First Night to Barrage - Disappointed :(
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flipfreak
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i think u might want to pick up a few books from the library so u have a better understanding before u apply the techniques.
i think the library has quite a good collection of photography books for beginners to advanced users.
lioneldude
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Under custom function Mirror Lockup -> set to enable.
This will bring the mirror up when you press the shutter the first time. Pressing shutter second time will open the shutter or begin the timer countdown. If possible use remote or use the 2 or 10 sec countdown.
This will bring the mirror up when you press the shutter the first time. Pressing shutter second time will open the shutter or begin the timer countdown. If possible use remote or use the 2 or 10 sec countdown.
If you did not enable this mirror lock up, when you use your telephoto lens and the 2 sec timer shutter release, at the shutter release.open, the mechanical shake caused by the reflex mirror action can affect the photo sharpness.
it is the same if you use close up or Macro lens
I suggest you go to your camera instruction manual , under Index -- look for Mirror Lockup and read up.
For me in night photography for landscape(tripod is a must have), I will always use Manual mode. Play with your WB, Aperture(F8~F11), shutter speed, picture style set to landscape and iso settings.
I will auto focus on the scene, then switch off IS on lens(if on tripod).
If you are comfortable with manual focusing switch to manual and try.
Continue to shoot. I am also new to DSLR and there is a lot more to learn.
it is the same if you use close up or Macro lens
I suggest you go to your camera instruction manual , under Index -- look for Mirror Lockup and read up.
For me in night photography for landscape(tripod is a must have), I will always use Manual mode. Play with your WB, Aperture(F8~F11), shutter speed, picture style set to landscape and iso settings.
I will auto focus on the scene, then switch off IS on lens(if on tripod).
If you are comfortable with manual focusing switch to manual and try.
Continue to shoot. I am also new to DSLR and there is a lot more to learn.
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flipfreak
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Went back there to give a 2nd TRY !
#1
22" / ISO 400 / F22
#2
15"/ ISO200/ F8.0
#3
10"/ ISO100 / F10.0
I feel that its sharper than my first day.. what you guys think.. but exposure i still need to practice more i guess.
looks sharper now. what did u do? btw u might want to try to increase the shutter speed to lower the exposure. abit too bright for night shoots.
flipfreak
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not practical to use mirror lockup on a normal basis.
thanks...~ if i use manual mode i cann't adjust exposure rite.. its auto...
i was thinking to use iso 100 cos i was on tripod to make it as sharp as possible.. but advice taken! will try iso 400 in future.
When you are doing long exposures, you want to use the lowest ISO available to you.
Exposure is a combination of ISO, shutter speed and aperture. In manual mode of course you can adjust the exposure. It is done by increasing shutter speed and keep the rest the same, or make the aperture smaller and keep the rest the same. For lower you ISO.
If you want the shutter to be longer (to get smooth water effect) and yet want to keep the same aperture (for DoF or it is already too slow), you can use ND filters.
for your 2nd day #1, it seems your focus point is on the glass you are shooting through. The line where 2 glass panels meet seems to be the thing attracting your camera's autofocus attention. Try to avoid shooting through glass if possible.
flipfreak
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if u using manual mode, u can adjust aperture and shutter speed. just set it to the aperture u want to shoot and adjust the shutter speed to get the exposure u want. u can leave it at iso 100 but i don't think it will make a big difference to use iso 200 as well.
i use the platform there as a tripod.. cos i think my tripod is too light and there was wind..
was using U6600... can recommend any upgrade for this?
deepanshus
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i guess you did not use self timer. The shake in #2 can be because of virations by shutter
flipfreak
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not really cos i dun use a tripod anymore. was using the manfrotto. i thought it was decent except abit heavy.
yukikaze26
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I think you need to enable mirror lock-up function (check your manual), weight down your tripod, and use the liveview when doing manual focusing.
For exposure, learn how to read your histogram, and there will be blinking red dots in the viewfinder that will appear if you have overexposure blowouts. Also forget about using too long an exposure on these artifically lighted cityscapes (unless you have an ND filter can still try).
And one common mistake especially with the kit lens, do switch off the IS function on any lens that has IS when using a tripod.
That's what I told a frd too, it works for him... so hope it works for you =)
For exposure, learn how to read your histogram, and there will be blinking red dots in the viewfinder that will appear if you have overexposure blowouts. Also forget about using too long an exposure on these artifically lighted cityscapes (unless you have an ND filter can still try).
And one common mistake especially with the kit lens, do switch off the IS function on any lens that has IS when using a tripod.
That's what I told a frd too, it works for him... so hope it works for you =)
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