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Anonymous
rip me a new one, /p/.
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>> Anonymous
i fucked it in the ass with noise, and color fiddling.
>> else !L6xabslN96
>>241820
>Exposure Time 1/8 sec
>ISO Speed Rating 80

there's your problem right there. on the other hand, it could be useful as a black metal album cover.
>> Anonymous
>>241825
what would be a good combination of those variables?
>> Anonymous
>>241826
A tripod. the ISO is fine, 100 would be fine, too, and give you more light, but I can't argue with lower ISOs.

Put the camera on a tripod, and use spot metering. Point it at your main subject, press the button halfway, the make your composition, and release the shutter.

That, or go with my first post, and buy a light meter that can take incident readings. Measure the light hitting your subject, and set your camera accordingly.
>> Anonymous
Forgot to add that I don't like the noise, but if you really want noise, just make it real. Bump your ISO up high to get real noise in the image. That will also make it much easier to get the light you need.
>> else !L6xabslN96
>>241828
noise is fine if your camera has enough megapixels for you to size down. but digital noise in general is very ugly, especially in p&s cameras, which im assuming is what OP used.

that's the trade-off you have to make i guess, unless you have a faster lens:

noise vs motion blur
>> Anonymous
>>241831
Or a tripod.
>> else !L6xabslN96
>>241833
tripods are too much effort. unless i'm actively gonna go out shoot some predetermined subjects, its not worth it to lug one around on the off-chance i'd want to take a photo of a stationary object in low light.
>> Anonymous
>>241840
You do what you have to do to get the shot. If you know you like shooting stuff like this, then at least carry around a monopod.