I wanted to try out some more manual shooting with the EOS 350D. I read a couple of online articles that gave me some inspiration to have a play.
I needed to set the ISO, the shutter speed (manual) and the aperture of the camera to get what I wanted. I also had to wait for a night that wasn’t lousy with clouds.
To start with, I set the dial to Manual Exposure (M). Next, I set the ISO value to 100-200 and then the aperture to 8-12 (page 86 of the manual for info on how to do this.
I used the tripod (Manfrotto 190/#115 2-way head) and a remote control shutter (Canon RC6).
| F-stop | f/8 |
| Exposure time | 28 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | RC6 |
Okay, that’s nice … so I tried again with a slightly different angle.
| F-stop | f/8 |
| Exposure time | 16 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | RC6 |
The only difference is that the exposure time is 16 seconds. Plus I moved the camera slightly.
| F-stop | f/8 |
| Exposure time | 18 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | RC6 |
Moved the camera more and 18 seconds for exposure time.
| F-stop | f/8 |
| Exposure time | 72 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | RC6 |
Finally, I went for a very long exposure, capturing the lights of the cars going up Pass Road and along Cambridge Road leaving light trails. The pinpricks of the stars in the sky are pleasing too.
I have also done some level correction in the pictures in Photoshop.
Overall I’m happy with the results.
Before the twilight started to come down, the clouds were starting to look very nice … so I took a couple of shots. I had to crop these down a little so that the balcony.
| F-stop | f/5.6 |
| Exposure time | 1/60 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 28mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | single shot |
| F-stop | f/5.6 |
| Exposure time | 1/40 sec |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| Flash mode | none |
| Capture | RC6 |
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