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Some Aurora shots

Started Mar 4, 2015 | Discussions thread
jande9
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Re: Some Aurora shots

dmaclau wrote:

these are great shots. I have to admit that I've never had any luck with long exposures with my DP3M or with my original DP1. I'm probably holding my mouth wrong when I shoot.

Thanks.  This scene lends itself to long exposures because you can increase contrast and reduce exposures to get a nice looking shot without worrying about making things look realistic, ie. like flesh tones etc.

If I ever get another opportunity I would lock the camera off and take many exposures in a row.  I met someone the next day who did that and he made a stop motion looking series of shots that look great, showing the ebb and flow of the aurora.

Jan

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