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[RagingInMiami]

So I tried capturing lightning for the first time last night. These pictures don't really do justice to the actual lightning that I saw. My timing was way off and I only captured a fraction of the lightning that struck over downtown Miami.

Also, when I first started taking the photos, I was using a monopod because I was too lazy to walk back to my car and get the tripod out. And I had the camera set to 400 ISO and f/2.8, which meant the photos were coming out overexposed.

When I finally put my camera on a tripod and dug my remote switch out of my camera bag, and realized the best thing to do is use a 100 ISO at f/8, the lightning stopped. As they say in Miami, if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.

At least now I'm better prepared for next time. Tell me which photo came out the best, in your opinion.




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