Handheld 30D f/4 1/10 on Tv Let me know what you think. Mitch [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
Not too bad for handheld. You might try using a tripod. Set about a 5 - 8 second exposure & bring your aperature to about 10 or 11. What ISO were you using? I guessing you were on the upper end around 1600?
Here's a shot I got of China for reference in what I mentioned above. My settings for this shot were: Manual mode on a tripod, 10 second exposure, f/10, ISO 640. I feel that going with the longer shutter & smaller aperature allows you to introduce more light while maintaining sharper focus & then you can use the ISO to control the exposure. Now I know that the settings would need to be a little different for Japan as that is a darker pavilion.
It was actually just one of those shots that I took with no real prep just flipped it to Tv and 1/10 and fired. I was at ISO200.
I'll have to look again on my home monitor which is a little better - at work it's really dark. ; Looks like the lighting is very cool on the structure...would like to see it brighter for sure. ; In general, I'd probably recommend handheld night shots at least at ISO800 or maybe 1600 - noise yes, but much better sensitivity to light and much more detail to pick up. ; Otherwise, low ISO and long shutter speed are usually best for night shots like Leo's China shot above. ; I actually do a lot of night shots, both slow-shutter tripod mounted stuff and handheld high ISO snaps...both are fun for different reasons.
Cool lighting on that one! Here is one I took in Dec 2006. It was just after getting the D80, my first Dslr and WOW was I excited about VR technology and high iso. It just amazed me after shooting film for so many years. Here is a handheld, iso 1600, 1 sec shot at f3.5. Its blurry, but I love the new technology! [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
Mitch, I actually like this one. ; I think that a longer exposure would risk blowing out the highlights and distorting the colors. ; Of course with a longer exposure you could stop down a bit and get a little more of the pagoda in the shot rather than using shadow pulling in post. ; It's the colors in the windows that intrigue me about it.
