U.S. Post Office

Getting off the main drag can be fun. I love to get on back roads and look for interesting subjects to shoot. I was driving in New Mexico and noticed this tiny U.S. Post Office. There were only horse tracks around the small building. I positioned the camera at a low angle, after all it is a U.S. Post Office and it deserves respect. A thunder storm was moving in my direction. I could see lightning in the distance and I was hoping to capture some in the photograph. By shooting several frames the timing was just right to record some of the distant lightning on the horizon. One more tip always have a good map or a GPS device if you do travel the back roads. LynnFreeny.com

Lightning in Orlando

I thought by posting this image it might give us some storms in our area because we need rain.
Some people look at my photos of lightning and say,"Wow you sure are quick with a camera to catch that!" Well guess what, it is the opposite of what they think. Lightning shots are captured by some of the slowest shutter speeds. By using a tripod and the B (bulb) setting on your shutter speed ,the lightning takes a picture of itself so to speak. In this photograph I held the shutter open long enough until the lightning flashed then I ended the exposure. I had the lens set at f-5.6 and the exposure was determined by the lightning itself. By the way, I was on the top floor of a tall hotel shooting through a window. LynnFreeny.com