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01-15-2020, 07:00 PM #1
Major fail during meteor shower shoot
Okay photo gurus, I need help! I set my camera to manual, 30sec, ISO 800, f/3.5, using my 11mm lens on my Nikon D90. With my intervalometer, I set it so that my camera would take the 30second photo and then start another all night long.
At two points during the night, the images got incredibly dark (but not totally black, there was a star and my neighbor's window still visible) for about 3-5 minutes and then the images came back. The data for the dark photos show no data for for the f-stop or focal length! Any ideas?? The camera was not touched at all during the night. Anti-noise feature was turned off. Shutter count is 138,000.
In Photoshop, it says: f/>1024, Lens 0.0mm f/0.0
The dark photo and the light photo were 30 sec apart.
Here are the same 2 photos with the top one adjusted to show that there really is an image in the dark one:
EXIF Data:
File Name DSC_6162.JPG File Size 2.1 MB File Modification Date/Time 2020:01:16 01:58:57+08:00 File Access Date/Time 2020:01:16 01:58:57+08:00 File Inode Change Date/Time 2020:01:16 01:58:57+08:00 File Permissions rw-r--r-- File Type JPEG File Type Extension jpg MIME Type image/jpeg Exif Byte Order Big-endian (Motorola, MM) Make NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model Name NIKON D90 Orientation Horizontal (normal) X Resolution 300 Y Resolution 300 Resolution Unit inches Software Ver.1.00 Modify Date 2020:01:03 21:32:23 Y Cb Cr Positioning Co-sited Exposure Time 30 F Number 0 Exposure Program Manual ISO 800 Exif Version 0221 Date/Time Original 2020:01:03 21:32:23 Create Date 2020:01:03 21:32:23 Components Configuration Y, Cb, Cr, - Compressed Bits Per Pixel 4 Exposure Compensation 0 Max Aperture Value 1.0 Metering Mode Center-weighted average Light Source Tungsten (Incandescent) Flash No Flash Focal Length 0.0 mm Maker Note Version 2.10 Quality Fine White Balance Incandescent Focus Mode Manual Flash Setting Normal Flash Type White Balance Fine Tune 0 0 WB RB Levels 1.1796875 2.09765625 1 1 Program Shift 0 Exposure Difference +2.7 Compression JPEG (old-style) Preview Image Start 10204 Preview Image Length 6482 Flash Exposure Compensation -2 ISO Setting 800 Image Boundary 0 0 4288 2848 External Flash Exposure Comp 0 Flash Exposure Bracket Value 0.0 Exposure Bracket Value 0 Crop Hi Speed Off (4352x2868 cropped to 4352x2868 at pixel 0,0) Exposure Tuning 0 Serial Number 3338321 VR Info Version 0100 Vibration Reduction Off VR Mode Normal Active D-Lighting Off Picture Control Version 0100 Picture Control Name Standard Picture Control Base Standard Picture Control Adjust Default Settings Picture Control Quick Adjust Normal Brightness Normal Hue Adjustment None Filter Effect n/a Toning Effect n/a Toning Saturation n/a Time Zone -08:00 Daylight Savings Yes Date Display Format M/D/Y ISO Expansion Off ISO Expansion 2 Off Lens Type MF Lens 0mm f/0 Flash Mode Did Not Fire Shooting Mode Single-Frame Shot Info Version 0213 Firmware Version 1.00i ISO2 800 Light Switch LCD Backlight AF Area Mode Setting Auto-area Center Focus Point Normal Zone AF Assist Off AF Point Illumination Auto Focus Point Wrap No Wrap AE Lock For MB-D80 AE/AF Lock MB-D80 Battery Type LR6 (AA alkaline) Beep Off Grid Display On ISO Display Show Frame Count Viewfinder Warning On No Memory Card Release Locked Screen Tips On File Number Sequence On Shooting Info Display Auto LCD Illumination