I hope my questions aren't going to get me hung here. If I ever ask to many please let me know. I'm very new at photography, so do appreciate all the help I can get. I was wondering are there any other advantages of using a slow shutter speed other than to blur objects like clouds, water, cars and such?
Let's say I'm taking a photo of something that is not moving, the whole image is still. Would there be any reason to use a slow shutter speed over a faster one?
Ken a slow shutter speed on a stationary scene would allow you to use a smaller aperture and get greater depth of field and sharpness, it is also used in low light scenes where proper exposure requires a lot of time--think night scenes!
On the question of how many questions you can ask then its limitless no one on here will complain, as to the answer you require you have it from Solstar cos he's right
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shud have added, once you are down around 1-30th or less dont forget to use a monopod or a tripod
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Night photography friend! It's opened up a whole new world to me. I cant wait to do more.
Even just low light post sunset shots like this one..
This was a 1.5 minute of exposure. Long exposure like pre-dawn and post sunset lets the soft remaining glow in the sky paint on your film or sensor... It's flippin awesome and rewarding when you capture these kinds of shots!
Karl Wertanen wrote: Night photography friend! It's opened up a whole new world to me. I cant wait to do more.
Even just low light post sunset shots like this one..
This was a 1.5 minute of exposure. Long exposure like pre-dawn and post sunset lets the soft remaining glow in the sky paint on your film or sensor... It's flippin awesome and rewarding when you capture these kinds of shots!
Karl is right -you NEED slow shutter speeds to record low light scenes
Karl Wertanen wrote: Night photography friend! It's opened up a whole new world to me. I cant wait to do more.
Even just low light post sunset shots like this one..
This was a 1.5 minute of exposure. Long exposure like pre-dawn and post sunset lets the soft remaining glow in the sky paint on your film or sensor... It's flippin awesome and rewarding when you capture these kinds of shots!
I'm inspired! I love thee shot! What aperture would you set your camera at? Or are you exposing for exposure time, then setting aperture after? Ummm like you set the shutter to minute and half, then you adjust the aperture after. I hope that sounds right. I'm really trying to pick up the lingo here!
Karl Wertanen wrote: Night photography friend! It's opened up a whole new world to me. I cant wait to do more.
Even just low light post sunset shots like this one..
This was a 1.5 minute of exposure. Long exposure like pre-dawn and post sunset lets the soft remaining glow in the sky paint on your film or sensor... It's flippin awesome and rewarding when you capture these kinds of shots!
Thanks!
I'm inspired! I love thee shot! What aperture would you set your camera at? Or are you exposing for exposure time, then setting aperture after? Ummm like you set the shutter to minute and half, then you adjust the aperture after. I hope that sounds right. I'm really trying to pick up the lingo here!
My cameras shutter speed (auto programed) only goes to 30 seconds and anything other than that has to be done by holding the shutter button manually or w/a cable release manually (on a tripod). ( i timed it by counting one one thousand, 2 one thousand, 3 one thousand lol, you get the idea) I believe i set the Aperture for f/11...??? and then hand held the shutter for 1.5 min's. I bracketed and took a few different length expsoures on it so i know i got the right amount of light. i believe i did 1min, 1,25 min, and 1.5 min exposures.
This was approx 45 min's after the sun set "below" the horizon. These are my favorite kind of pics to take. They are so rewarding. I love the light and color contrast in these kind of shots from dark to light, blue to yellow. (A wide angle lens helps you to take in all that light from dark to light) I dont know how it came out on your computer but on mine i can get detail in the rocks in the foreground. I've noticed on some computer monitors the rocks are really dark and hard to make out.
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