Dusk at Tres Mundos

Submitted by tacomasteve on 24 September, 2008 - 19:34.
Dusk at Tres Mundos

alt title: Still trying to take pictures in the dark

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for nite shots Steve

Submitted by BlackEagle on 25 September, 2008 - 00:19.

use tripod and/or brace your camera well. Most point and shoots do not do a good job on night shots if that is what you're using though they do usually have a setting for night shots. Another problem is low strength of on-board flash for fill in with point and shoots.

these Sony Cyber Shots

Submitted by tacomasteve on 25 September, 2008 - 18:00.

are pretty well rounded all purpose point and shots. I am a rebel so I read the instruction booklet and can operate the various pre set settings. This shot has the camera resting on a ledge and the other digital camp fire is braced against my porton. Even the motion of pressing the shutter causes undue movement, I saw a lite weight unipod on a talk show and that looked very light and practical....

“Sacred Cows make the best hamburger”

Abbie Hoffman

Self timer

Submitted by nicareal on 26 September, 2008 - 08:26.

I like to use a self timer when possible, on night shots and when using full zoom. It replaces the cable release available only on more expensive cameras.

Do they not

Submitted by ATZ on 24 September, 2008 - 20:43.

allow you out in the day time?ZZT

It's just too hot,,,

Submitted by tacomasteve on 24 September, 2008 - 21:26.

during the day..Granada seems to have four moods, early morning, afternoon, evening and night. It's almost a different city during different times of day. Early evening is the most relaxed with everybody sitting outside enjoying the relative coolness...

“Sacred Cows make the best hamburger”

Abbie Hoffman

Nice Pictures Steve

Submitted by randude101 on 27 September, 2008 - 08:53.

I seen the bee and this. Kind of looks like you are exploring your creative side as opposed to just taking snap shots. It is good for you and good for the site.

The bolt thread for a cameras tripod mount is a common size (that size slips me at the present) but I have made camera stabilizers in my garage. You can glue a bolt to a rock, or insert in a stick (Monopod) or a bean bag or anything else. Many times a pro will make his own for whatever conditions he needs that a tripod may not work on.

There are some that feel that if you use a tripod you take the composition more serious and it shows. Making sure the horizon is level, looking at what makes or unmakes a photo. Just lifting a camera to your eye is so fast that one rarely considers the compositon as a whole.

The self timer is the best thing if you do not have some kind of remote.