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not sure if this is the right thread but im taking quite a fancy to taking some night photographs around where I live (hull) as a lot of buildings are now illuminated on a night I also fancy around the marina area as this is quite photogenetic what im wondering is settings etc ,been reading up on it and some say shoot high iso, always in manual mode and also bracket my shots
wondering what others do to get some amazing night shots
 
Tripod, highish iso. Maybe 400-1600 depending on location. I’d use aperture priority and let camera pick shutter speed, will likely be seconds rather than fractions of.
 
rovershooter said:
not sure if this is the right thread but im taking quite a fancy to taking some night photographs around where I live (hull) as a lot of buildings are now illuminated on a night I also fancy around the marina area as this is quite photogenetic what im wondering is settings etc ,been reading up on it and some say shoot high iso, always in manual mode and also bracket my shots
wondering what others do to get some amazing night shots
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I do wonder why people seem to tell others to always use manual mode? If it's a deliberate decision arrived at after careful consideration then fair enough but always? :D

I use Aperture priority until the shutter speed falls too low and then I switch to manual mode and dial in appropriate settings.

If you're shooting handheld you'll want to use a suitable shutter speed to prevent motion blur but that speed could depend on the focal length of the lens. Some like to use a shutter speed the same as the focal length so that'd be 1/50 for a 50mm lens, and so on. I prefer to use faster shutter speeds and would probably be using 1.5 or x2 the focal length. The shutter speed and aperture setting will dictate the ISO. Looking at low light pictures I've taken recently they were at f2.8, 1/100 - 1/160 (because there were people in them) and ISO's up to 16,000 with a 35mm lens.

If you're using a tripod and aren't bothered about freezing movement than I suppose you can use longer shutter speeds and much lower ISO's.
 
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many thanks for the tips I plan to give it a go tomorrow will see how I fare :)
 
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