Night photos
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- TheDrago
so i just started to embark on some photographic adventures around where i live. does anyone have any tips or ideas about taken photos at night that they might want to share?
- Rand0
fast lens with image stabilization helps a lot; good high iso camera
- TheBlueOne0
What Rand said...
- Bender0
What TheBlueOne said...
- mg330
What they said, along with patience and a six-pack.
- capn_ron0
what eveyone else said including the six pack, and a tripod.
- Jaline0
It's so much fun!
- TheDrago0
yeah i'm having a lot of fun with it, and the six pack does come in handy.
- MrD0
fast lens with image stabilization helps a lot; good high iso camera
Rand
(Oct 16 07, 14:38)define fast lens
does it mean high exposure?what would you recommend rand
- slappy0
A fast lens means that the lens takes in a lot of light and also has a very wide aperture. The lens is "fast" because it makes fast shutter speeds available.
High exposure doesnt mean anything as far as I know. Exposure is just the length of time the sensor or film is exposed to light,
- AndyRoss0
I say use a tripod and a very slow shutter speed. Like, many minutes, or even hours.
Interesting things, and peculiar things, happen during long exposures!
- Sickman0
if you use a tripod you don't necessarily need a fast lens. although they are nice.
what is it that you plan to shoot?
- MrD0
fuck didnt i ask this already?
i am a moron
- lvl_130
night photography has always been a favorite thing for me. venture into condemned/abandoned building and you can't get some very interesting shots.
- slappy0
If you are shooting indoor gigs are night gigs then you will want that 85mm f1.8.
Like everyone said, if you want to shoot street scapes etc then the blur is your friend, just use a tripod.
- Raniator0
Good point well made, Nairn.
- Raniator0
Sorry... wrong thread :(
- pubdoggy0
Tripod, cable release, mirror lock. Wide aperture means shallow depth of field, nice if you want it, but when I'm doing night landscapes i try to keep my f-stop around 11 to get it all nice and sharp - just means long exposures. Keep your ISO as low as you can get away with anything over 400 on most DSLR's and you'll get noise - again nice if you want the effect crappy if you don't
- TheDrago0
planning to shoot some street scapes or any other interesting places near me (Industrial areas mostly). Thinking about getting something out in the suburbs.
Does anyone have any good shots that they might want to show off?