Settings at night.
May 25, 2015 21:45:37 #
Halkeye
Loc: Sandiego, CA.
Can any one tell me what settings to use at night when shooting through a window on a train at city lights?
May 25, 2015 22:31:05 #
Halkeye wrote:
Can any one tell me what settings to use at night when shooting through a window on a train at city lights?
Your camera's meter can be of far more value than someone who can not see your shot. Learn what it tells you and there will be no need to ask others, your meter will tell you everything you need to use. GL
May 25, 2015 23:21:45 #
davidrb wrote:
Your camera's meter can be of far more value than someone who can not see your shot. Learn what it tells you and there will be no need to ask others, your meter will tell you everything you need to use. GL
The meter may not be ideal for something like this. It doesn't know that most of the image supposed to be very dark.
May 25, 2015 23:48:47 #
rook2c4 wrote:
The meter may not be ideal for something like this. It doesn't know that most of the image supposed to be very dark.
If he doesn't have the lens sealed against the light in the car he's sitting in he's not going to get any kind of a meter reading that will be accurate.
May 26, 2015 01:29:29 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Halkeye wrote:
Can any one tell me what settings to use at night when shooting through a window on a train at city lights?
I would recommend matrix metering and shutter speed priority. Assuming you're shooting digital, set your ISO as high as your camera will allow before noise becomes unacceptable, use your largest f/stop, or perhaps 1 stop down (a maximum aperture of f/2.0 or f/2.8 is preferable, unless you can use a high ISO). A rubber lens hood pressed against the window will eliminate reflections from light inside the car.
Sounds very interesting. Good luck!
May 26, 2015 06:32:04 #
Halkeye wrote:
Can any one tell me what settings to use at night when shooting through a window on a train at city lights?
Good tips on shooting at night, be it through a train window or not.
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/06/18/night-photography-set-up-your-camera-to-shoot-anything/
Below is a chart with suggestions from the same article.
May 26, 2015 09:37:58 #
Halkeye wrote:
Can any one tell me what settings to use at night when shooting through a window on a train at city lights?
Halkeye, Halkeye, Halkeye,
you and a dodecasqaudrillion others have
asked "what settings to use?".
There is no correct answer to this question...
unless one was to answer with a 500 page essay. My advice (apart from get out there start shooting and see what works for you) is;
get to your library and start scouring the shelves for books and magazines on photography. Have fun.
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