Hot air balloons at night
Any suggestions for the night pics? Manual / AV? What settings to start at? Spot metering? How to lock in a correct exposure with the bright lights?
Any tips to minimize my guessing are greatly appreciated - it never seems like it lasts long, so you have to react relatively quickly.
My equipment:
Canon 60D
Canon 70-200 f/2.8 (a week old, and begging for use
)Tamron 28-75 f/2.8
Canon 50 f/1.8
Tripod / cable release
Thanks!
Scott
- Twin Cities, MN
Make sure you check your exposure in the lcd and histogram and compensate as you go.
As for settings, I'm not sure how bright these things are going to be. I imagine you will be pushing the Iso as high as you are comfortable and keeping your lens wide open.
Sounds like an interesting event. Based on what you describe about the large number of balloons in a small space, you are going to wish you had a wide angle lens available. Maybe you can borrow one?
Post some shots afterwards!
-Matt
This sounds like a really fun adventure that should give you lots of cool photos. I'm thinking you might want a tripod along. Spot metering should work for the exposure. I run a 60D too - do not be afraid to run that ISO way up. It seems to keep the noise at a reasonable level.
We need to see some of your shots when you get back.
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