# Lightning photography!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Exhibition\ **Created:** [May 16, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lightning-photography/320267 "2020-05-16T01:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lightning-photography/320267/1 "2020-05-16T01:40:42Z")
It’s a pretty electric storm here, I thought it would be cool to take a picture of a yoyo lit up by lightning! Turns out that lightning is faster than my shutter! (No pun intended) I think that’s what causes the cool half affects in the photos! ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/3/5/e352030175a293bceccf1c502257af9c4318d4da.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/e/2/4e222c31fcb2f6871f612b341f1e241a62151fb2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lightning-photography/320267/2 "2020-05-16T01:50:19Z")
Here are some more. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/2/9c2a302b4c6b649014bd521e3929245fca036519.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/2/8/c28ae5f5fcd0a05c1b48ff6daf9983bc8e046d32.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lightning-photography/320267/3 "2020-05-16T05:19:46Z")
Photographing lightning is tough… We rarely get a good thunderstorm in CA but one night, my drive home consisted of a nice light show. I got home as the storm passed but was fortunate enough to catch this last flash with a wide angle lens and long exposure. ![20200515_221549](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/b/f/9bfc6172600f1a8a25f1f20dd065b1a825a5f773.jpeg) Last summer when I took a trip to Eureka, MO (to visit Six Flags) on one of my nights I got a nice “never in CA” light show. I didn’t have my nice camera so I figured I’d film it. [https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Cns4THpLI/?igshid=mdehqipttab6](https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Cns4THpLI/?igshid=mdehqipttab6) ---
**Author:** ![Travelingyoyokid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/travelingyoyokid/32/62091_2.png) [@Travelingyoyokid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Travelingyoyokid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lightning-photography/320267/4 "2020-05-16T17:39:50Z")
Wow!