STORM PHOTOGRAPHY: First Monsoon Of The Year Brings The LIGHTNING!

[@PWN_Nation]

So nice it came early this year! Greetings from Sierra Vista, AZ...

[@martharetallick204]

Any rain down your way? We're still waiting here in Tucson.

[@PWN_Nation]

@@martharetallick204 3 days so far, and today is looking dark now, too...

[@c.alcazar2584]

great one Brent, hopefully the rain is falling where the fire are, down by your area and also in the north, now the two diff fires are one big one...enjoy and be safe

[@GregSheard]

Wow those strikes at the end were amazing Brent, amazing 👏 😍

[@BrentHall]

Hey thanks Greg, I appreciate that!

[@lensonlyfe4980]

Nice one Brent

[@07wrxtr1]

Dude EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@xyphias]

I was stormchasing southwest of Eunice in New Mexico on the 3rd of june. Just got back home in the Netherlands last friday. I was shooting with my R6 with 24-105mm. 24mm / F22 and 0.4 seconds. No ND filter needed. Made one of my most beautiful supercell pictures with a nice CG lightning in it. Was hoping to see you on the road there! Also shot a lot of nice birds in the US, White-tailed kite and a scissor-tailed flycatcher. I also am thinking about selling my 90D and purchase an R7 for my nature photography. Love your vids, keep up the good work! With kind regards, Marcel Bruggeman from the Netherlands.

[@BrentHall]

Oh that's awesome! I wish I could have been out there for those storms. That's still like 6 hours from me though. I'm envious of the kite and scissor-tail too, I don't have any decent images of either of those.

[@javicxjavicx]

Your looking good Brent! Leaning out for the summer? Anyways great video again! Hope you have a good week.

[@BrentHall]

Thanks man. I wish, lol. I still feel gordo, but we'll see if I can keep some weight off for the summer. :P

[@javicxjavicx]

@@BrentHall you got this man!

[@07wrxtr1]

That's your "Go to" spot!! haha.... Yeah we just got a few clouds up here in Moab around 2am....they wimped out! BUT, I think Fri - Mon will be good!!! You prob are gonna have some NICE action late next week!

[@BrentHall]

I'm definitely hoping for more soon! Hopefully you guys get some up there in Moab too.

[@janezi28]

Brent thank you for information. Nice work

[@tintin69rr]

That was amazing love lightning ⚡️

[@BrentHall]

Thanks! Me too, as long as it doesn't start any forest fires...

[@jornmulder]

i love lighting photography, did a couple, also got 1 in N.G calendar :) greets Jørn Mulder from The Netherlands

[@jornmulder]

Very nice shots you make. In usa are more then in The Netherlands. I mean storms and lightning

[@trkauff]

Wish the monsoon would start over here in the greater Phoenix area... Unexpected dust storm yesterday, but no rain or lightning yet. Need to get the camera Gobag ready for the season. Envious of your epic shots for sure! Thanks Brent!

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, it's a little hotter over there than here...though it has hit 99 here a few times already, and that's not cool, especially for 6K ft. Hopefully we all get some actual rain soon.

[@trkauff]

@@BrentHall last question, when you set up for lightning at night without filters, do you under expose to compensate for the brightness of the lightning flashes? Just trying to get an idea of where to start.

[@BrentHall]

@@trkauff It depends on how close/big the bolts are. The closer they are to you the brighter they will be, so sometimes you can get away with normal exposures if they're distant, but sometimes you might have to underexpose by anywhere up to like 5-6 stops. There's no good rule for that other than just taking test shots while you're out there each time.

[@martharetallick204]

Hoping for rain down here in Tucson!

[@kclarkeadventures]

Awesome

[@dinsdalephotography]

Great Video Brent! Your enthusiasm is infectious! Pray you guys get more rain to help with the fires.

[@BrentHall]

Thanks man, I appreciate that! Yeah, definitely hoping for more rain soon, that little spurt wasn't enough.

