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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Oct 5, 2009 22:21:28 GMT -5
One thing I like about fall & winter, it gets dark early so you don't have to wait until 10 or so for night photography. So, I decided the "trusty steed" needed it's portait made. Nikon D200, 20mm Nikkor, f/5.6, 30 seconds Attachments:
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Post by OrcaBob on Oct 5, 2009 23:19:29 GMT -5
Looks like you had fun making that picture! And it's a nice shot of your vehicle. Very sharp.
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Post by juanita on Oct 6, 2009 16:31:40 GMT -5
Does look like fun-I want to try-looks easy enough!
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Post by Steve (FloppyDog) on Oct 6, 2009 17:25:15 GMT -5
Thanks! Yes, this type of photography is very easy and boat loads of fun. Just mount your camera on a tripod, set your shutter to a long exposure, and shine your flashlight around the areas you want to illuminate.
I use a base exposure of ISO 200, f/5.6 at 30 seconds which works well much of the time, and make adjustments from there.
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Post by juanita on Oct 6, 2009 20:48:41 GMT -5
Wow-what a simple easy explanation...I did some reading on it and nothing stated it as simple as that...Thanks
Juanita
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Post by OrcaBob on Oct 6, 2009 20:54:10 GMT -5
I saw a variation of this in a really beautiful -- and large-scale -- example.
In a book I've got on low-light photography, the author wanted to photograph a Scottish castle up on a hill but it wasn't illuminated and all he had was a single speedlight. So he put the camera on a tripod, left the shutter open, and he walked up the hill with the speedlight in hand. He walked around the castle and every so often fired the speedlight by hand. The image looked as if the castle were lighted by a number of floodlights.
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Post by john101477 on Oct 7, 2009 10:47:30 GMT -5
The castle is beautiful if it is the image I am thinking of. Steve, I went out with this in mind last night and could not find my blasted flashlight.
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