Night time shots
Sep 29, 2011 22:45:38 #
IHow do you get night time shots to come in so clear and with detail? I have set my camera for night time shooting, but I'm not really getting the photo or detail in it.....Could you explain to me what I am doing wrong?
Sep 29, 2011 22:59:34 #
If you are using "Auto" that's why... basically you want to set your camera to a higher ISO, most of the time but only because I'm in the city my ISO is ISO 400-500 and your shutter speed should be set to shut slowly (I normally get mine set to shut after about 4 seconds to get a great detailed shot. This also mostly depends on what you are shooting??? I shoot moons and sometimes starts at night. If you are shooting water movement and other sorts like that then you'll still need to be somewhere in the slow shutter, high ISO area. The main thing is to have a tripod and for best results a shutter remote or use the timer on the camera , but always, always make sure your exposure is correct. I hope this helps, good luck and happy shooting!
JW
JW
Sep 29, 2011 23:03:58 #
Sep 30, 2011 01:39:05 #
Use a tripod. You may also want to try overexposing a few stops.
Sep 30, 2011 02:52:58 #
Sep 30, 2011 09:22:23 #
A lot depends on what you want to accomplish. A tripod is a must and if you can, a remote shutter release. I have had good results using the bulb setting on my camera as well as taking pictures on the aperture setting. I don't go over ISO 100 when taking night shots because of the noise that higher ISO's introduce.
Sep 30, 2011 09:27:05 #
A tripod is the tool to use for slower shutter speeds and camera shake....invest in one ,You will see a big difference
Sep 30, 2011 11:30:13 #
another tip to keep in mind, if you can, use the mirror lock-up feature.
Most dslr's have the ability to lock the mirror up before you actually open the shutter.
When the mirror flips up, out of the way, it slaps the camera and causes considerable shake.
If you lock the mirror up and let the camera settle before making your exposure, you will end up with sharper images.
Gordon
Most dslr's have the ability to lock the mirror up before you actually open the shutter.
When the mirror flips up, out of the way, it slaps the camera and causes considerable shake.
If you lock the mirror up and let the camera settle before making your exposure, you will end up with sharper images.
Gordon
Sep 30, 2011 11:37:02 #
GTinSoCal wrote:
another tip to keep in mind, if you can, use the mirror lock-up feature.
Most dslr's have the ability to lock the mirror up before you actually open the shutter.
When the mirror flips up, out of the way, it slaps the camera and causes considerable shake.
If you lock the mirror up and let the camera settle before making your exposure, you will end up with sharper images.
Gordon
Most dslr's have the ability to lock the mirror up before you actually open the shutter.
When the mirror flips up, out of the way, it slaps the camera and causes considerable shake.
If you lock the mirror up and let the camera settle before making your exposure, you will end up with sharper images.
Gordon
Very good tip
Sep 30, 2011 11:44:37 #
If I recall from previous posts, you're using a point & shoot. A tripod is essential unless you can sit your camera on something like a fence or something. You might try using the timer. Set the timer for 10 seconds if you have that option, turn the flash off if you can, sit the camera on something, and press the button, and don't touch it again until it has taken the shot. Might also try to keep bright lights from directly hitting the lens, such as from cars, street lights, etc.
Sep 30, 2011 12:54:08 #
Thank you all for your pointers and suggestions......and yes I do have a p & s, thank you gessman.....going to try it tonight.
Sep 30, 2011 13:09:52 #
stansgrl63 wrote:
Thank you all for your pointers and suggestions......and yes I do have a p & s, thank you gessman.....going to try it tonight.
Play with variations of what I mentioned in my last comments and you'll come up with something you should like. If your scene has both dark areas and lights in it, try to aim your camera so it isn't specifically aimed at one or the other - some area of middle ground, in other words - areas between lights, for instance.
Sep 30, 2011 16:37:31 #
Sep 30, 2011 20:34:19 #
These are shots I took in my town park at nite, tripod is a must and I use a shutter release cable most of the time when I use a tripod no matter what I am shooting, this was my first attempt at nite pics over a year ago. Iso was set at 200 and I shot in manual mode changing settings for every shot and seeing what came out.
Sep 30, 2011 20:51:01 #
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