps for lightning photography. Maybe we will find some solution for predicting lightning strikes, which would make things much easier for you. :-D

It would be great if you could share some of your photos here. We could also use/show them on our Facebook page.

[robo]

Maybe we will find some solution for predicting lightning strikes, which would make things much easier for you. :-D

There's some free space on the blue board. Maybe you can invent a lightning prediction unit. :-D

[psper]

Anybody have more info about how to detect a lightning ?

Lunarstorm777 spoke about "potential charge in the atmosphere" ...anyone have some more information ? Which type of hardware can be used to get it ?

[psper]

Something like this ???

https://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0701/0701296.pdf

[robo]

Something like this ???

https://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0701/0701296.pdf

Search for portable lightning detector with the search engine of your choice.

[cutty]

Right here with you as well. Love using this app for lightning photography. Only thing that would make it better is a night-time mode for the map. What sort of things are you having trouble with?

Hi Lunarstorm777, 

I never use Blitzortung before because I only discovery Blitzortung  APP 3 days ago, so until now I just use 30 min delayed lightning maps and what i see and ear. I never  find a good position to take photos.

Second, normaly I was lost try to find lightning or really under the strom  what is very dificult to take pics. I believe that most lightning photos are a litle bit far from the lightning or under some place that we can avoid rain to make 20/30 exposures.

I use an intrevalometer to take consecutive 20/30 exposures.

Being old and worn out, I don't get much opportunity to chase lightning photograpy any more,
but..
I have an older version of
http://www.aeophoto.com/
I can tell you mine works, and you'll likely get a stroke capture if your camera is pointed toward it. You will get an exposure!  Maybe not a stroke...
A camera with the fastest possible shutter lag , like a Sony A65 (approximately 50 milliseconds) for example.

[psper]

Right here with you as well. Love using this app for lightning photography. Only thing that would make it better is a night-time mode for the map. What sort of things are you having trouble with?

Hi Lunarstorm777, 

I never use Blitzortung before because I only discovery Blitzortung  APP 3 days ago, so until now I just use 30 min delayed lightning maps and what i see and ear. I never  find a good position to take photos.

Second, normaly I was lost try to find lightning or really under the strom  what is very dificult to take pics. I believe that most lightning photos are a litle bit far from the lightning or under some place that we can avoid rain to make 20/30 exposures.

I use an intrevalometer to take consecutive 20/30 exposures.

Being old and worn out, I don't get much opportunity to chase lightning photograpy any more,
but..
I have an older version of
http://www.aeophoto.com/
I can tell you mine works, and you'll likely get a stroke capture if your camera is pointed toward it. You will get an exposure!  Maybe not a stroke...
A camera with the fastest possible shutter lag , like a Sony A65 (approximately 50 milliseconds) for example.

Thanks Cutty,  

Another option to consider!

[chubros]

               

Great to hear that Blitzortung helps for lightning photography. Maybe we will find some solution for predicting lightning strikes, which would make things much easier for you. :-D

It would be great if you could share some of your photos here. We could also use/show them on our Facebook page.

Here are my recent photos from Levadia Central Greece a week ago. Use them as you wish....

Greetings from Greece to all of you...