Dave, Dark frame subtraction or not, that's a great lightening capture. The phone pole makes it very real. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:51 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > From: David Mann > >> We rarely get thunderstorms here but when I noticed clouds moving in >> from the northeast with more clouds moving in from the southwest at >> the same time, I knew we were in for a bit of a show. >> >> I stood out at the footpath watching the fireworks and eventually >> thought I should try to take a few pics... >> >> http://www.multi.net.nz/thunderstorm/ >> >> K10D, 16-45mm (at 16mm). >> >> I didn't get very long before my battery started to run low but I'd >> had enough by then and the storm was heading north. I ended up >> shooting at f/22 for 15 seconds. The wait during the dark-frame >> subtraction was agonising, especially the times when I just missed >> spectacular flashes. >> >> It would have been spectacular to view from the hills. >> >> Cheers, Dave >> > > I think there's a hacked firmware for the K10D/K20D that allows you to turn > off the dark frame subtraction, but I've never had the nerve to try it. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
