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01/07/2005 12:25:42 AM · #1 |
Hi,
I just got a rebel 300D, and was having problems taking night shots. I am trying to take pictures of houses with Christmas lights (hopefully, i will figure out how to take pictures before the lights come down) and they seem to come blurry. Is there anyways I can take good crisp pictures without using a tripod or holding the camera still for 2+seconds?
It would be great if someone could help.
Thanks alot.
Gagan
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01/07/2005 12:49:43 AM · #2 |
You could cast yourself in a plaster full body cast to hold you still enough to make that photo.
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01/07/2005 12:50:09 AM · #3 |
Shoot during the day. Other than that, no.
-Terry
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01/07/2005 12:54:32 AM · #4 |
| Put it on top of the hood of your car with a towel and set the timer to snap the shutter. Easy :) |
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01/07/2005 12:55:19 AM · #5 |
| bean bag or a bag of rice makes a good substitute tripod. Use the timer on the camera rather than pressing the shutter. |
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01/07/2005 01:22:01 AM · #6 |
Beanbags and rice sacks are time-honored way, yup. Monopods can work sometimes as well, if you can use one to wedge the camera against a wall, say. Exposures are of a more manageable duration and the lights render better if you shoot in the period around nautical twilight, capturing some sky tonality. These pictures usually look best anyway. They are most easily exposed when your back is to where the sun had set.
Robt.
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01/07/2005 01:30:13 AM · #7 |
| Your not taking the camera in and out of a warm car into cold air are you? Condensation on the lens can give a soft focus effect to. I'd guess though that it's probably motion blur and would ask, why would you want to take them without a tripod? After all, you have an 800 dollar camera, can't ya put it on a 60 dollar tripod? |
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01/07/2005 06:42:24 PM · #8 |
Actually, taking pics from within the car ;)
So i guess i have to hold it steady for a while. (the full body plaster sounds good hehe)
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01/07/2005 06:45:57 PM · #9 |
lol
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
You could cast yourself in a plaster full body cast to hold you still enough to make that photo. |
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01/07/2005 07:28:07 PM · #10 |
Fast lens, high ISO, wide open aperture... and the body cast.
Message edited by author 2005-01-07 19:28:20. |
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01/07/2005 07:58:47 PM · #11 |
If shooting from inside the car, perhaps you could roll down the window a tad, stick the lens out, then wind it back up to wedge the camera into place? Either that, or roll the window all the way down and rest it on the door.
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