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streaming light Anonymous
dear /p/ i just got into dslr photography
and i bought a d70s
and i was wondering how do i get an ultimate streaming light effect like so
but with cars
in a downtown area
its something in the aperature mode amirite?
>> Anonymous
Uhh i dunno, just super long exposure time? I do it on my Polaroid just by taping over the light sensor,
>> Anonymous
put your camera
in manual
mode
then change the
aperture to the
smallest it
can be
then shutter speed
to the longest
it can be
while still getting
a good exposure
>> Anonymous
thxxxx any other things i should focus on
film is quite different ._.
>> Anonymous
Film is exactly the same. I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. Shutter speed is shutter speed. Aperture is aperture. Doesn't matter if you're using digital or film.
>> Thumper !VFtk2VroH6
Just put your camera into mirror lockup mode and keep it very still.

I have a wireless remote for mine so I don't even need to touch it when I do this and risk shaking the body
>> Anonymous
ugly canon photo is ugly :(
>> Hazard !ErY2TknG0w
You bought a DSLR without even knowing how to do a long exposure shot? :(

Take your camera out and experiment with everything. Take the damn manual with you if needs be.
>> Anonymous
>>83809

Especially when shooting digital is "free" after the initial investment. I've shot 13000 snapshots in 7 months after buying my first dslr. Of course 12990 of those are pure crap, but still, it's fun, and I'm not harassing you with my lame pictures that often ;-)
>> Jeremo
>>83743

yeah i was gonna say... how is it different than film?

Oh i think we forgot an important thing. ISO.

Set the ISO to the lowest possible, that decreases noise. Aperture isn't as important as it depends on the lens, some lenses will be sharper at f/8 than say f/16

But like someone has already mentioned, digital gives you the benefit of experimentation. Mess around with settings.

Having a remote and tripod really really really help the process, but if you dont have either, put the camera on time delay (that reduces hand shake) and place it on a solid surface (wall etc to compensate for a tripod).
>> Anonymous
Going beyond f11 degrades quality because of diffraction.
>> Anonymous
>>84022
Going beyond a certain aperture causes diffraction. This varies depending on the lens.

How do you tell? Well, if someone hasn't done it for you, set up your camera on a tripod with the lens. Find something with a lot of detail, like a really wooly sweater or something. Focus, manually, so that it'll be the same each time. Aperture priority mode, a little bump up in the EV compensation helps when looking at it later. Take a shot at each aperture setting offered, and compare 100% crops. The sharpest one is your sharpest aperture; anything above is affected by diffraction, anything below is affected by some other factors that I don't know what they are.