PembrokeFire
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I am a Captain on a small volunteer fire department. One of my "jobs" is to take pictures on a fire scene. My daytime pictures come out great. I however have no luck at all shooting at night. Everyone is constantly moving, the only light you have is from the fire and as it diminishes so does your lighting. The flash just seems to highlight the reflective coating on their gear and wash out everything else.
All my pictures are out of focus or the subject shows streaking from their movement. Holding a camera still for long periods or a tripod is not an option. I have seen other fire service photographers take amazing pictures at a night fire scene. It amazes me that video comes out just fine. Why is that I see a perfect picture in my LCD viewfinder but it never translates to the picture at night?
I am open to tips or a camera recommendation. My two cameras are a Nikon CoolPix L110 and a FujiFilm FinePix J20
All my pictures are out of focus or the subject shows streaking from their movement. Holding a camera still for long periods or a tripod is not an option. I have seen other fire service photographers take amazing pictures at a night fire scene. It amazes me that video comes out just fine. Why is that I see a perfect picture in my LCD viewfinder but it never translates to the picture at night?
I am open to tips or a camera recommendation. My two cameras are a Nikon CoolPix L110 and a FujiFilm FinePix J20