Taking some pics tonite (Questions)

GraphyFotoz

Ok Wife is going to Church tonite.......during that time I'm gonna wander round town for some shots.
Old small town(Founded in 1790)......looking to get some Church stained glass at night and the like.
Shooting with my 10D and a 28-90mm f4-f5.6 mostly.

Any tips I should know as far as settings and the like?
(Taking my Bogen Monster Tripod and my remote cable)

Sounds like a silly question but I haven't done much night time photography with the 10D yet. Stuff I have done had a lotta light flair and such.

I guess this time I'll shoot everything in RAW.

I wanna get some more sellers for the ole portfolio!

TIA
MERRY CHRISTMAS

DanielB

GraphyFotoz wrote:

Ok Wife is going to Church tonite.......during that time I'm gonna wander round town for some shots.
Old small town(Founded in 1790)......looking to get some Church stained glass at night and the like.
Shooting with my 10D and a 28-90mm f4-f5.6 mostly.

Any tips I should know as far as settings and the like?
(Taking my Bogen Monster Tripod and my remote cable)

Sounds like a silly question but I haven't done much night time photography with the 10D yet. Stuff I have done had a lotta light flair and such.

I guess this time I'll shoot everything in RAW.

I wanna get some more sellers for the ole portfolio!

TIA
MERRY CHRISTMAS

ISO-800-1600 and ya definitely want to take the cable, and tripod. slows shutter-speeds should be the key.

however, thats all just from my experience.

so don't listen to the 14 yr. old.

GraphyFotoz

DanielB wrote:

ISO-800-1600 and ya definitely want to take the cable, and tripod. slows shutter-speeds should be the key.

however, thats all just from my experience.

so don't listen to the 14 yr. old.

I generally go with a slower shutter speed cuz of noise.
Nothing past ISO 400....but like I said I'm relatively new with this 10D and night shots.

Andy

GraphyFotoz wrote:

I generally go with a slower shutter speed cuz of noise.
Nothing past ISO 400....but like I said I'm relatively new with this 10D and night shots.

Use ISO 100. Tripod. Cable release. Manual exposure. Raw. I try to underexpose a snidge.

Tutorial, Nightshot Post-processing


Canon 10D, tripod, manual exposures, cable release, ISO 100:

GraphyFotoz

Andy wrote:

Use ISO 100. Tripod. Cable release. Manual exposure. Raw. I try to underexpose a snidge.

Tutorial, Nightshot Post-processing

SUPER!
THANX Andy I was hoping you'd chime in!:D

You having MUCH experiance would be the best person for advise!:D

Now do I need anything special to convert my RAW files to JPG after they are edited?

Also is there a setting on a 10D for sharpness or is adjusting with USM common with digitals?

Andy

GraphyFotoz wrote:

SUPER!
THANX Andy I was hoping you'd chime in!:D

You having MUCH experiance would be the best person for advise!:D

Now do I need anything special to convert my RAW files to JPG after they are edited?

Also is there a setting on a 10D for sharpness or is adjusting with USM common with digitals?

Graphy, please search dgrin for beginner's raw tutorial
Do you sharpening in post, not the camera.

GraphyFotoz

Andy wrote:

Graphy, please search dgrin for beginner's raw tutorial
Do you sharpening in post, not the camera.

Ok THANX Andy!

Happy and Safe Holidays to you and your Family!

Mike Lane

I agree with Andy. Definitely no need for high ISO's shooting outdoor night shots. The best shots you'll see at night generally are at dusk (or dawn). Still a little light in the sky but not too much. The best time is when the sky is about as bright as your subject (subjects are generally lit during the night don't forget). Set your 10D up to do partial metering (I think it can do that right?) and expose the sky to EV +0.00 and then take your pic. Here are a few examples of that exact method:

GraphyFotoz

Mike Lane wrote:

I agree with Andy. Definitely no need for high ISO's shooting outdoor night shots. The best shots you'll see at night generally are at dusk (or dawn). Still a little light in the sky but not too much. The best time is when the sky is about as bright as your subject (subjects are generally lit during the night don't forget). Set your 10D up to do partial metering (I think it can do that right?) and expose the sky to EV +0.00 and then take your pic.

Thanx for the info Mike.
My plan is pics in strict darkness other than street lights....which I hope to avoid them influencing my shots as much as possible.
Not exactly sure what you mean by partial metering?

Will be my 1st time shooting strictly with RAW so I hope I don't screw it up.:uhoh

Mike Lane

GraphyFotoz wrote:

Thanx for the info Mike.
My plan is pics in strict darkness other than street lights....which I hope to avoid them influencing my shots as much as possible.
Not exactly sure what you mean by partial metering?

Will be my 1st time shooting strictly with RAW so I hope I don't screw it up.:uhoh

Think spot metering with a large spot (9.5% of the viewfinder I think).

GraphyFotoz

Mike Lane wrote:

Think spot metering with a large spot (9.5% of the viewfinder I think).

I'll remember that!
Thanx Mike!

Happy and Safe Holidays to you and your family!

DanielB

Andy wrote:

Use ISO 100. Tripod. Cable release. Manual exposure. Raw. I try to underexpose a snidge.

Tutorial, Nightshot Post-processing


Canon 10D, tripod, manual exposures, cable release, ISO 100:

does Cable Release mean Bulb? sorry. this just isn't a term i've run into yet.

illuminati919

DanielB wrote:

ISO-800-1600 and ya definitely want to take the cable, and tripod. slows shutter-speeds should be the key.

however, thats all just from my experience.

so don't listen to the 14 yr. old.

I know 14 year olds that take better photos then people that are using markIIs and quantum flashes and spending over 5 grand in equipment.

advice is advice, even if you're 14, people will appreciate it.

Mike Lane

DanielB wrote:

does Cable Release mean Bulb? sorry. this just isn't a term i've run into yet.

A cable release is a device that is used to operate the shutter without touching the camera. It's usually connected via a cable to the camera (bottom left side of the 20D, not sure about other cameras) but there are wireless ones too. Prevents shaking a lot.

You can of course do a shot on bulb with a cable release and many of them have timers that will allow you to get hours long shots.

erich6

So Graphy...where are the shots?