My view right now 🌅

[morelikeasong]

Avett Brothers - my favorites. Going to see them again next month.

Yes, good catch! It was a great show

 

[morelikeasong]

It was a two show kind of weekend!

 

[Awaywego]

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Love this says the guys with about 2500 flying hours.

 

[JustAnotherFlower]

Love this says the guys with about 2500 flying hours.

 

[UnquietDreams]

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That is some blue sky there...

 

[UnquietDreams]

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Air Shows are the best...

 

[Whiskeyjack]

It's noisy outside my house today.

 

[Awaywego]

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My last

 

[Boat1]

It's noisy outside my house today.
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Hopefully, that's not combined with a hangover!

 

[Biggalute]

Not too shabby

 

[Boat1]

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Not too shabby

Gorgeous, great shot!

 

[__Nathan1968]

 

[Boat1]

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Excellent shot!

 

[SWR101]

Not “right now” but moon behind clouds last night

 

[ccs29745]

Not “right now” but moon behind clouds last night
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Like how the moon can light up the clouds at night when they're not so thick.

 

[fsa52]

Wide open road

 

[Boat1]

Like how the moon can light up the clouds at night when they're not so thick.

I wish I could figure out the settings for taking good pics at night, as I get some great opportunities offshore, but they always turn out "grainy.'

 

[ccs29745]

Noticed a lot of mine are grainy too.

 

[ccs29745]

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Punch it!

 

[fsa52]

Punch it!

I will, when it’s my turn to drive!
He goes too slow for my liking.

 

[morelikeasong]

I pandas

 

[orangecurious]

I wish I could figure out the settings for taking good pics at night, as I get some great opportunities offshore, but they always turn out "grainy.'

depends what you are using. If using a digital camera, you can manually select the ISO/sensitivity. the lower the better for smoothness, but the shutter speed will be lower. You'd have to use a tripod to keep the camera steady. Use the lowest F-stop number too as it will mean the aperture is widest - if taking scenic shots it's not a problem. You can probably get away with 1600 iso and still handhold (the idea is the shutter speed should be the same of the lens length for handholding - so for a 50mm lens try and stay above 1/50 sec) and the grain will be low. It is more pronounced with darkness as the sensor is assuming there is colour there!

If you're using a phone.. you can try and force it into a manual mode and whack down the EQ to shoot at a lower sensitivity/ISO and still keep the shots dark (phones and cameras assume anything dark needs to be lightened, so you may have to compensate for that, but it means a bit less grain if you can manually set it.

if you're using film - use Ilford HP5 and push it as far as you can! (done this and it works very well)

 

[Boat1]

depends what you are using. If using a digital camera, you can manually select the ISO/sensitivity. the lower the better for smoothness, but the shutter speed will be lower. You'd have to use a tripod to keep the camera steady. Use the lowest F-stop number too as it will mean the aperture is widest - if taking scenic shots it's not a problem. You can probably get away with 1600 iso and still handhold (the idea is the shutter speed should be the same of the lens length for handholding - so for a 50mm lens try and stay above 1/50 sec) and the grain will be low. It is more pronounced with darkness as the sensor is assuming there is colour there!

If you're using a phone.. you can try and force it into a manual mode and whack down the EQ to shoot at a lower sensitivity/ISO and still keep the shots dark (phones and cameras assume anything dark needs to be lightened, so you may have to compensate for that, but it means a bit less grain if you can manually set it.

if you're using film - use Ilford HP5 and push it as far as you can! (done this and it works very well)

Thank you so much!
Currently I'm using a Galaxy 10.
Years ago, the best photos I ever took, were with an old, Cannon "Vietnam" era camera, completely manual.

 

[orangecurious]

Thank you so much!
Currently I'm using a Galaxy 10.
Years ago, the best photos I ever took, were with an old, Cannon "Vietnam" era camera, completely manual.

You have total control with manual. Modern sensors are great, but like colours, so darkness annoys them! My phone does have manual settings and i have tried taking night shots, but if i really want to do it i'll use a "proper" camera where the settings are easier to change. even a dslr will struggle and will work best in manual.

good luck

 

[Boat1]

You have total control with manual. Modern sensors are great, but like colours, so darkness annoys them! My phone does have manual settings and i have tried taking night shots, but if i really want to do it i'll use a "proper" camera where the settings are easier to change. even a dslr will struggle and will work best in manual.

good luck

Thanks again.
I understand what you mean about the sensors, as I've seen it evidenced by getting better results on moon pics in harbor, do to the ambient light.