Sunday 12 May 2013

How to shoot at night ...

Don't reach for the flash ... don't you do it! ;-)

Ok, here are some general settings to get you started ... ISO 800, f4, 30 sec. Experiment with these depending on your desired effect. If you are near water, 30 seconds will yield a misty look to the scene .... oh and here are three tips: since cameras cannot see too well at night, turn off the auto focus and use manual focus instead; take a torch to shine on an object so you can focus the camera, then turn the torch off; and, lastly use a tripod or some other stable surface.

Here is a shot I took during a full moon and a 20+ knot wind - the wind was so strong that as soon as I detached my camera, the tripod flew away!

The settings I used for this were ISO 6400, f5.6 and 10 seconds of exposure time.

have fun :-)
Here is another tip - find out when the next full moon is going to occur and get yourself ready to do some night shooting...
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