Off Easy Exposure Comp Off Reverse Indicators + 0 - Exposure Control Step Size 1/3 EV Center Weighted Area Size 8 mm Fine Tune Opt Matrix Metering 0 Fine Tune Opt Center Weighted 0 Fine Tune Opt Spot Metering 0 CL Mode Shooting Speed 3 fps Exposure Delay Mode Off Auto Bracket Set AE & Flash Auto Bracket Order 0,-,+ Func Button FV Lock OK Button Select Center Focus Point AE Lock Button AE/AF Lock Command Dials Reverse Rotation No Shutter Release Button AE-L Off Metering Time 6 s Remote On Duration 1 min Self Timer Time 10 s Self Timer Shot Count 1 Playback Monitor Off Time 10 s Image Review Time 4 s Menu Monitor Off Time 20 s Shooting Info Monitor Off Time 10 s Flash Shutter Speed 1/60 s Internal Flash TTL Manual Flash Output Full Repeating Flash Output 1/32 Repeating Flash Count 10 Repeating Flash Rate 10 Hz Flash Warning On Commander Internal TTL Comp 0 Modeling Flash Off Auto FP Off Commander Group A TTL Comp 0 Commander Group B TTL Comp 0 Live View AF Wide Area Noise Reduction Off WB GRBG Levels 256 302 537 256 Lens Data Version 0204 Exit Pupil Position 0.0 mm AF Aperture 1.0 Focus Position 0x00 Focus Distance 0.01 m Lens ID Number 0 Lens F Stops 0.00 Min Focal Length 5.0 mm Max Focal Length 5.0 mm Max Aperture At Min Focal 1.0 Max Aperture At Max Focal 1.0 MCU Version 0 Effective Max Aperture 1.0 Retouch History None Image Data Size 2112846 Shutter Count 136929 Flash Info Version 0103 Flash Source None External Flash Firmware n/a External Flash Flags (none) Flash Commander Mode Off Flash Control Mode Off Flash Compensation 0 Flash GN Distance 0 Flash Color Filter None Flash Group A Control Mode Off Flash Group B Control Mode Off Flash Group C Control Mode Off Flash Group A Compensation 0 Flash Group B Compensation 0 Flash Group C Compensation 0 Vari Program Multi Exposure Version 0100 Multi Exposure Mode Off Multi Exposure Shots 0 Multi Exposure Auto Gain Off High ISO Noise Reduction Off Power Up Time 2020:01:03 20:21:10 AF Info 2 Version 0100 Contrast Detect AF Off AF Area Mode Single Area Phase Detect AF Off Primary AF Point (none) AF Points Used (none) Contrast Detect AF In Focus No File Info Version 0100 Memory Card Number 0 File Number 6162 Retouch Info Version 0100 User Comment Sub Sec Time 00 Sub Sec Time Original 00 Sub Sec Time Digitized 00 Flashpix Version 0100 Color Space sRGB Exif Image Width 4288 Exif Image Height 2848 Interoperability Index R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB) Interoperability Version 0100 Sensing Method One-chip color area File Source Digital Camera Scene Type Directly photographed CFA Pattern [Green,Blue][Red,Green] Custom Rendered Normal Exposure Mode Manual Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Focal Length In 35mm Format 0 mm Scene Capture Type Standard Gain Control Low gain up Contrast Normal Saturation Normal Sharpness Normal Subject Distance Range Unknown GPS Version ID 2.2.0.0 Thumbnail Offset 16844 Thumbnail Length 2239 Image Width 4288 Image Height 2848 Encoding Process Baseline DCT, Huffman coding Bits Per Sample 8 Color Components 3 Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1) Auto Focus Off Blue Balance 2.097656 Image Size 4288x2848 Lens ID Manual Lens No CPU Lens Spec 0mm f/0 MF Megapixels 12.2 Red Balance 1.179688 Shutter Speed 30 Create Date 2020:01:03 21:32:23.00 Date/Time Original 2020:01:03 21:32:23.00 Modify Date 2020:01:03 21:32:23.00 Focal Length 0.0 mm
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