action shots at night

orcalover

orcalover

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hey guys,

any advice on taking action pictures at night?? my main focus is killer whales and dolphins. my 2nd question is how to take action pictures late afternoon when it's cloudy outside?
 
orcalover

orcalover

New member
i have a nikon d3100 and use the 18-55mm lens and the next size up (i think the 55-200mm) i take pictures at seaworld of the whales and dolphins, and they have whale shows at night.
 
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disciplerocks

Senior Member
It may be kind of hard without a faster lens. Try shooting RAW and turning up your iso. Adjust your shutter so than you get the most light without motion blur.
 
nikonpup

nikonpup

Senior Member
55-200mm min shutter speed 1/200 f stop 8 in "s" shutter priority adjust iso up till you can get these numbers 200 & f 8 vr on if hand held off is using mono or tripod. This should get you started. Take some test shots for exposure b 4 the actions starts. 200 @ f8 should work for cloudy day with both lens again adjust iso.
 
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