Long exposures are taken with shutter speeds generally longer or much longer than one second, in order to capture stationary objects in low light while blurring or obscuring moving elements.
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How can you take long exposure shots with the Sony HX 20V?
Is that possible? If so, appreciate if you can explain how it is done.
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How do I achieve fireworks pictures such as the hirobamboo method?
How do I achieve the abstract effect for fireworks that is sometimes referred to as the hirobamboo method? Specifically what types of lenses would work best for this, do I start in focus or out, ...
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Long Exposures of Fireworks. How was this done? [duplicate]
Just saw these amazing long exposures of fireworks by Davey J. How did he do that? I'm assuming it's slightly more complicated than just taking a long exposure on a tripod?
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What difference do longer exposures such as 30s and 8s make to a photograph?
I have come across feature called longer exposures.
How it effects photography?
When we have to consider these features?
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How can I recreate this glowing light effect?
How to have a glowing light ray effect outside some object like in this photo
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Using photoshop to get this effect ?
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ND filter vs stopping down for long exposures?
To achieve long exposures in daylight, one might need to stop down, or use an ND filter. By stopping down, the depth of field increases, but at some point the image quality/sharpness will suffer, due ...
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Long exposure on Canon 60D
I want to take some night shots of the sky and landscape showing up stars and cars on a distant road.
I have the option to set the shutter speed to 30s, but I want to take a 2 min (or more) exposure, ...
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How was this long exposure crowd shot taken?
How does one take a photo like this:
http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/2012part2/bp23.jpg
Can this be done without significant post-processing?
The people sitting ...
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How can I simulate a long exposure photo using a set of shorter exposure photos?
I'm shooting towards the sky to capture the stars. The exposure time is 15 seconds, so I can see the stars still, without a trace. These photos are taken continuously one after the other, because I ...
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ND Filter not Dense enough - How do I get long exposures in very bright situations, where my ND filter isn't enough?
What is the best way to achieve very long exposures in very bright, sunlit conditions?
Right now, I have a Hoya ND-400 X filter (9 stops reduction), and even with my camera set to ISO 50, and F22, my ...
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Can stacking multiple exposure images in post-processing give the same effect as a long exposure?
I like to shoot daytime long exposures, where the exposure time is around two minutes. That shows the motion of the clouds in daylight.
I used a Hoya nd400 (which is 9 stops) stacked together with a ...
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Does “long exposure noise reduction” option make any difference when shooting RAW?
I can configure my camera (5D) to use long exposure noise reduction (dark frame is exposed and subtracted), but is this method really effective when shooting RAW? Or is the actual subtraction only ...
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How do I set the focus in long exposure night sky shots?
I want to catch a good long exposure (5 - 15 seconds) shot of the International Space Station in the night sky as it passes over my city.
Setting the ISO higher (say, to 100) and the exposure time is ...
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How do moving objects disappear when exposed for longer duration?
I was going through a tutorial that explained the use of an NDX filter. Pictures taken of a busy street at slow shutter speeds with the filter on had only empty streets without any vehicles. How does ...
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How do I focus in low light for long exposures?
I've been trying to take some long exposure shots at night with my Canon 450D. The problem I'm having is that I can't seem to get a shot in focus. The low light conditions prevent AF from working at ...
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How does the Neewer brand wireless external shutter release for Nikon D5100 work?
Ok, time has come to buy external shutter release. I have Nikon D5100, and I looked at nikon official page, they offer wireless shutter release, and cable release.
Unfortunately, wireless release is ...
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Is this a reflection in my photo?
I can't quite figure out what exactly is appearing in my photo. I was thinking it could be a reflection but I really don't know. This is the full size image, then a crop at 100%. No Photoshop has ...
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How to picture thunder when storm is coming [duplicate]
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What technique and camera settings should I use to capture lightning strikes?
My home town is very lack of thunders, but when time comes, I should be prepared to shoot. ...
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Are there any digital cameras that show the partial picture mid-exposure?
Inspired by this question.
Are there any cameras / firmware hacks out there that read the sensor multiple times during a long exposure, and show the partial picture on the screen?
Light-painting ...
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What's the difference between a closed and open aperture diaphragm for night street photos?
I'm capturing a picture during night and to a street with a lot of cars running over the street.
What happens (in general, from a theoretical point of view) if I shoot the same photo under the ...
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Waterfall exposure time with Nikon d5100 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make good fountain/waterfall photos?
How do I make the water silky in water/beach photography?
yesterday I went outside my town, and tried to picture ...
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Will stacked ND filters perform as well as a single 10 stop ND filter?
I have the Tiffen 0.9 ND filter which gives me approximately 3f stops reduction. I like to really slow things down and although it's sufficient in low light it just won't do in daylight.
Should I ...
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What camera filter would I use to capture a long exposure seascape
Keith Naylor
Has managed to capture some stunning examples of seascapes, (see example below)
I fear that if I was there at the same time, my photo would be over exposed
I believe he is using some ...
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What settings should I be using to photograph fireworks?
As it's heading into firework season (with Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes, and New Years), I've never been particularly successful at photographing fireworks. In previous years I think I've always had too ...
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Why are there limitations to the upper limit of exposure time in digital cameras?
For example, my Canon 550D will only go as far as 30 sec (and then of course the bulb mode).
