Pherdinand
the snow must go on
it may destroy the shot but in some cases it also can make the shot.
Pherdinand said:are you supporting the camera by some other means?
shg005 said:Yes and no. My body and camara's belt are my tripods.
Some tips:
- if you can use cable release USE it. I use short cable release for taking night pictures.
- your breath is very important. just don't breath during making long exposure
- NEVER wait a shutter, just slowly press button
another thing, DOF for MF more less that 35mm, and I have to use apperture from 4.8 to 11(sometimes)
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for previous pics -
1st picture - 1/2 sec, using tripod or monopod impossible, because bridge has own vibration
2nd picture - 1/15sec (delta 3200)
3rd picture - 1/4 sec
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another examples:
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1st picture - 1/2 sec
2nd picture - 1 sec
3rd picture - 1/8 sec
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Xmas said:Even if you can hold steady at 1/8 or 1/4
Jeremy Z said:Furthermore, an f/1.4 lens looks much better at f/2.8 than an f/2.8 lens. Usually any given lens doesn't really get sharp until one stops it down 2-3 stops from wide open.
Jeremy Z said:They may look fine on the screen or printed small, but in anything enlarged, the faster shutter speeds are going to be noticeably sharper.