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P3D Re: Night Exposures

  • From: fotoschack@xxxxxxxxx (Gary Schacker)
  • Subject: P3D Re: Night Exposures
  • Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 10:29:53 -0800
Linda asked about a starting point for nightime exposures of lighted
buildings etc.  

In my experience using ISO 100 film and shooting wide open (f3.5), start
with an exposure of 2 seconds.  Then double it to 4, 8, 16, and 32
seconds.  One or two will look good.  That's not a lot of film to use to
get a good exposure in a difficult situation.  Of course if you're
stopped down, compensate accordingly.

The main point is, YOU MUST BRACKET
WIDELY.  Using a couple of extra frames of film is much easier than
coming back later for a second try.

Gary Schacker


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