For measuring exposure, I think all the camera needs is a timer, and I have no doubt they would have to do ...
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Long exposures without turning night into day
When taking Night Photography you will use long exposures. Sometimes these exposures can be very long. My question is this:
How can I take long exposures without turning a night scene into a scene ...
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How do I set my Canon 600D for Long Exposure?
I have a Canon 600d. I need to have a long exposure. What settings should be used to achieve a long exposure in my camera? I tried searching and most of them say bulb mode. I don't see it in my ...
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How can I take long exposures using a Nikon D7000 with wireless remote?
I have recently tried to take pictures of stars using my wife's D7000, but I couldn't get it to expose for more than 30 sec. In my old D70 I used the wired remote to do long exposures, but now I have ...
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Does long exposure mean more details in landscape photos? If not, then how to take sharp landscape photos?
If I take a nature landscape photo using long exposure (tripod+shutter release), would that help me get more details in my photos?
Example: (I don't have the high res version handy right now, sorry ...
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Using Light - Effects of Long Exposures?
The photo below is an example of using more light to get a movement effect of water. I know of a couple more tricks such as motion in clouds, motion with light (highway).
Was wondering if their are ...
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How to photograph star trails AND city lights?
I don't get how this picture was taken: http://500px.com/photo/5956842
I know this is a blended shot and that the city lights are brought out in post but my questions is, why don't the city lights ...
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What filter should I buy if I wanted to do 5 min shutter speed in daylight?
What type of filter would I need to create an image such as the following: http://500px.com/photo/10158205
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How to photograph panning with a point and shoot camera?
I have recently learnt about panning photography on the internet and I was curious about capturing one myself,
But as an amateur I just own a Point and shoot camera (Samsung SL30),
I have ...
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How can I avoid star effect on light sources on long exposure photos?
I'm about to make some long exposure photos, but I don't want them to have this star effect on light sources. Can I avoid that with any filter? For this shot I used a Canon 18-55mm lenses. Note that ...
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why storing a long exposure photo takes almost as long as the exposure time itself?
last night I took some night sky shots, and I've noticed that with long exposure times [15s;30s] the time it took to store the images in the camera memory card (jpeg) took roughly as long?
Whilst the ...
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Why do light sources appear as stars sometimes?
See for example this photo:
From my experience, the longer the exposure the stronger can this effect be observed. Is this correct? Are there any other factors that influence the creation of these ...
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How can I take long exposure photos with a webcam?
I have a very simple webcam made by A4tech. It already has an exposure function (in its settings) and it's good in low light.
I want to be able to take even longer exposures. I have found this but ...
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How can I prevent blurred images when using a tripod?
I'm doing panoramic HDR photography for work using one of those stupid cheap mirror balls mounted on a tripod (not my decision!) and I am noticing on my longer exposures that sometimes I'm getting ...
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Does long exposure cause hot pixels in photos?
Today, I was taking some shots of night sky. For each, I had 20 sec exposure. During picture review, I found a red dot which is referred as "Hot Pixel" according to some people on the Internet. ...
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Long exposure water shots tutorial for dummies? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make the water silky in water/beach photography?
I want to start to do some long exposure shots of water like these:
picture from noticeeverything
So I don't ...
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Why is the lowest ISO always 100?
The lowest ISO on digital cameras always seems to be 100. It would sometimes be useful to have much lower ISOs, mainly for long exposure photography.
What isn't there any 50, 20, or even 10 ISO ...
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How do I find a semi-professional camera able to open the shutter for long exposure (night shots)?
How can I find which semi-professional camera has the resource to open the shutter for long exposure, with the purpose to take night shots?
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What can go wrong with extreme long term exposure?
Ok, maybe I'm crazy, but I'm curious what will happen when I combine a ND400 filter (9 stops) with a zone plate or zone sieve "lens."
If I'm shooting a sunset, it I might get a 30 second exposure ...
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coastal sunrise long exposure
I want to take a photo at sunrise with a long exposure of the sea which contains old World War 2 boat docking equipment in the sea. will i need to have a ND filter to achieve this as during the day ...
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What is the effect of long exposure on file size?
Is it a rule that long exposure will produce a larger size file compared to a shorter exposure? It seems logical, since you are writing more data to the memory card when you expose for more time.
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Using long exposures to make videos?
I would like to make a video that essentially shows a long exposure progressing as it is exposed. Essentially it would be initially dark and gradually get lighter. Lights that pass in front of the ...
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Why does my camera make a whirring noise during a long exposure?
I have a Sony Alpha a55.
When I take a long exposure photo, while the shutter is open, the camera makes a whirring sound. What causes this noise and why is it necessary to the camera's operation? ...
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Blurred water effect
I have recently purchased a DSLR ( Canon EOS 500D) and am going to Rome in May with it. As you will probably know Rome is quite well known for its great fountains. When in Rome I wanted to try to take ...
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How do I lengthen shutter speed with out washing out the picture?
I read this question, and I tried some long exposure shots myself. Every one of my shots though, is washed out. How do I achieve a long shutter speed while keeping the lighting looking natural?
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How can I set an exposure time over 30 seconds with a DSLR?
Most DSLRs have an exposure time limit of 30 seconds.
Now I'm asking myself how is it possible to create images about over 1 hour or longer, like these two:
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