So I moved out of "P" and have been trying to figure "M". My biggest frustration is that I look at my screen after a shot and it looks great. I can see foreground and everything looks good so I make small adjustments thinking I've got it right but then come in and look on my computer and my photos are SOOOO dark It wasn't that dark out and my light meter was telling me I was waaay over exposed. I turned off Noise reduction but am wondering if I should turn it on for Aurora shots? For stars its easy they don't move! I know my foreground isn't great but I was just sitting in the backyard but I'm just practicing still. I hope to get some nicer foreground etc this summer but if I ended up with these results anywhere but in my yard I'd be VERY disappointed.
I'm really hoping for some critical help with my settings for a brighter clearer image
Oh there was a wild heavy fog along the ground that thinned but reached up into the sky which I really wanted to capture as well
I have upped my exposure, sharpness, definition and used noise reduction on each of these
All with 18-55mm kit lens at 18mm
iso 800 18mm f3.5 5secs
iso800 18mm f3.5 2.5secs
Iso800 18mm f3.5 5secs
iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
Iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso 800 f3.5 3secs
iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs
iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs
iso 1000 f3.5 3secs
Iso 800 f3.5 5secs (did a longer because dancing slowed)
iso 1000 f4 3secs
So how would you have set your settings to capture this?
I'm really hoping for some critical help with my settings for a brighter clearer image
Oh there was a wild heavy fog along the ground that thinned but reached up into the sky which I really wanted to capture as well
I have upped my exposure, sharpness, definition and used noise reduction on each of these
All with 18-55mm kit lens at 18mm
iso 800 18mm f3.5 5secs
iso800 18mm f3.5 2.5secs
Iso800 18mm f3.5 5secs
iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
Iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso 800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso800 f3.5 2secs
iso 800 f3.5 3secs
iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs
iso 100 f3.5 2.5secs
iso 1000 f3.5 3secs
Iso 800 f3.5 5secs (did a longer because dancing slowed)
iso 1000 f4 3secs
So how would you have set your settings to capture this?