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11/09/2006 11:03:45 AM · #1 |
I have never tried to photograph at a funfair before but might have the opportunity over the weekend.Any tips for aperture,shutter and white balance.
Message edited by author 2006-11-09 11:11:13. |
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11/09/2006 11:10:57 AM · #2 |
tripod.
tripod.
tripod.
Try to shoot at twilight, not at night. A deep blue sky is much more interesting than black.
Assuming you are shooting the 'whole' scene, F8 (i.e., don't care)
If you are closer in, then you'll need to consider DoF. Otherwise,
shoot in shutter priority and vary the shutter speeds to stop or blur the motion.
Try tungsten white balance, to really pop the twilight sky blue. Don't shoot it all in tungsten, but you might like how it looks.
Message edited by author 2006-11-09 11:13:30.
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11/09/2006 11:16:02 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
tripod.
tripod.
tripod.
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Not so convenient in public, but yes. At the very least a monopod.
The rest is good advice too.
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11/09/2006 11:16:27 AM · #4 |
| Thanks Gordon,this fair is in the main street of the town, which is quite narrow.So I am expecting problems setting up and getting a decent view. |
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11/09/2006 11:18:13 AM · #5 |
Shoot RAW if you have enough memory on the card so that you can more easily adjust your white balance when you 'develop' your shots.
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11/09/2006 11:20:10 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by Gordon:
tripod.
tripod.
tripod.
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Not so convenient in public, but yes. At the very least a monopod.
The rest is good advice too. |
Yup, unfortunately never really convenient, yet oh so critical to good stuff. The favourite 'odd' notion I was told about tripods is that they don't have to go on the ground. That opens up a whole lot of new uses - have the legs collapsed to the shortest point, lean it against a wall and press into it.
Or take a table tripod and place it on a wall, or lean against a lamppost etc.
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11/09/2006 11:27:26 AM · #7 |
Experiment with longer exposures obtained by using smaller apertures (f16-32) or using ND filters. Tripod is super critical for long exposures.
You might want to contact the fair in advance to check whether you can use a tripod to take long exposures on site.
Don't eat the candy floss/cotton candy - your teeth will rot.
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11/09/2006 11:28:05 AM · #8 |
If you're less likely to get a steady shot try panning elements of the wheel or spinning the entire camera in track with the motion. You could also try zooming while shutter is open which can work nicely if you have an IS lens giving straighter 'vanishing point' perspectives.
If you can get close try resting the camera on the ground, looking upwards and shooting with cable release or timer. Makes for dramatic viewpoint, especially with figures silhouetted. Just point and shoot and see what you get.
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11/09/2006 11:28:27 AM · #9 |
I concur with Gordon's advice, and also with the advice to shoot RAW if you're comfortable with that.
There are numerous ways to stabilize a camera, and the key to getting really good shots is camera stability. Any shake will have a noticable negative impact on your results. |
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11/09/2006 11:30:51 AM · #10 |
Kirbic is right. There are a lot of ways to steady your camera. If you have bean bags handy, almost anything can be used as a camera mount.
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11/09/2006 11:44:58 AM · #11 |
fotoman is right about Kirbic concurring with Gordon who gave the right advice to Mike about shooting at night.
I agree too .... or is that three.... hmmm. |
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11/09/2006 11:47:17 AM · #12 |
As everybody has said...dusk, tripod, long exposure, low iso, also I think wide angle lens works better. |
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11/09/2006 11:48:01 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Ivo:
fotoman is right about Kirbic concurring with Gordon who gave the right advice to Mike about shooting at night.
I agree too .... or is that three.... hmmm. |
It must be good advice then... LOL
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11/09/2006 12:00:29 PM · #14 |
I agree with cloudsme too. |
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11/09/2006 12:06:16 PM · #15 |
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A tripod or monopod is not absolutely necessary--if you have image stabilization. :-)
Here's a handheld shot that I took with an exposure of one second...
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11/09/2006 12:36:42 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
As everybody has said...dusk, tripod, long exposure, low iso, also I think wide angle lens works better. |
Real nice. Dusk works particularly well with those sorts of colours. The warm reds really come forward and the blue retreats to the background. Gives a lot more depth due to the colour relationships, when compared to a shot with a black sky that feels much flatter.
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11/09/2006 12:37:50 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by lesgainous:
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A tripod or monopod is not absolutely necessary--if you have image stabilization. :-)
Here's a handheld shot that I took with an exposure of one second...
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It does work, particularly at small sizes, but the stationary lights in that shot are blurred as well. Works well for web display but would suffer pretty quickly printed beside the same shot on a tripod. Certainly better than without IS.
Message edited by author 2006-11-09 12:38:20.
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11/09/2006 12:50:45 PM · #18 |
Shoot it in the daytime instead :)
Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier
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11/09/2006 12:54:03 PM · #19 |
If you were careful, you could probably burn down the sky and add lights in ;)
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11/09/2006 12:55:02 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
If you were careful, you could probably burn down the sky and add lights in ;) |
I wish I could have shot this in the evening, but time didn't permit :(
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11/09/2006 01:00:30 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I wish I could have shot this in the evening, but time didn't permit :( |
That's what Photoshop is for - lack of time !
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11/09/2006 01:02:37 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
I wish I could have shot this in the evening, but time didn't permit :( |
That's what Photoshop is for - lack of time ! |
:spank
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11/10/2006 04:56:57 AM · #23 |
THANKS everybody for your help.
Just two problems now : The Weather (forecast not good )
The Wife ("I'm not carrying the tripod"). |
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11/10/2006 10:06:40 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by mike clooney:
THANKS everybody for your help.
Just two problems now : The Weather (forecast not good )
The Wife ("I'm not carrying the tripod"). |
FWIW, 'not good' weather is probably ideal. Wet ground reflecting the lights, awesome ;)
The Wife - can't help you with that one ;)
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