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Newbie needs tips on taking good nightshots
I have a basic 3 mp digicam (SD200 or IXUS 30). When I take pictures
of the skyline at night, it's blurry and sometimes it has fuzzy dots. After reading the manual, I understand I have 3 choices in fixing my problem. Turn on the 'long shutter' option, but the manual states that it would add noise to the picture. The next option is the ISO speed. I understand that the higher the ISO speed, the more image noise it creates. The third option is 'exposure compensation', I'm not sure if this applies. I think I would need a tripod for night shots don't I? Then turn on the 'long shutter' mode then move the ISO speed to the slowest speed as possible. Is this all I could do for now? Thanks for the help. |
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Newbie needs tips on taking good nightshots
Randy Berbaum wrote:
Unfortunately most P&S type cameras are very poor at night shots. This is why many of us who like to occasionally "play in the dark" tend towards DSLRs. The more manual control you have the more options. For example an SLR set to bulb, set to the smallest f-stop (most open), manually focused, on a solid tripod, with a shutter speed of 30 or 40 seconds can capture some images that are just not possible in any other way. Agreed. And yet... someone I know took this: http://mikebeauchamp.com/dump/windmill1comp%20copy.jpg Canon A510, tripod, 100 stacked images... http://mikebeauchamp.com/images/show...go-2006&pic=20 BugBear |
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Newbie needs tips on taking good nightshots
bugbear wrote:
Randy Berbaum wrote: Unfortunately most P&S type cameras are very poor at night shots. This is why many of us who like to occasionally "play in the dark" tend towards DSLRs. The more manual control you have the more options. For example an SLR set to bulb, set to the smallest f-stop (most open), manually focused, on a solid tripod, with a shutter speed of 30 or 40 seconds can capture some images that are just not possible in any other way. Agreed. And yet... someone I know took this: http://mikebeauchamp.com/dump/windmill1comp%20copy.jpg Canon A510, tripod, 100 stacked images... http://mikebeauchamp.com/images/show...go-2006&pic=20 BugBear yeah.. I like night stuff, and my Canon G2 gives me up to 15 sec exposures so that's more than I currently need. (I'm *also* making sure I can *fully justify* not upgrading to a SLR, as you can see.. I just can't afford one. :P ) P. -- I do *NOT* have a short attention sp...(Oooh!! shiny!!) |
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Newbie needs tips on taking good nightshots
bugbear wrote:
: Randy Berbaum wrote: : : Unfortunately most P&S type cameras are very poor at night shots. This is : why many of us who like to occasionally "play in the dark" tend towards : DSLRs. The more manual control you have the more options. For example an : SLR set to bulb, set to the smallest f-stop (most open), manually focused, : on a solid tripod, with a shutter speed of 30 or 40 seconds can capture : some images that are just not possible in any other way. : Agreed. And yet... someone I know took this: : http://mikebeauchamp.com/dump/windmill1comp%20copy.jpg : Canon A510, tripod, 100 stacked images... : http://mikebeauchamp.com/images/show...go-2006&pic=20 True. Skill with what you have (both camera equipment and post processing) can make up for many less than ideal situations. But for the newby we may assume that such skill may not have yet been aquired. Skill and knowledge (as well as persistance) can do wonders. for example I just saw a program on TV that talked about a photographer in a Civil War prison camp who built his own camera from a wooden box, a tin can, and a spyglass lens. And then using purloined chemicals from the hospital, made his own photographic plates and developer. He then ran a photo studio in an attic of the barracks, all without any of the guards knowing about it. This is a prime example of creative folks with knowledge will find a way to make something work, even under less than ideal circumstances. I have seen images taken with cheap cameras by young children that have a high "wow" factor. And I have seen LOTS of images taken with the most expensive equipment available, by very experienced adults, that could best be used to line the bottom of a birdcage. Heck I would classify many of MY images in this category. I'm just smart enough to not show them to anyone. That's one of the plusses of digital to me. I feel free to explore and try "questionable" shots. If it works, great. And if it doesn't, I learned something about what doesn't work, or maybe what might still work with a bit more experimenting. Randy ========== Randy Berbaum Champaign, IL |
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