Hey Ya'll, from Indiana!

[Scott Murray]

well of course I can't find the shot I was curious about. I was just curious where you usually put your aperture for night shots. The weather was a little warmer here last night so I got to shoot the sunset and played with the shutter speeds. I was paying no attention to my Aperture though so I didn't like any of the shots. But I'm really digging finally understanding shutter speed. Now I just have to remember to couple that with aperture and ISO.

I normally set my aperture at its highest so with my 16-35 f/4 I would set it at f/4-5.6, this allows more light in if I am worried about noise. Most of the time I would be using 30sec exposure and maybe a burst of flash or use the moonlight to my advantage. Of course with moonlight this reduces the amount of actual stars that you see, but you can get some good shots. I am waiting for the dry season so we have clear skies again and will be out trying for star trails and panorama milky way shots.

 

[Amber Rae]

I normally set my aperture at its highest so with my 16-35 f/4 I would set it at f/4-5.6, this allows more light in if I am worried about noise. Most of the time I would be using 30sec exposure and maybe a burst of flash or use the moonlight to my advantage. Of course with moonlight this reduces the amount of actual stars that you see, but you can get some good shots. I am waiting for the dry season so we have clear skies again and will be out trying for star trails and panorama milky way shots.

I just seen my first photos of star trails last night, I was amazed!!!