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Originally Posted by axmea? This one is courtesy of Source,LLC from another post but man, Znow Zhots look great! Especially for those of us who rarely or even never get

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Old 03-06-2013, 01:14 AM   #1066 (permalink)
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This one is courtesy of Source,LLC from another post but man, Znow Zhots look great! Especially for those of us who rarely or even never get to see snow. Today was awesome in So Cal -- it was in the upper 70's and low 80's. Drove out to lunch even when I was not hungry. Anyway.....moar of this plZ.

Here is a better snow shot, I forgot I had this one.

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Old 03-06-2013, 09:04 AM   #1067 (permalink)
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4) If your frame has a delayed shutter release option, or mirror lock, use it. This raises the mirror then waits a short time before releasing the shutter, which lowers the chance of vibration/blur since you will be using a longer exposure.
I always forget about mirror lock-up!
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Old 03-06-2013, 02:20 PM   #1068 (permalink)
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First of all, not trying to take over this thread, but it is a photography thread essentially and there seems to be a lot of interest in these answers, so instead of PM'ing all of you, here you go.


For the beginners, rts_kaneda was using a looooow ISO on most shots, I'd say between 50-200, the pictures are just too clean, with the exception of the one with the city lit up in the background (little noisy), still an awesome shot but a higher ISO might have been used.

When taking shots at night, a tripod is mandatory if you want to be creative with your shots, setting your camera on the ground or a table etc because you don't have a tripod often leads to less of an interesting perspective.

2nd, is either of these 2, a cable release, or shutter delay/timer that can take the picture without physically depressing the shutter (shaking the camera). Mirror lockup is overkill IMO unless your shooting macro shots of items the size of a penny taking up the entire photo to where if the camera moves a fraction of a millimeter, it will cause blur in the final image. On car shots its just not necessary, although if you have a cable release and want to do it just because, go for it!

3rd, FOR BEST RESULTS shooting when its dark out, shoot low ISO (200 or less), and long shutter speeds. Shooting with a high ISO to get high enough shutter speeds will only result in grainy images and should only be used if a high shutter speed is needed for that shot to get the look you desire. Even with the slight amount of noise that occurs from taking long exposures, I guarantee you it will be cleaner than any shot you take with your ISO up around 1600+ to get your desired shutter speed to get the shot without a tripod.

Your ISO is simply: your sensors sensitivity to light. By upping its sensitivity (using higher ISO, also creating more noise) so the shutter doesn't have to be open as long to create the proper exposure does not make sense when (if shooting with a tripod) you could have it at its lowest ISO, therefore yielding the cleanest photo, and instead of trying to get handheld shots at higher shutter speeds, allowing your shutter to stay open on a tripod for 5-30 seconds in order for all that light to come in and get the same picture, only with way less noise.

4th, so now shutter speed and ISO are dealt with, white balance will most likely be on auto, and can be corrected in post processing if its a little off, but what about aperture?

My suggestion (for night shots) is shoot between f4 and f/11, f/8 is optimal.


It gets a tad bit confusing from here, but
the good news is aperture will be the least of your worries on these long exposure shots, but I'll break it down a little anyways.

Aperture is: the blades inside the lens and to what degree they're opening for each shot.

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If shutter speed and ISO are constant, your aperture setting will adjust the exposure because it allows more, or less light to hit the sensor during the set amount of time the shutter is open for.

It also controls depth of field. At higher number apertures f/11,f/16 etc you will have more in focus from front to back, but the shutter will have to stay open longer to get the proper exposure because not much light is entering through the blades and getting to your sensor. Shooting at a smaller f number f/4, f/5.6 etc will blur the background more and isolate your subject.

That's about it.

If you guys have any other questions feel free to PM me so we don't take up more of this awesome thread!
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here's a few of my night time Z shots








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here's a few of my night time Z shots



Wow! This thunder shot is awesome! It's not photoshopped isn't it?
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Wow! This thunder shot is awesome! It's not photoshopped isn't it?
I used Pixelmator to make this one, similar to photoshop, not near as expensive!

I took the lightning shot separately but it is my photo. It was near my house and the storm was right above me. I used a fisheye to get as much of the sky in the frame as possible, camera got a little wet from the rain and I was constantly wiping the front of the fisheye off from water getting on it, but worth it!
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I always forget about mirror lock-up!
Yeah I normally only use it when I'm using a bigger, heavy lens. But it is handy!

Oh. one other thing. If you're using a tripod/remote with a VR or IS lens, turn vr/is OFF. No point and it actually can actually lower clarity as the vr/is motors move about.
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Yeah I normally only use it when I'm using a bigger, heavy lens. But it is handy!

Oh. one other thing. If you're using a tripod/remote with a VR or IS lens, turn vr/is OFF. No point and it actually can actually lower clarity as the vr/is motors move about.
I figured this out a few weeks ago when using my 70-200 to shoot whatever planet was hanging out by the moon.
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I used Pixelmator to make this one, similar to photoshop, not near as expensive!

I took the lightning shot separately but it is my photo. It was near my house and the storm was right above me. I used a fisheye to get as much of the sky in the frame as possible, camera got a little wet from the rain and I was constantly wiping the front of the fisheye off from water getting on it, but worth it!
Very nice but not all know more than doing a snap shot and upload. You should do a DYC super quality pro photo uploading thing etc.

In my case i just take the picture and upload it and i do it with my ipod or regular camera
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I used Pixelmator to make this one, similar to photoshop, not near as expensive!

I took the lightning shot separately but it is my photo. It was near my house and the storm was right above me. I used a fisheye to get as much of the sky in the frame as possible, camera got a little wet from the rain and I was constantly wiping the front of the fisheye off from water getting on it, but worth it!
Repped for post 1069, 1070, and this one!!!
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Damn! Those r best shot!!


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The moment I see pro sigs on these shots, I know I'm doomed. A lot of pro shots and simply can't be on par with these guys. So here's my amateur shot.

I know the week just started but I can't wait for the weekend for some wine tasting and awesome food in Los Olivos, CA. I will be taking her up for a nice drive and through the canyons at 154 through Lake Cachuma. I should have new tires and wheels by then. Fingers X'd.



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^^^ Looks good! And as far as pro shots... Do it!!! Think my photoshoot was $350. But you have professional photo that will last forever!
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^^^ Looks good! And as far as pro shots... Do it!!! Think my photoshoot was $350. But you have professional photo that will last forever!
Thanks Robert. I'll give my son's gf a shot. She's got a good eye and a great camera but not a pro at a decent level yet. I'll spend my money on her. I'm a cheap bastard.

Off topic, you back home or still in Iraq? If you're out there, be safe bro. I remember you giving advice on flushing the wheels. The car's gone a long way since then. Later.
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