thanks everybody. I will post another thread in due time. This is the best of what I had, though, so the next one will be something like "best of the leftovers"
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Originally Posted by pallo
Thanks! One more question If I may  what settings on your camera did you use to take those beautiful photos on this thread? manual mode? what F value and what aperture? |
I take my daytime shots on Aperture Priority mode. I usually use somewhere between f/8 and f/11 in sunlight conditions, though I'll sometimes use wider apertures (as wide as f/4, which is all my lenses will allow) for candid streetshots of people in order to get a crisper shot with shallower depth of field. The night shots are mostly on full manual mode with f/ stops between f/8 and f/22. I often underexpose the night shots by a couple stops, especially if there's some bright light in there (like a streetlight or something). I don't know if that's necessary on better cameras, or with better lenses, but it is on mine.
For all these shots, I use ISO 100 or 200. Occasionally I'll use ISO 400 for handheld shots, but mostly that's if I'm indoors. Anything in ISO 800 or 1600 ends up with way too much noise on my camera (better cameras handle this better). I generally only use ISO 800 or 1600 if I'm trying for a grainy look (or if I switch the ISO by accident).
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