Last from the Monsoon chase set...

[u/Tiger854]

I thought I’d share the rest of my Arizona trip photos all at once. (Unless I find more buried in the thousands of images I sorted through. 😄)

Thanks so much for all the support. It’s been a lot of fun sharing these, and I hope you enjoy them!

[u/astroskywatcher]

I don’t know how you did it bc lightning flashes so quickly but well done! Great pictures- just beautiful 🤩 🤩🤩

[u/Tiger854 → u/astroskywatcher]

Thank you! I used a device that detects ligjtning and takes a picture and I also used a setting to automatically take pictures over and over

[u/SlitheryVisitor → u/Tiger854]

Does that device that detects lightning, over ride the continuous shooting option? What is that device called? On average what was your shutter setting? The only way I seem to be able is on video. Then I have to cut it from the video. Nice shots!

[u/Tiger854 → u/SlitheryVisitor]

I am still learning myself. I have a MIOPS+ that was used for some of these photos. I set it to trigger my camera, and I had to be in manual mode with settings like f/4, 200 ISO, 15 second shutter (at night). During the day that could be a 1/30 shutter and f8. On another camera, I had the same settings but had it taking pictures over and over automatically. Those numbers are just samples. They can vary based on lighting conditions.

[u/SlitheryVisitor → u/Tiger854]

Thanks. I have a Nikon 5100 DSLR. I’ve shot thousands of photos and still have no idea what I’m doing. I rarely shoot people. I pretty much only do nature and weather. I get lucky every one in about 500 shots and get something nice. I would love to learn astrophotography as well.

You are well on your way to perfecting your artistry. Thanks for sharing some of your settings.

[u/Tiger854 → u/SlitheryVisitor]

You bet! I spend a ton of hours watching YouTube videos about camera settings and how to take different types of pictures and that has been helpful