[@henrywede6442]

Something to think about - since that is one of your convenient locations, make up a little wooden (or metal) bracket that can be clamped to that metal railing and hold a spare tripod head. It only takes a few seconds to clamp to the railing, it will be very sturdy, and it frees up one of the tripods. You probably have some old tripod heads kicking around the house anyway so the total cost will be low. Just an idea...

[@BrentHall]

Oh man, yeah I've never even thought about that. I actually already have a bunch of magic arm clamps with ball heads attached, lol. Maybe I should start keeping one of those in the car for times like that...

[@philyoung4804]

Stunning work sir 👏👏

[@BrentHall]

Many thanks!

[@greggScutum]

Great to see another video from you. Nice shots! Hope you're gona get a lot of rain to help with the wildfires!

[@michellewesson4409]

These are awesome.

[@BrentHall]

Why thank you! It's always fun to watch the lightning shows. :P

[@MartinFransson]

Wow, that made me really want to capture some lightning!

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, it gave me the itch to get more, for sure! Hopefully we'll get some more early monsoons here soon.

[@tyeeggleston6159]

OMG..I'm so jealous...You have such a great spot to capture lightning photos. 98% of the time I have to capture mine from my garage with houses in front of me. It's been an early heat wave here in Texas. No chance of rain in foreseeable future...totally bummed...Fantastic photos you got of all that lightning. I usually capture mine with my 5D MK III, but I have to watch my timing, too long and I'm editing sensor burn marks in my photos for a long time.

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, I'm lucky I have a ton of easy access spots around here! Hopefully we'll both get some more rain soon.

[@darsh_512d]

Wow 😳 that is so amazing 😍.. can you please make a tutorial video for shooting lighting via S22 Ultra as well ? 😁

[@BrentHall]

I'm pretty sure I have a video about doing it with the S21 Ultra from last year. everything should be the same.

[@darsh_512d]

@@BrentHall great i will check it out 😁 thank you for posting awesome and detailed content like this 😁

[@clissonplage]

gorgeous I did with the S21 Ultra in France it's not the same, lol

[@BrentHall]

Yeah, it's a little trickier to capture lightning with phones. I tried it last year with the S21 Ultra too, and got a couple okay shots, but had a few more issues compared to with my mirrorless cameras, lol.

[@714Wild]

Hey Brent what do you think of R7?

[@davidelliott6610]

Great work, do you think a lightning detector/trigger would work as well after the 16 minute mark in your video? it certainly seems dark enough. I'm definitely going to try using the intervalometer.

[@BrentHall]

Idk, I've never tried any triggers. I always just set up timelapses cause I'd rather have the timelapse too.

[@davidelliott6610]

@@BrentHall thanks I asked as those conditions at that time are more or less the conditions that I struggle with using a trigger . Next time I will try your method . Thanks again

[@janezi28]

Good video and good information but I have one question. First sorry for mine anglish In mi country we dont have a lot storms with lighting and i dont have a lot options for setings. Question is... Is better choice if I buy the filter with 8 or more stops or is better if i close the aperture?

[@dancarmony5107]

Awesome vlog Brent! I’m headed to N.M. early July and definitely hoping for some monsoons and lightning while there. Question for you, are you planning on getting a R7 or R10?

[@BrentHall]

Thanks man! Yeah, hopefully you get some good storms while you're here. I might pick up an R7, we'll see.

[@xijiang2728]

Great work. Question for you, do you set 2 or 3 stops down, so when lightning occurs the exposure will be just right? Otherwise the picture would be over exposed?

[@BrentHall]

It just depends on how close the bolts are, or how much they're filling your frame. The closer/bigger they are, the brighter they will be, so you might even have to stop down 5-6 stops if they're really big. I think that big multi-bolt image at night in the video was probably about 2 stops under, but I don't remember.

[@xijiang2728]

@@BrentHall Thank you so much! It's very helpful.

[@docar7859]

1st🇮🇳👌👌👌

[@therealmorganfreeman2875]

Which tripod would you recommend for the iPhone 13 pro with a budget of 150$

[@BrentHall]

I think anything with solid legs and a decent head should be fine. I use one like this that does great: www.shopmoment.com/products/mefoto-backpacker-s/mefoto-backpacker-s-titanium