Resort pictures at night

[BVC4us]

This has become my favorite board. I just read about setting the ISO to 800 or 1600 with the flash on to get some nice shots in low light. But....if I wanted to take a picture of the Boardwalk at night or main street at night would I keep it on the setting above or put it on something different. Thanks everyone

 

[WillCAD]

You mean something like these?

Those are all tripod shots. I carry a pocket-size tripod with me that allows me to take long exposures without blurring. I put my camera in Program AE mode, ISO 400, set it on the tripod, and use a remote shutter release to click the shot without touching the camera. Exposures can be up to 3 seconds long. Anything moving in teh frame will be blurred, however, so I try to only take shots like this when there are no people around.

 

[Daisy57b]

Those are great pictures WillCad!! What kind of lens were you using for those pictures?

 

[BVC4us]

Those pictures are great..thank you so much for your advice.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I know I have some night resort pictures in the link in my signature. Most would have been using some sort of a rest (railing, post, etc) as a support for longer exposure.

 

[makinorlando]

This pics was just sort of at dark tonight outside of the GF.... I can't believe I didn't get the top of the small "spire", I just snapped it real quick while we are walking it.

I need to start carrying index cards with all the "photo tips" from this board, no matter how much I read, and I think I "get" it - when I get to the point that I want to shoot something manually, I forget it all - which should be a higher number, which should be a lower number.....

WILLCAD - you photos are gorgeous!

 

[WillCAD]

Those are great pictures WillCad!! What kind of lens were you using for those pictures?

The first three were taken with my Fuji S602, which has a fixed lens. It also doesn't have a remote shutter release, so I had to use the self-timer, which has a 10-second mode and a 2-second mode for just such a purpose.

The last three were taken with my Canon Digital Rebel and the Canon 18-55 kit lens that came with it.

All of them were taken with my pocket-size tripod, mostly sitting on trash cans. Thanks to Walt for his "trash can every 50 feet" idea!

 

[ndelaware]

I can't believe I didn't get the top of the small "spire", I just snapped it real quick while we are walking it.

What were you thinking??

 

[makinorlando]

What were you thinking??

I wasn't... thinking that is... gets me in trouble all the time!

 

[MICKEY88]

I need to start carrying index cards with all the "photo tips" from this board, no matter how much I read, and I think I "get" it - when I get to the point that I want to shoot something manually, I forget it all - which should be a higher number, which should be a lower number.....

one way around this is Bracketing,,

shoot multiple shots using different settings for night shots...meter with your camera on program mode, note the settings, then switch to manual , using the same aperture, and take several shots varying the shutter speed

 

[boBQuincy]

Yep, Walt Disney and the WDW designers were very thoughtful about putting trash cans in many of the good "tripod" spots! You have to wonder if they asked a photographer to help with the layout.

boB

 

[makinorlando]

one way around this is Bracketing,,

shoot multiple shots using different settings for night shots...meter with your camera on program mode, note the settings, then switch to manual , using the same aperture, and take several shots varying the shutter speed

Yes, one day I will get to that point, but I have not had a chance for a solo trip, so I can experiement without being distracted by DD, etc. Most times I'm on the run keeping up with her - she is not so patient, and accuses me of liking me CAMERA better than her!

I'm not really even sure I know what "meter with my camera on program mode" means - and braketing.... Oh did I tell you that my puppy hid the manual to my camera?

I need to find some time to read up on exposure etc. .... right after I finish cleaning my house! I was strictly a point and shoot "girl" prior to purchasing my Canon several weeks ago!

 

[Muushka]

We got some great shots (I have got to start posting the pics) of the hotels at night with our almost-point and shoot Kodak DC4800 several years ago. We kept the ISO setting at 100 (this camera got grainy at very high settings) and used a tripod and just kept the lens open for extended periods of time (60 seconds or longer). The pictures are beautiful. We love taking the low light pictures. Oh, and we didn't use a flash for them.

 

[WillCAD]

Yep, Walt Disney and the WDW designers were very thoughtful about putting trash cans in many of the good "tripod" spots! You have to wonder if they asked a photographer to help with the layout.

boB

That's a great shot boB. Could you tell me where it was taken? I'm not as good at recognizing spots in AK as I am with the other parks.

 

[Scuba Steve]

Yep, Walt Disney and the WDW designers were very thoughtful about putting trash cans in many of the good "tripod" spots! You have to wonder if they asked a photographer to help with the layout.

boB

That's a great picture!

 

[gnoles]

Those are all tripod shots. I carry a pocket-size tripod with me that allows me to take long exposures without blurring. I put my camera in Program AE mode, ISO 400, set it on the tripod, and use a remote shutter release to click the shot without touching the camera. Exposures can be up to 3 seconds long. Anything moving in teh frame will be blurred, however, so I try to only take shots like this when there are no people around.

Pocket size tripod? Tell me more!

Also, what lens and aperature?

My current kit is a Canon 1D (shoot more sports than anything), 28-70 f2.8L, 70-200 f2.8L, 300 f2.8L (which will be staying at home!). Suggestions? I'm looking at a 50 f1.4, but am not sure if I'll need more reach for walking around.

Thanks!

 

[WillCAD]

Pocket size tripod? Tell me more!

Also, what lens and aperature?

My current kit is a Canon 1D (shoot more sports than anything), 28-70 f2.8L, 70-200 f2.8L, 300 f2.8L (which will be staying at home!). Suggestions? I'm looking at a 50 f1.4, but am not sure if I'll need more reach for walking around.

Thanks!

This is the tripod I have (click for a TgerDirect page where you can buy one, $9.99):


As to lens and aperture, I use whatever lens I have, and put the camera in Program AE mode so it chooses the aperture and shutter speed itself. The camera is smarter than I am, so I let it do the thinking most of the time...

 

[boBQuincy]

The evening photo of the "Tree of Life" was taken from the main walkway into the park, just after the two "Oasis" paths rejoin and you get your first look at the tree.
The AK entrance sign is of course patched in where there was nothing but a dark pathway.

There was a convenient trashcan in almost the perfect spot but I had a tripod so I used that. The Velbon Maxi 347 series are good light tripods that work. Anything lighter is probably not going to hold the camera steady, except for the tabletop tripods which are really nice if a table or trashcan is in the right spot.


boB

 

[MOmousefan]

I took these using a Canon Powershot S70 mounted on a tripod.

 

[PaulD]

Here are Mine from EPCOT:

I like the "fog" of people that developed.