• ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        lightning is super simple and easy to catch with just your phone because it’s so bright.

        For those wondering: during a lightning storm just set your camera on a stand/lean it against the wall, set the time to 30 seconds, and the exposure to -3 and ISO to 100 (low as it will go), and just keep continuously taking photos. Eventually you’ll catch a bolt. I’ve done it on a beach just leaning my phone against a log.

        It’s the exact opposite to trying to catch something with 1/4000th of a second to do it.

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      No. Not without a very expensive camera. You need 10s of 1000s of frames a second to do that sort of shit. No one was filming Trump with a million dollar camera for fun.

    • CoolGirl586@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      It’s definitely possible. Most pro cameras can take a picture in 1/8000th of a second. At that speed a handgun round would only travel about 2 inches.

      The main factor is luck though. This shot would be pretty much impossible to get on purpose.