Night pic!
Team Owner
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From: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09, '14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Good thing those plates are coated with reflective paint. Isn't it kinda late back in Illiinois? Or are you trying to become a member of the CF Latenight Club with Neablas, Trundertaker and me?
Melting Slicks
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From: Canton Ohio
Originally Posted by SpdKilz
It's about 1:30 here. Nice pic! I just took a few night pictures a couple days ago. Here is one of my favorites from the shoot.
Where at in Illinois do you live?
Carleton
Where at in Illinois do you live?
Carleton
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From: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09, '14-'15-'16-'17-'18
Originally Posted by SpdKilz
It's about 1:30 here. Nice pic! I just took a few night pictures a couple days ago. Here is one of my favorites from the shoot.
Where at in Illinois do you live?
Carleton
Where at in Illinois do you live?
Carleton
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Hayward (Bay Area) CA
Originally Posted by BowtieDiva70
This is what happens when you use flash with my new camera! The lights of the car were turned off!
Originally Posted by SpdKilz
Well, I know what I'm talking about. Set your new camera to "night shot" mode, if it has one. If not, use the "AV" mode. AV mean Aperture. Set it to the lowest number you can by scrolling, it'll prolly be like 2.0/2.5/3.0/3.5 --one of these numbers. Then use a tripod, or a stable place to put your camera on, then aim and shoot. Better yet, set it on a timer...and let it shoot in 10 seconds, to avoid the camera shake.Slow shutter speed will be automatically set by the camera, if you choose the largest aperture (lowest number). Whatever the natural lighting conditions are, it will be captured on your photo (without the unreal flash, making that white light affect)....making mostly everything visible on to the photo, that is visible to a human eye. And you'll have the real lighting affect (as in this photo).
Last edited by Vette_Fan; Jun 24, 2005 at 05:09 AM.
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Drifting
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From: Ham Lake MN
Originally Posted by Vette_Fan
Notice there's no flash used in this photo. Ah Ha, we need some photography lessons. Flash is for kids to say cheeeezz. Don't use the flash for night photography. WHATTTT?? I must be crazy saying dont use flash AT NIGHT! Well, I know what I'm talking about. Set your new camera to "night shot" mode, if it has one. If not, use the "AV" mode. AV mean Aperture. Set it to the lowest number you can by scrolling, it'll prolly be like 2.0/2.5/3.0/3.5 --one of these numbers. Then use a tripod, or a stable place to put your camera on, then aim and shoot. Better yet, set it on a timer...and let it shoot in 10 seconds, to avoid the camera shake.
Slow shutter speed will be automatically set by the camera, if you choose the largest aperture (lowest number). Whatever the natural lighting conditions are, it will be captured on your photo (without the unreal flash, making that white light affect)....making mostly everything visible on to the photo, that is visible to a human eye. And you'll have the real lighting affect (as in this photo).
Well, I know what I'm talking about. Set your new camera to "night shot" mode, if it has one. If not, use the "AV" mode. AV mean Aperture. Set it to the lowest number you can by scrolling, it'll prolly be like 2.0/2.5/3.0/3.5 --one of these numbers. Then use a tripod, or a stable place to put your camera on, then aim and shoot. Better yet, set it on a timer...and let it shoot in 10 seconds, to avoid the camera shake.Slow shutter speed will be automatically set by the camera, if you choose the largest aperture (lowest number). Whatever the natural lighting conditions are, it will be captured on your photo (without the unreal flash, making that white light affect)....making mostly everything visible on to the photo, that is visible to a human eye. And you'll have the real lighting affect (as in this photo).
Mike
Burning Brakes
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From: Chicago Illinois
Originally Posted by KidCid
Is that neon in the gills or just some weird non-flash lighting effect? 
And Vette_Fan did a nice write up. I learned how to take decent night pictures way back in the day when I had my old explorer with neon's on it
Over the past few years I have taught myself how to use the manual mode on my camera. I recently purchased a Nikon Coolpix 8700 (I REALLY should have sprung for the D70...ug). I always (can't stress this enough) use a tripod for night pictures. Don't even try holding the camera if you have an exposure longer than like 1/30th of a second, or you will start to notice it being blurry from your shaking.Carleton
Safety Car
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From: Hayward (Bay Area) CA
Originally Posted by viper8u2
Thanks for the tips, I have a canon powershot with all the manual settings and diff modes and have no idea. I just figured out macro mode after 4 years
Mike
Mike
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