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Special
Exposure Situations
 While
experimenting on your own is paramount to understanding photographic techniques,
here are a few suggested exposure settings for some not so common shooting
situations. These can serve as a starting point for your own experiments.
When both an aperture and a shutter
speed setting is given, ISO 100 film is assumed
Waterfalls & Rivers
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1/2 sec or longer for a silky affect.
1/4 to 1/10 sec for streaks.
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Moon at Night
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Use Sunny
f16 Rule and overexpose 1/2 to 1 stop. The moon is a slightly brighter
than middle toned object being lit by the sun.
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Moon-Lit Landscape
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5 - 10 min at f2.8 for full-moon.
15 - 30 min at f2.8 for half-moon.
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Star-Lit Landscape
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4 - 6 hours at f2.8.
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City Lights at Night or Dusk
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10 sec at f4.
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Fireworks
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A couple bursts at f5.6, but not for
more than 20 sec if including city lights in image.
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Lightning
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Set shutter speed on "bulb" and hold shutter open
for 1 - 3 flashes at f8, but not for more
than 40 sec if including city lights in image. Tripod or firm support
required.
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Again, these are just starting points for your own experimentation.
People will have differing opinions about what constitutes an proper exposure,
especially for nighttime exposures.
Happy Shooting
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