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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 221228" data-attributes="member: 12496">Then my best advice is that in my city, all the public displays are already putting up the Christmas decorations, and many cases are similarly lighted trees, at the various shopping centers.&nbsp; Practice there.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm just saying, the event should go a lot better if not the first time you've seen it.&nbsp; This is not a snapshot in the sunshine.The SP mode threw me, I think that is a video camera thing that the D5100 does not have.A slow shutter speed does capture more light, but it also causes blur due to subject movement and camera shake.&nbsp; A slow shutter works less well for human subjects who tend to move.&nbsp;&nbsp; It will have to be slow to a degree, but abysmally slow won't be the answer.I think you will need enough ISO to allow a bearable shutter speed (1/30, 1/60?).&nbsp;&nbsp; The aperture will need to be wide too.&nbsp; I mean maybe f/4 or f/5, to avoid widest open and to have a bit of depth of field.&nbsp; If possible of course.&nbsp; Camera P or A mode maybe, these will not boost ISO themselves, and will not pop open the internal flash (whereas Auto or scene modes will).A pro would also use fill flash to be sure the subject was illuminated&nbsp; well.&nbsp; It would need an orange CTO filter on the flash to match the&nbsp; Incandescent white balance. It is of course a serious complication for&nbsp; the first time.In this case, as one of your tries, see D5100 Reference Manual (available onlne at <a href="https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17325" target="_blank">https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17325</a> )page 32, about&nbsp; a Night Portrait scene Mode.&nbsp; &nbsp; It will boost ISO for you, as needed, and it will popup the internal flash (which will not match the Incandescent color).&nbsp; Probably it uses Flash WB to make incandescent appear Orange?&nbsp; But hopefully the flash lights the subject with white light.&nbsp;&nbsp; Automation is not always the same as careful human control, but a good starting place.&nbsp; You can at least see the settings it used (Exif result in rear LCD), and change what you feel is best.Good luck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 221228, member: 12496"] Then my best advice is that in my city, all the public displays are already putting up the Christmas decorations, and many cases are similarly lighted trees, at the various shopping centers. Practice there. Seriously. :) I'm just saying, the event should go a lot better if not the first time you've seen it. This is not a snapshot in the sunshine. The SP mode threw me, I think that is a video camera thing that the D5100 does not have. A slow shutter speed does capture more light, but it also causes blur due to subject movement and camera shake. A slow shutter works less well for human subjects who tend to move. It will have to be slow to a degree, but abysmally slow won't be the answer. I think you will need enough ISO to allow a bearable shutter speed (1/30, 1/60?). The aperture will need to be wide too. I mean maybe f/4 or f/5, to avoid widest open and to have a bit of depth of field. If possible of course. Camera P or A mode maybe, these will not boost ISO themselves, and will not pop open the internal flash (whereas Auto or scene modes will). A pro would also use fill flash to be sure the subject was illuminated well. It would need an orange CTO filter on the flash to match the Incandescent white balance. It is of course a serious complication for the first time. In this case, as one of your tries, see D5100 Reference Manual (available onlne at [URL]https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17325[/URL] ) page 32, about a Night Portrait scene Mode. It will boost ISO for you, as needed, and it will popup the internal flash (which will not match the Incandescent color). Probably it uses Flash WB to make incandescent appear Orange? But hopefully the flash lights the subject with white light. Automation is not always the same as careful human control, but a good starting place. You can at least see the settings it used (Exif result in rear LCD), and change what you feel is best. Good luck [/QUOTE]

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