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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 188698" data-attributes="member: 15302">You want long exposures to capture motion or something?&nbsp; It simply sounds like you are letting too much light into the camera.&nbsp; If the shutter is open for a long time, then much more light will get in.&nbsp; (One second is a very long time in picture terms.)&nbsp; There are three other adjustments you can make on the camera to try to get the long exposure you want:1.&nbsp; Change the aperture as small as it will get (which means f22 on most lenses).&nbsp; High number f-stop = a smaller aperture = less light getting in.2.&nbsp; Change the ISO.&nbsp; That is the sensitivity of the sensor/film to light.&nbsp; High ISO = high sensitivity.&nbsp; Low ISO = low sensitivity, and that is what you need here to use a long shutter speed.&nbsp; Your ISO should be 100 or lower if your camera will allow it.&nbsp; I'm not sure about your body, but some Nikons have ISOs under 100 called Lo1, Lo2.&nbsp; Go as low as possible.3.&nbsp; Neutral density filters.&nbsp; These are pieces of dark glass you attach to your lens that block the light even more.&nbsp; Like sunglasses.&nbsp; They cut down the light that gets into the camera.&nbsp; If you already have a polarizing filter, for example, that will cut the light more than halfway.So, set your camera to manual, set the shutter speed to the long exposure you desire, set the aperture to the highest f-stop (f22 or higher).&nbsp; Go in your menu and set the ISO as low as it will go.&nbsp; Do not leave the ISO on AUTO.&nbsp;&nbsp; That should give you a good starting point to make adjustments.Good luck!&nbsp; When you get that long exposure shot you want, post it for us to see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 188698, member: 15302"] You want long exposures to capture motion or something? It simply sounds like you are letting too much light into the camera. If the shutter is open for a long time, then much more light will get in. (One second is a very long time in picture terms.) There are three other adjustments you can make on the camera to try to get the long exposure you want: 1. Change the aperture as small as it will get (which means f22 on most lenses). High number f-stop = a smaller aperture = less light getting in. 2. Change the ISO. That is the sensitivity of the sensor/film to light. High ISO = high sensitivity. Low ISO = low sensitivity, and that is what you need here to use a long shutter speed. Your ISO should be 100 or lower if your camera will allow it. I'm not sure about your body, but some Nikons have ISOs under 100 called Lo1, Lo2. Go as low as possible. 3. Neutral density filters. These are pieces of dark glass you attach to your lens that block the light even more. Like sunglasses. They cut down the light that gets into the camera. If you already have a polarizing filter, for example, that will cut the light more than halfway. So, set your camera to manual, set the shutter speed to the long exposure you desire, set the aperture to the highest f-stop (f22 or higher). Go in your menu and set the ISO as low as it will go. Do not leave the ISO on AUTO. That should give you a good starting point to make adjustments. Good luck! When you get that long exposure shot you want, post it for us to see. [/QUOTE]

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