photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

No problem hun ... I'm not much for driving at night anyhow

R Dubs Loc: Linloln,Ne.

I just put some night shots in the photo section---wish I would have read this first. It helps me thanks for asking the question for me.

ltruex Loc: Waco TX

Not a big fan of night driving either, but I love shooting night pictures, and when the weather improves I will shoot my favorite...night neon signs where the goal is get the movement streaks that culminate into a finished image of the neon sign and you can read the sign with all the image that maybe included, for it makes a great post card...but I have to wait for the weather to improve. :-( L3

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

That actually sounds like fun.

ltruex Loc: Waco TX

I recall an instance where my night photography helped me capture an image otherwise not possible under given conditions...I was at the Exposition Park Zoo in L.A, and at the time had a Nikon F1 film camera with ectachrome (for home color development of slides), and push process. My setup was a large tripod to shoot Mammoth bones display. I had just completed the setup when a large group of turist came in...I couldn't wait for that group to leave as my time was already very short. Then I remembered a snow storm shot and did a long exposure expecting all the snow falling...was I surprised in the finish image it looked like a clear day with no snow falling...meanwhile back at the bones...I shot long exposures with people walking in front of my camera between me and the bones, occationally a person would pause and look at the camera. I lost only 3 images of that shoot. all the rest showed no people in front of the lens, and ghosting to those that paused to look at my camera. It was the amount of time if something is moving on a long exposure it may not show up in the final works. In those days I was young a daring for I used my camera to shoot gang members in candid work for police studies. I took shots between cracks in door peak holes...hoping they wouldn't hear my camera shutter noise. There was a risk of personal injury, or death if discovered. L3

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

lol I bet the ghosted people looked awesome in front of the bones. I really need to invest in a remote for the camera... I'm simply not patient enough for the long exposures.

prestonphoto Loc: Bath, NY

Don't know if this will help but.............I have a Canon XTi and use TV with ISO of 1600, then look for the right shutter speed to use and I use a 75-300 zoom lens or a 70-300 macro.

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

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overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

overthemoon Loc: Wisconsin

I used this same idea at our state capital in wi when I waited to photograph the tree. Only thing I did different was I used a neutral density filter. Lots of people walking around but in my photo none except one ghost which I cloned out

ltruex Loc: Waco TX

Are you refering to time laps work for the remote? I use Breeze Remote on my 5DMII, but have not yet tried time laps function. It won't actually improve your patients, and may get great shoots if you can leave the camera unattended...I never had the trust to leave a camera unattended growing up in ELA as I did. Oh last mention the ghost images with the bones...they were looking at me not the bones, or that would have worked...I see you have great sense of photojournalism. L3

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

No no just to push the button. I'm probably calling it by the wrong name.

ltruex Loc: Waco TX

Oh, a self timer... you likely have that mode in your camera...check the manual...unless this is not what your after...perhaps a long cable release...just having fun with you :lol:

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

That's it a cable release lol.