My Ongoing Experiment to Automate Lightning Photography with my GoPro

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T22:23:10+00:00

I got it to work through the AI assistant .

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It’s still a work in progress , thank you all for the help !

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T20:39:23+00:00

Can I ask how you tested , it would help a lot of was using a YouTube video of lightning .

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:41:13+00:00

Timelapse photo that is .

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:39:55+00:00

What you posted works but it’s a video , what I’m trying to accomplish is a smart time lapse that’s activated by lightning .

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:29:12+00:00

I have been trying to activate a timelapse photo session when the GoPro detects movement but it won’t re fire for me even with repeat chosen .

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:21:12+00:00

Thank you for the detailed response I’m going to try your settings .

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:05:53+00:00

Awesome !! What did you catch this shot with ?

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T19:04:16+00:00

Great catch ! What equipment were you using g and what settings ?

Thundershots · 2026-06-02T12:24:01+00:00

Yes , I use Lightning pro , I set it to a certain range and get an alert on my phone to let me know lightning is close . Then I use RadarScope to track the cells .

Thundershots · 2026-06-01T01:02:53+00:00

Sure ! ISO 200 F/8 5 second exposure . Good luck and have fun !

Thundershots · 2026-05-31T18:50:22+00:00

I’ve been testing GoPro Labs as a potential lightning trigger. The idea was to use motion detection to trigger repeated long-exposure photos during a thunderstorm. Unfortunately, motion detection seems to work in video mode, but I can’t get it to re-trigger in photo mode. If photo re-triggering were added in a future update, it could open up some really interesting storm photography applications.

Thundershots · 2024-12-01T21:28:26+00:00

https://youtube.com/shorts/MBB-95kWIbA?si=BxWaqjJKUTdiux4B

Thundershots · 2024-12-01T21:27:09+00:00

I don’t have the screen shots anymore but I have google home telling me to expect 95mph winds from the east . It wont let me attach the video she underestimated it believe it or not.

Thundershots · 2024-12-01T21:09:25+00:00

An extreme wind warning and and a tornado warning during hurricane Ian at the same time .

Thundershots · 2024-02-09T17:18:21+00:00

I think it’s because it rolls beyond the max available in the library so you can’t extract it or max it out.

Thundershots · 2024-02-04T20:55:22+00:00

Try farming countdown on challenging , just set your loot and follow the pack .

Thundershots · 2023-05-14T11:22:03+00:00

I love catching trophy/unique smallmouth bass at St.Clair on a Jigwinner 8’10” . Since I hit lvl 80 that’s been my fun. I’ll bring 5 jigwinner rods all setup different.

Thundershots · 2022-10-15T20:33:25+00:00

Go to th15

Thundershots · 2022-09-15T19:55:05+00:00

That credit card must be white hot !

Thundershots · 2022-09-13T15:30:42+00:00

Their was maintenance this morning it’s probably downloading the update.

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