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Old 12-06-12, 07:23 AM
Rick-Reid Rick-Reid is offline
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Question Nightime Photography

Hi all, I'm new to photography and I'm looking to do some night time photography.

Recently I have been trying some shots of the millenium and the tyne bridge (In newcastle) and haven't had the best results.

I.m using a Nikon D3100 with Nikon 55-300mm lens... I've generally been snapping at about 70-100mm and I've experimented with ISO400/800, F5.6/F8 and F16. However, my shots never seem right. I normally use aperture priority mode and it automatically selects the shutter speed, which bounces around from 8secs - 20secs.

Just wondering if I should be changing my metering settings maybe, the spot/cumlative matrix setting, could anyone help with any tips for nightime photography?

Thanks for any help.


Rick
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