First time shooting with low shutter speed @ night ....

[Nutcracker33]

Hi

just did some shooting on my balcony .. C and C please

i thought the photo looked kinda dark, it was shot @ 8" and F22 w/ ISO 100

oh an a question, what do i have to do make the photo comes out sharper (other than getting a new lens :greenpbl

Thanks

C&C welcome

 

[reg]

Photoshop.

 

[penfold1]

2nd one looks best.

What iso were you using? looks a little noisy at the top. Could be fixed in PS though.

I am under the impression that f/8 will give you the sharpest image across the widest depth.

Also looks like you could crop the top off too.

 

[Nutcracker33]

2nd one looks best.

What iso were you using? looks a little noisy at the top. Could be fixed in PS though.

I am under the impression that f/8 will give you the sharpest image across the widest depth.

Also looks like you could crop the top off too.

this is the properties of the first shot
Exposure: 10 sec (10) Aperture: f/22 Focal Length: 18 mm ISO Speed: 100 Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire
i think it is noisy becuase of the aperture

and the second
Exposure: 8 sec (8) Aperture: f/11 Focal Length: 18 mm ISO Speed: 400 Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV Flash: Flash did not fire

 

[reg]

I am under the impression that f/8 will give you the sharpest image across the widest depth.

Not necessarily. Most lenses' sweet spot is somewhere in around f/8 to f/13 or so, but the "widest depth" will always be at the lowest aperture. (f/90 on LF, anyone?)

Then there's diffraction...


*sigh*

AND OP: The noise is due to long shutter speed (or high ISO, but not in this case), not aperture.

 

[AndrewG]

Did you use a tripod and a remote release?

 

[Nutcracker33]

Did you use a tripod and a remote release?

no tripod and no remote, but i did shot that with the camera resting on the edge of the fence