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ianlee74
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p.1 #1 · Campfire Shots

Hi,
I'm a beginner photographer and a Cub Scout leader. At a recent campout with the kids I had hoped to get some good shots around the campfire. I use a Canon 20D and recently picked up a 50mm f/1.8 lens which I had hoped would make it possible to snap some shots in this low-light condition (fire only) without posing. Well, I was unable to get any that weren't blurred from movement. Does anyone have any suggestions for settings or lenses that will make it possible to get candid shots around a campfire? I would love to see some shots that others have been successful with and their settings.

Thanks!

Ian

Apr 30, 2006 at 02:41 AM

Daniel.B
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p.1 #2 · Campfire Shots

what ISO were you using? you should have been able to bump your iso on the 20D up to 1600 and at 1.8 maybe a 1/90s *ish*? did you use a tripod? i did alot of timed exposures and particularly liked how some of the blurred figures came out... i did an odd self-portrait on one camping trip... but i was using ISO 100 and a 20s exposure for this shot.

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regards,
Daniel

Apr 30, 2006 at 03:18 AM

stanj
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p.1 #3 · Campfire Shots

In addition to what Daniel said, I'd also like to mention that the camera meter likes to overexpose night pictures. You may want to take a test picture at ISO 1600 or so, and if you see that the camera overexposes then dial in some exposure compensation for that. This is a similar effect as the camera underexposing when on snow.

May 01, 2006 at 02:57 AM


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