{"id":687,"date":"2016-05-02T21:26:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mirrormere.andulain.net\/?p=687"},"modified":"2016-08-19T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T05:46:15","slug":"weathering-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirrormere.andulain.net\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"Weathering the Storm…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I took the opportunity of the first decent storm in months to get out and take a few shots of lightning. It’s my first attempt at getting out and shooting in a storm, in particular chasing the Lightning Shots. Also given it was midnight, things were a bit smash and grab as far as gear and location. I grabbed the D600 with the 50mm F1.4<\/a> & the Nikon 14-24mm F2.8<\/a>. I also grabbed a hand release and my MIOPS Trigger hoping I might get a chance to use it for the first time with Lightning too.<\/p>\n

So off I drove to the closest vantage point I thought was high but with plenty of other choices for Lightning to strike other than myself! As it turns out, where I parked on the side of the road happened to be unfortunate orientation: over the course of the storm most of the lightning was to the sides of me. However I managed to get 1 out of the 30 shots that worked for me. But to be fair it was my first attempt at this subject matter.<\/p>\n

I thought I was stuck not being able to use my MIOPS<\/a> as I thought I’d not bought the extra cable for the connection for the D600 (it’s different than the D810). As it turned out later when I got back home I realised that the remote release I had been using had a detachable cord with the right connection! Anyway, lesson learned for next time: spend more time with some gear in relaxed conditions. Still shooting in Bulb mode, with the remote release I felt I started to have a good feel for the right way to shoot it near the end of 30 odd shots. I’m looking forward to the next Storm when I will be more prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I took the opportunity of the first decent storm in months to get out and take a few shots of lightning. It’s my first attempt at getting out and shooting in a storm, in particular chasing the Lightning Shots. Also given it was midnight, things were a bit smash and grab as far as gear… <\/p>\n

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