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Response to Light & Architecture (Response #96)

Uploaded 461 Days Ago by DrDavidJones - 15 comments

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TammyLynn said 461 days ago:

I'm sorry, but it hurts my eyes to look at this photo. :-(

DrDavidJones said 461 days ago:

This was taken at 10 PM; aperture mode,f 11, ISO 1600 , 1.0 sec. How could I have gotten a better photo?
Thanks

flipthom said 461 days ago:

I think this would have a lot more appeal and impact if it were not so blurry.

flipthom said 461 days ago:

I think that using a tripod is essential here. Then, adjusting your ISO to 100 or so and adjusting your aperature and shutter speed accordingly would give you a very very nice image of the building. In low light, it's almost always good to use a tripod...unless your lens has good vibration reduction or image stabilization capabilities. But at 10pm at night, my money's on the tripod.

Ana said 460 days ago:

This is certainly relevant, but the lack of focus is very powerful.

eggplant said 460 days ago:

I'm assuming that the fuzzy focus is on purpose, so I'm wondering what was your angle. There's something very interesting about this.

eggplant said 460 days ago:

Okay, so not on purpose with the fuzzy focus. Dr. Dave, about 1/60 of a second is the threshold for hand held shots, so really a tripod is your best bet. Or, for a cool effect, set the camera on the ground and use the timer...but the human hand can not remain steady for one full second.

Moses said 460 days ago:

like the use of building and light, but it is too out of focus for me to enjoy.

Nick said 460 days ago:

Seems a little to soft.

DrDavidJones said 460 days ago:

Thanks for all the help! I have a project that requires me taking some night photos and I wasn't having any luck getting things in focus.

Interplay said 460 days ago:

tripod

kadenajack said 460 days ago:

Too bad about the focus. Looks like a tripod would have helped a lot here. I've come home with lots of shots that look just like this.

uvikidd said 460 days ago:

shake .. blur

uvikidd said 460 days ago:

1.0sec with hand handled it's possible to get a good picture .. use a tripod or put your camera on the ground.

CaptureThis said 456 days ago:

I am late with this but I thought I would offer a few suggestions. Night shots don't need to be shot at such a high ISO. An example I have is this shot:

http://weeklyshot.org/theme/light-architecture/featured/51/

It was shot at 400 ISO 1.3 seconds @f8 (full manual). The key is to use a decent tripod and I also use the remote shutter release. Mirror lock up is also useful although I don't think I used it for this shot.

I hope this helps. Experiment with the settings for the best results, but a decent tri-pod is a must.

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