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Originally Posted by Hepar
That was shot with an SB-600. I like that shot a lot, but I also hate it (well, hate is a strong word). I forgot my remotes that day which is why you can see the flash in the shot. I would have preferred to have hidden it behind that tree.
I haven't shot at night much, but I have been doing a lot of shoots lately that involve shooting at super low light. I'd actually do the opposite and bump up your ISO. 30s is a long time. Hard to not get a bit of trailing when your open for that long. Mess around with a smaller f-stop. Maybe even 11+. That should reduce the amount of blowout you have on the stars themselves.
Probably one of my few "night" shots I have around. Let me dig.
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Wow some great photos coming out already - awesome discussion!! Love the calm water in that harbor shot. I have never used a flash for photography. However some of the effects you can achieve are outstanding and proven in your photos. I'm going to nail this night photography stuff before I learn my way into flash.
I've read that to avoid start trails, take 600/Focal Length of the shot. Example: 600/28mm = 21.4 s. So at my above 28mm focal length, I can leave the shutter open for 21.4s before I start to get "trails". Obviously your going to have to play with a combination of ISO and Aperture to get a proper exposure.
f/11 you say.... hmm this is interesting. I was under the assumption that it's best to shoot wide open (or close to it) at night as the amount of light being let into your camera will be greater (larger opening) and thus, your image will be more sensitive to sources of light. Curious on your thoughts.
