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Benbrook Lake
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Collection: Landscapes & Nature
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Date: Feb 17, 2008
Aperture: F 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30 Seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2008

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Comments: 6
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 Experimenting with near dark photography, as well as shooting in RAW. there was alot less light than it appears in this 30 second exposure. Many of the shots from this session were unusable due to difficulty focusing in the low light. Auto focus was useless. I just had to manual focus in the neighborhood and see what I got. I may bring a flashlight next time as a focusing aid.

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 06/30/2008 12:45:55 PM
Lovely!
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 02/28/2008 10:21:40 PM
Maybe that will help in some situations and I'll keep it in mind, though I don't think it would have helped here. It was in reality almost pitch black. The 30 second exposure makes it look brighter than it really was. Thanks.
 02/28/2008 10:03:26 PM
To help focus, aim your camera at something really bright and far away, like the moon or in this photo the lights on the horizon. Once focused put it it in manual focus and you don't touch it and you will pretty sharp images, Thats how I do all mine, especially if you shoot on the wide end at 18mm. HOpe that helps. :)
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 02/28/2008 09:32:13 PM
The stars look odd for a reason. Most of them are not stars. One of my flickr contacts suggested that it might be hot spots on my sensor from the extremely long exposure of 30 seconds.
 02/28/2008 08:43:56 PM
that's a beautiful scene. i like the reflections in the distance. i'm not sure about the stars. they look a little odd. i think your exposure is perfect.
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 02/19/2008 11:45:54 AM
Nice job. I like the crop and the composition. I can't fault you much.

Jan.
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