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<blockquote data-quote="AxeMan - Rick S." data-source="post: 94075" data-attributes="member: 1746">LOR (Light o Rama)&nbsp; Was a moving show so f/22 30sec ISO 100 17-50 2.8 lens to get all the lights on.&nbsp; Don't like to shoot at f/22&nbsp; but had no choice.&nbsp; You have no idea how bright this show is.&nbsp;Tonight's photo I totally wimped out and shot in full auto it turned out to be f2.8 1/8 sec ISO 1400 (that's great for the D90!) once again the 17-50 2.8 lens.&nbsp;I have no one setting I use.&nbsp; Normally if I were to go out and shot Christmas lights I like to use f/5.6 -f/8&nbsp; ISO 100-200.&nbsp; With the camera in bulb mode and using a cable release I wing it on shutter speed.&nbsp; I look what my last shot looks like and either hold it open or closed as needed to adjust.&nbsp; I can usually come up with something in about 12 shots that I like.&nbsp; Funny it's the same starting point I use for my Lightning shots.&nbsp; So I'm right at home starting out.&nbsp;I shot RAW and make adjustments in Lightroom to the Highlight slider (usually turn it down) and the Black slider (usually turn it up) then other misc, adjustments from there till I like what I see.&nbsp;On a good note I did tonight's photo in one shot.&nbsp; It was one of those nights where I wish I never started a second 365 or ditched it a lot earlier in the year.&nbsp; I come this far I be a fool to quit now.&nbsp; I'm trying to finish the second year and keep some type of quality to my photo's, but after 713 days it has become very old and I really can't wait for it to end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AxeMan - Rick S., post: 94075, member: 1746"] LOR (Light o Rama) Was a moving show so f/22 30sec ISO 100 17-50 2.8 lens to get all the lights on. Don't like to shoot at f/22 but had no choice. You have no idea how bright this show is. Tonight's photo I totally wimped out and shot in full auto it turned out to be f2.8 1/8 sec ISO 1400 (that's great for the D90!) once again the 17-50 2.8 lens. I have no one setting I use. Normally if I were to go out and shot Christmas lights I like to use f/5.6 -f/8 ISO 100-200. With the camera in bulb mode and using a cable release I wing it on shutter speed. I look what my last shot looks like and either hold it open or closed as needed to adjust. I can usually come up with something in about 12 shots that I like. Funny it's the same starting point I use for my Lightning shots. So I'm right at home starting out. I shot RAW and make adjustments in Lightroom to the Highlight slider (usually turn it down) and the Black slider (usually turn it up) then other misc, adjustments from there till I like what I see. On a good note I did tonight's photo in one shot. It was one of those nights where I wish I never started a second 365 or ditched it a lot earlier in the year. I come this far I be a fool to quit now. I'm trying to finish the second year and keep some type of quality to my photo's, but after 713 days it has become very old and I really can't wait for it to end. [/QUOTE]

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