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::J_272004
04/26/06 12:57 AM GMT
I'm going to take a night shot, the light around the object will be a soft light, I have a new camera a fuji S5600 which i'm trying to adapt to... i was wondering if any of you wonderful photographers have any tips on how to capture the light and the object... Thanks..
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+Samatar
04/26/06 2:27 AM GMT
You will probablly need to do a prolonged exposure, which means you will need a tripod or some other stable surface to place the camera on. My other advice would be to select the correct light source in the cameras settings if you have that option (eg on mine you can select daylight, flourescent, incandescant etc). If you don't do this you will probablly find the result looks overly yellowish.
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::J_272004
04/26/06 3:22 AM GMT
Thanks Sam.. I have that option and I usually drag the tripod along... =)
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&KEIFER
04/26/06 4:25 AM GMT
What is the shot going to be? .. the statue of Steve Irwin in the town plaza?

thots naytyours whaay
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04/26/06 4:44 AM GMT
I have a Fujifilm S5500 (aka S5100) and I often take night shots with it. You will need to find a good balance between the aperture size (how much light is let in), the shutter speed (how long the exposure is), and the ISO (sensor sensitivity).
Aperture size (the higher the number = the smaller the aperture) will affect your 'depth of field'. A small aperture will give you more of the image in focus but not let as much light in.
A slower shutter speed (more the 1 second) will let more light in but will generate noise caused by random "hot" pixels and other image noise.
A high ISO setting will compensate for shorter shutter speeds and smaller aperture, but it will increase the 'graininess' of the images.

I will often take a shot of the night-time image I want with the camera on auto mode, and I'll take note of the settings the camera chose. Then I will switch to full manual mode and put the setting on what the camera chose when it was on auto mode and then I will tweek the settings to get the desired effect I am looking for. A tripod is a must for night shots. Also take advantage of the time-delay option to insure shake-free images.
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::J_272004
04/26/06 5:17 AM GMT
Thanks Sam... i'll try that... and Baby Big Ears... with the big "&" if I told ya I'd have to kill ya! =PPP

Thanks Tom.. i will do that i'm hoping to go and take it tomorrow night
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