City Scape

So tonight I wanna try something new, I'm gonna go to the edge of the mountain I live on and take pictures of the landscape of the downtown area below. But I need some advice on how best to do this.

I have at my disposal:
-Nikon D3100
-18-55mm Kit Lens
-50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens
-Tripod
-SB-700 Speedlight

What have you guys got?

Always at 18mm, on the tripod, minimum iso.
Use f/8 to f/11..shutter speed won't matter..
Set in portrait mode, shoot to get panoramas as well

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I agree with WhiteLight. Using Aperture Priority, you can get a baseline shutter at F/8 or F/11. If the shutter speed is too dark (or too light), go to manual mode at that same aperture and bump the speed up or down to compensate.

I don't think you'll need to take the SB-700 with you...

FredKingston said:

I don't think you'll need to take the SB-700 with you...

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lol I just wanted to list everything I had, just in case.

Good advice so far, really good. Thanks guys, hopefully I can put it to good use.

WhiteLight said:

Always at 18mm, on the tripod, minimum iso.
Use f/8 to f/11..shutter speed won't matter..
Set in portrait mode, shoot to get panoramas as well

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By portrait mode, I assume you just mean put it vertically on the tripod and the second part is to put it back horizontally?

xlDeMoNiClx said:

By portrait mode, I assume you just mean put it vertically on the tripod and the second part is to put it back horizontally?

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Yep.. If you taking single shots, then you can shoot horizontally.
But for panos, you can try shooting vertically

Well, I guess i'll have to wait to use this advice. It started raining hard when I was about to head out. -_-