One of my photography holy grails + lightning

[Discus-n00b]

Though not as good as I wanted, its pretty good for a first try. Its something I've always wanted to capture and finally got it. Also, had some storms off the coast one night and it gave us a good light show. The lightning was a bit far off so the bolts were not as impressive as I hoped they would be....but still cool.

One of my bucket list photos...and a holy grail for me. The Milky Way.



Lightning. I was using a wide angle lens, so some photos might seem distorted in the beach area. In some you can see people with flashlights on the beach.

[Discus-n00b]

Couple more

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Matt you are the "Master" of photography.

The wide angle lens is also what I use outdoors for some great sunsets.

Your pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

[Keith Perkins]

Very nice Matt. Some very soothing photographs in the group, which is just the ticket tonight.

[Lukan]

Hi Matt,

Great photography. You are a master behind those lenses.

Cheers

[Second Hand Pat]

Those lighting pictures over the ocean were just plain cool and love the milky way shots.

[lofty]

wow, one word, magnificent, i could look at photographs like this all day long, you must have the patience of a saint to sit and wait for something as special as these.

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks all. I'd love to try again, this time with darker skies and closer lightning.

[MaiaDee]

Have you considered using a longer exposure? I personally like the trail effect with the stars. Beautiful photos.

[dpete9]

Wow those are beautiful! I especially love the lightning over the beach pics. I would love to learn some photography skills myself.

[Discus-n00b]

Thanks. I like trails too, but only if going specifically for trails. For this one I was going strictly for the milky way. I think I like stacking pictures for star trails rather then a long exposure, that way the other parts of the scene don't get overexposed. Here is a star trails shot I did by stacking a while back.

This is 50 shots in one

[DiscusDrew]

Can I buy that picture?....

[Trier20]

Great photos Matt! I did a couple of photography classes in college. Loved spending time in the dark room. Keep up the good work!

[zinfin]

Beautiful shots. Thanks for the tips on technique, too. Very helpful for all of us aspiring photogs out here.

[bonginator]

Can you explain stacking to us laymen? I think I know the concept but would love to hear your expert description of the process.

Perhaps you could start another thread with tips on photographing discus? Sound like you are great with a camera.