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<blockquote data-quote="snaphappy" data-source="post: 171944" data-attributes="member: 12198"><p>So I moved out of "P" and have been trying to figure "M". My biggest frustration is that I look at my screen after a shot and it looks great. I can see foreground and everything looks good so I make small adjustments thinking I've got it right but then come in and look on my computer and my photos are SOOOO dark <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> It wasn't that dark out and my light meter was telling me I was waaay over exposed. I turned off Noise reduction but am wondering if I should turn it on for Aurora shots? For stars its easy they don't move! I know my foreground isn't great but I was just sitting in the backyard but I'm just practicing still. I hope to get some nicer foreground etc this summer but if I ended up with these results anywhere but in my yard I'd be VERY disappointed. </p><p>I'm really hoping for some critical help with my settings for a brighter clearer image</p><p>Oh there was a wild heavy fog along the ground that thinned but reached up into the sky which I really wanted to capture as well <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>I have upped my exposure, sharpness, definition and used noise reduction on each of these</p><p>All with 18-55mm kit lens at 18mm</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43992[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 800 18mm f3.5 5secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43993[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso800 18mm f3.5 2.5secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43994[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iso800 18mm f3.5 5secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43995[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43996[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43997[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iso 800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43998[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]43999[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44000[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44001[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso800 f3.5 2secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44002[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 800 f3.5 3secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44003[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44004[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs</p><p>[ATTACH]44005[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 1000 f3.5 3secs</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44006[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iso 800 f3.5 5secs (did a longer because dancing slowed)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]44007[/ATTACH]</p><p>iso 1000 f4 3secs</p><p></p><p>So how would you have set your settings to capture this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snaphappy, post: 171944, member: 12198"] So I moved out of "P" and have been trying to figure "M". My biggest frustration is that I look at my screen after a shot and it looks great. I can see foreground and everything looks good so I make small adjustments thinking I've got it right but then come in and look on my computer and my photos are SOOOO dark :confused: It wasn't that dark out and my light meter was telling me I was waaay over exposed. I turned off Noise reduction but am wondering if I should turn it on for Aurora shots? For stars its easy they don't move! I know my foreground isn't great but I was just sitting in the backyard but I'm just practicing still. I hope to get some nicer foreground etc this summer but if I ended up with these results anywhere but in my yard I'd be VERY disappointed. I'm really hoping for some critical help with my settings for a brighter clearer image Oh there was a wild heavy fog along the ground that thinned but reached up into the sky which I really wanted to capture as well :( I have upped my exposure, sharpness, definition and used noise reduction on each of these All with 18-55mm kit lens at 18mm [ATTACH=CONFIG]43992._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 800 18mm f3.5 5secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43993._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso800 18mm f3.5 2.5secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43994._xfImport[/ATTACH] Iso800 18mm f3.5 5secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43995._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43996._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43997._xfImport[/ATTACH] Iso 800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43998._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]43999._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44000._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44001._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso800 f3.5 2secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44002._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 800 f3.5 3secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44003._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44004._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44005._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 1000 f3.5 3secs [ATTACH=CONFIG]44006._xfImport[/ATTACH] Iso 800 f3.5 5secs (did a longer because dancing slowed) [ATTACH=CONFIG]44007._xfImport[/ATTACH] iso 1000 f4 3secs So how would you have set your settings to capture this? [/QUOTE]
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