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Old 09-29-2008, 07:02 AM  
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Originally Posted by RedShoe View Post
Thanks man.

One more... please...

Can you offer any advice, an shooting at night or with very little lighting?

I see that your night work is clean, clear and super sharp. I've tried l closing down to f/22 at 100, and gone for 30 second exposures (am I close?) I still seem to get undesired results. Maybe my white balance is off. Maybe I need a better perspective on the frame.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Normally you wouldn't want to stop down that far for a night exposure, you'll be there forever.

Depending on your light levels and desired DOF, you'll probably want to shoot from f4 - f8.
ISO 200 or lower is best for getting rid of noise, longer if you've got the time.

From there, just open up the shutter and sit back. If you're out of meter range on your camera, you can do trial and error, or boost the ISO, work out the correct exposure, then calculate how long it would need to be for your desired ISO.

Night shots are actually some of the easiest photos to take. Normally there's even light, contrast is low, and you can take time to single out elements..
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