mattk
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First time trying them im totally new to all this got bored of my point and shoot so decided to uprade
any tips please tell me
Thought I had a steady hand 
So Out came the Tripod ( the others I took are basically the same
Any Hints or tips fire away
[Edited on 11-01-2008 by mattk]
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Hoddo
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.raw rather than .jpg, enables you a greater scale to edit, without degrading the image.
heres one I took before I came back down to Bournemouth over the xmas break:
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will_ainsworth
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can these be done on most cameras, or is it just a certain few that have the option! i love these photos
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Mike
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You need a camera were you can control the shutter speed, you won't be able to do it with a normal point and shoot
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Scotty_B
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
can these be done on most cameras, or is it just a certain few that have the option! i love these photos
Just as long as the camera has a manual mode which most advanced point & shoots do.
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mattk
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Mine is a bit too bright 
are yours edited Hoddo
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Matt L
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second pics looks better than te first one, hoddo's looks amazing thats how i want mine to be eventualy lol just need keep taking them
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mattk
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need to find a darker road me
wish it would stop pissing down so I could go and snap away
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Matt L
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and me need to find a decent road to take pics of though first lol.
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mattk
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Mine Is Jct 24 of the M6 looking northbound
Might try it on the east lancs
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Matt L
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well jct 15 on the m6 isnt one of the prettiest junctions in the world
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Scotty_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
well jct 15 on the m6 isnt one of the prettiest junctions in the world
No need for juntions just try and find a busy stretch without street lighting and shoot at dusk. 
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mattk
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Will the shot be alot better quality then with out the street lights? is it those that are flooding the picture?
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Mine is a bit too bright
are yours edited Hoddo
marginally edited to remove imperfections and minor distractions. As for dark stretches of busy road, they tend to work better for long exposure traffic, purely because you get so much longer before the image becomes over exposed. You can successfully do illumiated areas long exposure, just the red gets lost a little.
Without whoring the thread and taking over here's one I did on an illuminated road and one on a carriage way.
Not my favourite photo, but it shows how the red slightly loses its intensity
This one worked out well, I was taking this from a darker position so I didnt get as much light shed on the lens from close up.
For me this image is a little over exposed and the lack of traffic moving away seems to ruin it a little, but you can see it's lost its intensity.
Its down to your aperture, ISO etc. In lit areas I tend to shoot on 100 ISO, smallest aperture and as for how long to expose? trial and error. 
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mattk
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I was on 15secs f 3.2
unsure what ISO it was
They are all very good pics 
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
I was on 15secs f 3.2
unsure what ISO it was
They are all very good pics
They're just all experimentation.
Try a larger F stop, and for longer. Lower ISO means a darker image, so you can expose for longer. I usually do mine on f 25 or something around there cant remem
[Edited on 09-01-2008 by Hoddo]
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mattk
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New one I did tonight
I used 100 ISO 10 secs at f 2.8
I think Im getting a bit better at them
[Edited on 11-01-2008 by mattk]
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AdZ9
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bit dark though, although i can't criticise as i can't take pics to save my life so well done for doing it
What time of night was it?
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Hoddo
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
New one I did tonight
I used 100 ISO 10 secs at f 2.8
I think I'm getting a bit better at them
Thats a lot better, maybe set up your camera, and trial different lengths of exposure. Even if they don't turn out to be the best as regards to the amount of traffic etc.
What light balance settings do you have on your camera? and can you shoot in .raw, I think you can if I remember correctly?
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Scotty_B
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You need a smaller aperture i.e F8-11 or if you have a DSLR then F16-22. This will allow 25-30 sec shutter speeds.
Manual mode of course.
Also don't really on your cameras metering system at night as it rarly gives an accurate reading.
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