Back In business ( 1 photo Only )

Told you so I knew you couldnt stay a way
Not Bad for you’re first night shots , practice makes perfect mate ,keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more

Kevin

Big Rab is back!! Welcome back chum!
Good try at “darkside” photography there big man 😀
(P.S. shhh whats an “AVAITION”?:diablo: :diablo: )

Without having access to the EXIF date I am gonna bet you had the ISO rating very high. For a longish exposure with tripod that is really not necessary. Just put it down to 100 (or lower if you camera can). That will remove all the noise in the photo.

For this photo some aggresive neat-imaging can do wonders as well, but the tarmac will remain noisy.

sorry i meant the 300D

Canon don’t have a D300. 🙂

Paul

I think he’s got Kev’s old 300D Paul…;)

The ‘art’ of the bulb exposure does indeed require for the camera not to move and a degree of experimentation with the shutter time. So a tripod and preferably a remote trigger are a must.

cannon d300

Canon don’t have a D300. 🙂

Paul

Whatever you do the colour of the helo would always just merge with the colour of the night. Best bet is to get there at dusk, before it gets fully dark
and background details just disappear.

You canny keep a good man down, welcome back Rab.

dj thanks very much for the advice i will take it on board.
Drew thanks alot it is good to be back AT LAST
rab

Good to see you back, Rab.
Cheers
Drew

DJ i had it on a tripod and the timer but never thought of the exposure on it will give it a try in future.
Thanks for the advice
cannon d300
RAB

In fact Rab, here’s a bit of info I sent to someone else –

“Set camera to ‘M’ and 100 ISO.

Attach camera to tripod or roof of car (obviously 😉

Set camera to ‘one shot’

Set camera shutter speed to ‘bulb’

Set lens to ‘AF’

Press shutter button half way down and frame/ focus on subject.

Now this is the important bit – re-set lens to ‘MF’, if you don’t then when
you press the button on the remote the lens will re-try to focus on the subject.

Press and hold the button down on hand held remote until you think you have the correct length of exposure then either let go, or if the shutter doesn’t
shut, press button again.”

DJ i had it on a tripod and the timer but never thought of the exposure on it will give it a try in future.
Thanks for the advice
cannon d300
RAB

Rab, get yourself one of these –

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=102555

Set your camera to ‘100 ISO’ (minimal grain) – ‘bulb’ – ‘one shot’ then muck about with your f-stops until you get it right, at the GCH you should have plenty of time to practice, but make sure it’s a wind free night 🙂
If you need any more info PM me, the above was a bit brief.

DJ i had it on a tripod and the timer but never thought of the exposure on it will give it a try in future.
Thanks for the advice
cannon d300
RAB

It’s a fairly sharp pic Rab but IMHO you need a longer exposure time, I’d guess it’s a hand held shot also?
Best bet is to get yourself a tripod, remote etc, then balance the tripod/camera against the fence, and muck about with the exposure time, what type of camera you got?