New night pictures of the Tahoe

[Nickleahy23]

Got a new camera..its a Cannon powershot Sx200is...really nice camera..zoom is rediculous on it and pictures are very crisp..

i just noticed some of them are not very sharp..what do i change to make them all crisp? i was using a tripod and self timer

my first time trying to take night pictures..i had the shutter open for 1.3 and 1.6 seconds and ISO either 400 or 800..any advice on this?

 

[Nickleahy23]

 

[JKmotorsports]

Digital photos taken in low light are usually going to be grainy because of the higher ISO setting needed. You can leave the shutter open longer and open the aperture some, but you need to make sure the camera is rock steady. Also try not to zoom in as much while taking pics with low ambient light. Do you have an external flash unit or just the built-in flash? A more powerful speedlight will make a huge difference. The last couple pics are cool with the longer shutter speed.

 

[Nickleahy23]

Digital photos taken in low light are usually going to be grainy because of the higher ISO setting needed. You can leave the shutter open longer and open the aperture some, but you need to make sure the camera is rock steady. Also try not to zoom in as much while taking pics with low ambient light. Do you have an external flash unit or just the built-in flash? A more powerful speedlight will make a huge difference. The last couple pics are cool with the longer shutter speed.

i looked back at the details, and the best, sharpest pictures the iso was 200 and the shutter was open for 1.3 seconds..all the grainy ones are 1.6 or higher and iso of 800..

the flash is built into the camera..

its on a nice tripod and i was using the self timer..

ya the last few are the interstate past my house..pretty neat how the sides of the road are all lit up..

 

[JKmotorsports]

Try leaving the shutter open longer with a lower ISO setting.

 

[JKmotorsports]

Here are some night shots I took while on the USS Hornet last summer for some examples of the different settings. The originals look a lot better, but these have been compressed for the thread:

This was a 2 sec shutter speed with the ISO at 800 and f/11 f-stop:




These next two pics were taken a few seconds apart, but made to look like two different times of the day by changing the aperture:
1/200 shutter, 800 ISO, f/25:


1/200 shutter, 800 ISO, f/11:



Just play around with the settings some and you'll start to learn which combinations work for certain conditions and your desired result.

 

[brndns_hoe]

great photos both!, nick you should put a couple in for the calendar

 

[iwaslowr]

great photos both!, nick you should put a couple in for the calendar

x2 Looks great! I've been wanting to take some night pics... now it will be easier.

 

[wmgood64]

Look's good!! A little practice and you'll have it!!