Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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.. Found an interestingly lit building by me that i think would make a mint backdrop for a photoshoot, just wondering what are the best settings to be using, like the ISO speed, how long to have the shutter open for etc.
Havent got a Tripod im affraid which is a real pain and major downfall for my un-steady hand in low light pics  .
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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a tripod is a neccesity for decent low lit pics robert
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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Yeah i know, But im trying to make the best out of a bad situation 
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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You got to keep the camera stable, use a bag or another firm object to rest the camera on if you don't want to buy a tripod...
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Matty L
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Registered: 10th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
You got to keep the camera stable, use a bag or another firm object to rest the camera on if you don't want to buy a tripod...
yes, then pray for a good shot....but then, the time comes to upload and you find you've used the highest quality setting so the files 2mb in size i hate camaras
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Courtesy of your aquatic friend whom shall remain nameless:
forget about ISO settings. if your camera has a night mode you can use that or use the Aperture priority setting and let the camera choose the shutter speed. then if the result is not to your liking switch to manual and adjust shutter accordingly. you can use anything to hold the camera still - a wall, a car etc. when using long exposures use your timer function to remove shutter release shake
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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buy a tripod, can get a folding telescopic one cheap, definatly worth it!
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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one of my first night shots without tripod
taken on my saxo spoiler
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Icy - do you use all this slow exposure timing at night to make the most of whatever light there is?
I accidentally set my Fuji to that mode and got some mental pics.
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Resting camera on window:
On a tripod:
Hand held:
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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depends what cam am using but yet, longer shutter speed 
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