oh what about the setting when shooting at night @ full manual? iso=? , f = ? is there a guideline? any flash required? sorry so much qns, still a noob
I am copying this from another post that I made before
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I have a S2IS & S3IS, both have given me very nice photos at night.
This is an example of a shot taken with my S2IS. This was @ 660 mm (35mm equivalent), on a tripod.
Singapore's Merlion
I would use the lowest ISO possible. Set up your tripod. Set to 2 second self timer mode. If you are not used to shooting at night, I would move the focus point to the main part of the subject. Use the <SET> button and the arrow pad to move it. You would have to tell your camera to set the metering to the focus point. It is somewhere in the manual. Half press the shutter, to get a guide of the exposure settings you need. You can then bracket shots based on this, either by using the exposure bracketing function, or (what I normally do) you can go into manual mode and set it up by yourself. Once you get used to it, you would not even need to meter the shots first (most of the time).
Composition wise, I would leave it up to you.
I have tried hand-holding with support before, it works depending on the subject. This was on Benjamin Sheares Bridge, with my S2IS, 2 seconds, f8 with the camera pressed against the railing.
Light Trails
We have a great
Night Photography forum. Check out the
Tips, Tricks and Guidelines for Night Photography thread. It has loads of good advice on how to take photos at night. Too bad about the light pollution here, have to head to really isolated areas to take good night sky photos.