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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 396597" data-attributes="member: 31330"><p>One problem you'll about always have at night is focus. You can not rely on auto-focus unless you have a very clear object to focus upon. For infinity I use the moon if it is there. For all the rest the only good option is using live-view and zooming in and manually adjusting focus. The light available will define the quality of the image on your LCD. When there's enough light, it's reasonable easy to adjust focus but when light is low, the image is grainy and doesn't respond to changes very fast. You can manually focus on a light-source itself until it looks crisp. It might take some tries and some cursing. At the distance you're shooting, it is normal that each time you touch the focus ring, the image will jump a bit. You need to drill the cam to a block of concrete to not suffer that.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea how well lit the power plant is but I typically use long exposure for all my night shots. That's not possible without a tripod. You can set to aperture mode, matrix metering and let it pick the shutter. I always try to shoot at 100 ISO.</p><p></p><p>If the image turns out to be too dark, you can open up the lens wider or use exposure compensation and let it overexpose. Once you have some idea what settings, easiest is manual. The hard part is trying to get as much light as possible without blowing out the highlights. That takes some trial and error or experience. I can check my histogram before the shot which simplifies it but if you can't, check it after the shot and adjust accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Without a tripod you can try to gain more shutter by upping the ISO but it'll become harder to control the clipping.</p><p></p><p>Even when you captured the light well, it can still look too dark in cam but that can be adjusted in post. With long exposure noise reduction on, at 100 ISO there's little noise to worry about.</p><p></p><p>With the D3300 I typically started with 30 seconds, 100 ISO, wide open. Depending upon the result, I adjust accordingly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J-see, post: 396597, member: 31330"] One problem you'll about always have at night is focus. You can not rely on auto-focus unless you have a very clear object to focus upon. For infinity I use the moon if it is there. For all the rest the only good option is using live-view and zooming in and manually adjusting focus. The light available will define the quality of the image on your LCD. When there's enough light, it's reasonable easy to adjust focus but when light is low, the image is grainy and doesn't respond to changes very fast. You can manually focus on a light-source itself until it looks crisp. It might take some tries and some cursing. At the distance you're shooting, it is normal that each time you touch the focus ring, the image will jump a bit. You need to drill the cam to a block of concrete to not suffer that. I have no idea how well lit the power plant is but I typically use long exposure for all my night shots. That's not possible without a tripod. You can set to aperture mode, matrix metering and let it pick the shutter. I always try to shoot at 100 ISO. If the image turns out to be too dark, you can open up the lens wider or use exposure compensation and let it overexpose. Once you have some idea what settings, easiest is manual. The hard part is trying to get as much light as possible without blowing out the highlights. That takes some trial and error or experience. I can check my histogram before the shot which simplifies it but if you can't, check it after the shot and adjust accordingly. Without a tripod you can try to gain more shutter by upping the ISO but it'll become harder to control the clipping. Even when you captured the light well, it can still look too dark in cam but that can be adjusted in post. With long exposure noise reduction on, at 100 ISO there's little noise to worry about. With the D3300 I typically started with 30 seconds, 100 ISO, wide open. Depending upon the result, I adjust accordingly. [/QUOTE]
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