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HillWilliam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 06:10 AM
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OK. You can catch lightning with a Droid tablet
We got a helluva storm last night and I managed to catch a couple of lightning pics. Not exactly recommended procedure, but I was cowering in the safety of my back porch. (That's my clothesline, not a power line in the shot btw.)

This was my second experiment with the Droid, but both forays got shown on the local news. Here's a link to last night's catch.

So, how DO you get good lightning pics, really? Patience?
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 08:40 AM
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1. the same way you get anything else
patience, luck, persistence. repeat.
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HillWilliam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 08:45 AM
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2. Heh, then I guess I got it right
100 takes the other night for 4 worthwhile-ish shots, over 400 last night for two. It's at once fun and frustrating.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 08:51 AM
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3. you got it right
sometimes I shoot 300-500 and use none... lightning and fireworks are weird like that
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Stevenmarc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 01:54 PM
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4. Patience or a Lightning Trigger
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-28-11 03:25 PM
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5. wow, those have come down in price
a lot... thanks for the link
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