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Stars & Star Trails

Low-Light Photography

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Page By: rayray

Created/Edited: Aug 11, 2007 / Aug 12, 2007

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Photography in low-light conditions presents unique challenges that are often afterthoughts in the world of daytime point-and-shoot digital photography. Factors such as equipment, creativity, timing, luck, and, of course, light, play defining roles in the success of a shoot in less than idea conditions.

With the primary image above as an example, the photo was taken on a dark night with a tripod-mounted SLR camera with a Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens. Aperture was set to 5.0, ISO at 1600, and exposure at 30 seconds. Long exposure noise reduction was also used. Shutter release was via a remote switch. The biggest challenge was the focusing, which is difficult when you can barely see the object. Trial and error is sometimes the only answer.

This album is for low-light photographs only. This can be any picture where the lack of available light necessitated a steady hand or tripod, advanced camera settings, or maybe just a little bit of luck.

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Who Needs a Five Star Hotel?

Milky Way over Olympic Mtns

Good Night Mt. Superior

High Camp on Eldorado

Moonlit winter landscape at Mt Baker

Lightning strike

User Profile Image

Star trails above the Hidden Lake Lookout

Malciaussia Lake

Chisos Basin Moonrise

Before the Sunrise

Moonrise over Mt. Shuksan

First quarter moon during a clear night in the mountains

Night view of Velebit

Stars over the Organs

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Dmitry Pruss

Is this album private?

Voted 10/10

I have one image of this kind, with Moon glow and the stars, from a night assault on Timp last month. But no way to attach it :( . I used standart Lumix night-scene mode, no tripod, just set the camera on a trailside rock.

Posted Aug 12, 2007 9:55 am


	rayray	Re: Is this album private?
	Hasn't voted	Thanks for the note. I had it set to private attach only, which was an oversight. It's fixed now, so please feel free to attach. Thanks again.
		Posted Aug 12, 2007 1:57 pm

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