The Photography Thread !

m-jeri

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Folks..

I need advise reagrding night time photography.

What sort of settings and setups u guys use for that? modes, values, lenses, tripods??
 
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For night photography, I generally shoot in Aperture Value (AV) or Manual (M) mode...

If "Tripod" Then

ISO <= 200

Aperture = Depends on DOF you want (I generally go for Maximum)

Shutter Speed = Depends on scene you want to shoot

Else

ISO >=1600

Aperture = Maximum

Shutter Speed = Depends on scene you want to shoot

End-If

Note that Maximum ISO and aperture depends on your camera body and lens respectively. I have Canon 550D and I can use ISO up to 1600 and I generally use 50mm f/1.8 prime for night photography and thus use f/1.8 for low light scenes.

There is a inverse ratio rule to avoid blur images shot handheld which states that your shutter speed should not be slower than 1 divided by the focal length of the lens you are using. For example: if you are using a 100mm lens, you want your shutter setting to be faster than 1/100 of a second. If for whatever reason, you are using a slower shutter speed, please use a tripod or steady yourself against an object.
 
m-jeri

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Thanks for the tips mate.

I have ordered a 50mm and a tripod.. lets see the results. :)

I soo want to take night pics where colors come into life. :). Flash photo using PnS are just not ok.

However i have heard that u can use the flash and take good pics? any idea? something with the Flash exposure?

Wanted to try last weekend but shifting got me busy
 
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The on camera flash will give a direct harsh light... what you would need in that case would be a off-camera flash, with something to diffuse the light such as a softbox or an umbrella. Just try without the flash,

go for 1.8 aperture, iso 1600 and see what u manage :bleh:
 
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^^ i personally think that you've to crop out the bottom portion, or maybe the pic should have been clicked from lower down. Just my opinion but seems distracting.

I like the DOF though :)
 
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^^ Agrees, it was a spontaneous shot. I thought about cropping, but somehow I do not like if the subject is too big for the frame..
 
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Sudarshan: Nice shots. in the first one, the 1mm on the wider side distinguishes the 17-50's to the kit lens :) Trust me the composition would have been better with just 1mm on the lower focal end..
 
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Shots of benches like these usually look good colored but with low saturation.

but in your case, the one in black in white looks better.
 
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@medpal , I liked the colour version more , but if b & w with those light polls ( where light can be little yellow ) will look nice , just thought .
 
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One in B/W looks better with the theme of loneliness.

Every time I see this thread and beautiful shots I feel like taking the plunge to DSLR :p
 
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