Night Photography, need advice

[AaronNelson]

appreciated!

[schmoo]

I think you did post the original in the right subforum the first time, so I'll move this there and delete the duplicate for you. :thumb

[Izzy Garavito]

Hey friend, the first thing I would do is get a decent tripod. I love my ball-head, so I'll recommend getting one too. Then get a remote shutter release, non-mechanical. if you can afford wireless then do it, but otherwise a decent one should be around $30. This is the only way to get sharp pictures in low light, and you'll be using longer exposures later so it will be a must.

Then, search around here on Dgrin. there's a ton of good info on nigh shooting and a lot of amazing pics.

Your pic is a good start. However, with the abovementioned equipment you could have avoided using ISO1600 and kept it tack-sharp.

It looks like you can definitely get some nice shots of that building--it's pretty cool lighting.

keep those night pics coming and post them up on the night-shooting thread!


http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=72999&page=5

[AaronNelson]

schmoo, thanks
izzy, thanks

[AaronNelson]

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[Llywellyn]

Also check out this thread (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=72999). It has some great discussion about different settings you can use for some crisp night shots, as well as several examples. :thumb

[pathfinder]

The cheapest way to dramatically improve the quality of your lenses is a first rate tripod that you use.

I am just as guilty of not using a tripod as often as I should way too often.

I lost a few frames yesterday in downtown Toronto that - had I used a tripod - would have been real keepers, but now they are just snapshots, and I have no one to blame but myself for not setting up a tripod in the middle of the sidewalk in a busy downtown street:D

[AaronNelson]

thanks all,