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Re: [OM] How to take a picture of a building at night

Subject: Re: [OM] How to take a picture of a building at night
From: "Roger Wesson" <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 22:10:00 +0100
Hello Mark,

This is one of my favourite kinds of photography.  You can get some really
spectacular results quite easily.  With 400 speed film, I have found that 2
seconds at f/2.8 is a good place to start.  To get a meter reading, you can
set you film speed dial to 1600 then work out the right exposure for the
film you're using - there's usually enough light to do this.  Unless you're
using very fast film, you'll invariably need the bulb setting.

If there's traffic around, closing down the aperture a bit and doing a
longer exposure can work very well.  About thirty seconds at f/8 - f/11
seems to work OK.  Here's an example of mine:

http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/photo/photos/london.jpg

Use a tripod and a cable release, definitely (although for my Sydney night
shot which I've posted a link to before I had neither and that worked OK).
I do occasionally pop the mirror up but with a decent tripod it doesn't seem
to make any noticeable difference.  Likewise for aperture prefire, I'd
guess - never tried it.

Main tip for night photography is not to take photographs when it's totally
dark, at least if you're going to have some sky in the shot.  Very late
twilight, especially when it's cloudy, gives you a lovely deep blue sky on
film, which is much more interesting than featureless blank.  Or, if it is
totally dark, clouds can be a big help for interesting skies.  Wayne
Harridge has some fabulous examples, but I don't have his web address to
hand.  Wayne?

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: M. Royer <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 22 September 2001 21:29
Subject: [OM] How to take a picture of a building at night


>I would like to know how to take a picture of a well
>illuminated building at night. I will be using a good
>tripod and an OM-4 with a variety of lenses mainly a
>24-shift, 135 3.5, and 50 1.4 or 1.8., and Kodak Gold
>200 film. What I would like to know is what f-stops I
>should be shooting at. Whther I should be using mirror
>and apeture prefire. Can I use auto or do I have to
>use bulb. If I have to use bulb, how long, (in genral
>should I use it for?) Can I use a cable release? And
>finally is there anything else, any tips or tricks I
>should think about when taking the picture, or if
>there is anything I missed that I have to do when
>taking the picture. Thank you for your answers
>
>Mark Lloyd
>
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