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Roadgeeking and Serious Photography Stuff (ping agentsteel!)
Michael:
The f-stop is how wide the shutter opens during an exposure. Lower f-stops mean a wider shutter. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-number
Snappyjack:
I use landscape mode during the day, and then auto mode in the low light(the time between day and night) situations. And fir night shots, I don't bother unless it is a highly reflective green sign, for which I use a flash and I believe auto mode.
V'Ger:
*ahem*
I'm the one you want to ask for camera help.
Buy a DSLR, you can get a cheap used Canon Rebel XTi for $300, or a Pentax *ist DS for $200. Use the AV mode (aperture priority) when doing landscapes and set your aperture to a higher value (around F/10-11). This way you will have a large DOF and a lot of the landscape will be in focus. The camera automatically sets your shutter speed when on AV mode.
Scott5114:
Well, my Powershot has an AV mode, so I can still do that. :nod:
Freewayjim:
--- Quote from: Scott5114 on February 04, 2009, 06:01:15 AM ---Okay, so if I were wanting to take night photos I'd want to bump the ISO up so that I could catch more of the reflectivity off the sign. I'll have to try it. I was playing around taking them at ISO 80 (the lowest on my camera) on the way home from work tonight and obviously it didn't do very well. :-P
It would seem the problem would be finding a setting that could handle the signs going by at 70 MPH while also being picking up enough light to be visible!
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Don't even bother trying to take night shots from a car, it's pointless unless you have a thing for "blur".
If you want to do night photography with the camera you have, use the good advice others have given with regards to the settings and use a tripod, w/o a tripod your chances of getting a good picture at night are slim and none.
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