{"id":61486,"date":"2019-11-04T16:44:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T21:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=61486"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:04:19","slug":"how-i-got-the-shot-lightning-photography-with-michael-dellitalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/how-i-got-the-shot-lightning-photography-with-michael-dellitalia\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Got the Shot: Lightning Photography with Michael Dellitalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I initially went up to my rooftop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at dusk to do some moon shots, because the particular phase would render an image with interesting detail due to side lighting. I got some captures that were OK, but as I was packing up my gear, I noticed that the sky was getting darker and darker, and when I looked towards Manhattan, there was a brilliant orange glow emanating from the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightning photography shoot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The wind was picking up and there were lightning strikes and thunder claps beginning in the distance, but I climbed up on my building\u2019s skylight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While clutching onto my tripod (literally, to keep it from flying away), I was able to fire off a couple shots. And with some luck from the universe, I got the photo you see below. A stunning example of lightning photography! It arrested a large bolt of lightning juxtaposed over the Manhattan skyline.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo by Michael Dellitalia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The gear used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n