I attended the January 2011 League City Photography Meet up this past week. There was a great turnout of over 30 attendees.
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Announcements
Theme for January is Black & White
Upcoming Events in January
- Jan 22 Sat 5:30 PM | Downtown Houston Nightshoot
- Jan 29 Sat 11:00 AM | Houston Car Show
4th Annual Sporting Clays Tournament – Jan 28th & 29th – at the American Shooting Center (call 281-727-6786 with questions)
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Topic – Night Photography
Al S. gave a great presentation on Night Photography. Below are the high points I gleaned.
The Mindful Eye is the site referenced throughout the presentation.
There are three Twilights
- Civil - 1/2 hour prior to sunrise
- Nautical – 1 hour prior to sunrise
- Astronomical – 1 1/2 hours prior to sunrise
Required Supplies
- DSLR with Bulb Mode
- Wide Angle Lens
- Tripod
- Remote Release
- Flashlights
High-Speed ISO Test
- Set camera at the highest ISO
- Aperture Prioity
- Open lens all the way
- Turn noise reduction off
- Take shot
- Check histogram - highlights need to be as far to the right as possible
ISO 3200/200 = 16 16 x 10 seconds = 160 seconds
| ISO 3200 | ISO 200 |
| f/4.0 | f/4.0 |
| 10 sec | 160 sec |
Almost same result between the two, but less noise.
Goal = perfect exposure @ the lowest ISO
Focus
- Focus to infinity
- Manual focus mode
- Limit objects in the foreground
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"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” -Aaron Siskind