I hope we can
also discuss about some photography skills and share the
skills with everyone here instead of just posting
photos. I am not sure if anyone has came out with
guidelines but I will just share mine. Here are just some
general guidelines to help those who wish to take decent pictures
and it allows us to learn skills from one another. Correct me
if I'm wrong in certain points.
For day
shots:
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When possible,
try to use a camera that allows customization of ISO, shutter
speed and aperture.
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Try to take photos
in places with enough sunlight unless it's some cameos. A learning
point for myself too.
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ISO should be set
to around 80 or 100. For those who don't know, ISO determines the
sensitivity to light of the camera
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Generally it's
easier to take nearside shots at traffic junctions based
on my personal experience.
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For shots of buses
with Coolair EDS, shutter speed must be strictly between 1/50 sec
or 1/60 sec or maybe longer.
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For those who don't
know the speed of the shutter determined how fast the shutter
opens and closes. 1/60 sec shutter speed means that the shutter
stays opens for 1 out of 60 seconds. Hope that someone can
relate the Coolair's refresh rate to the shutter speed
required.
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I heard from
sources that LAWO EDS by SMRT requires 1/80 shutter speed but I
have not tried it out myself. Can someone clarify this?
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For Non-EDS buses,
you can use about 1/500 shutter speed under adequate sunlight for
moving nearside shots.
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The aperture
determines how wide the lens of the camera opens. The higher the
value, the less wider it opens. Use a higher value when
sunlight is very strong and a lower value when sunlight is not so
strong. Generally most cameras should be able to set either
2.8 and 7.0 or 8.0. The value automatically increases when you zoom
in, based on my experience. Can anyone explain for this?
Night
shots:
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Night shots can
only be conducted when the bus is stationary at the bus
stop.
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A Tripod is
strictly needed as shutter opening time is long, so no shakes when
the shutter it open.
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Shutter speed must
be at least 1 sec or more. Although it is said that increasing the
ISO can increase the sensitivity of the camera to light, do NOT
increase it for night shots as it may get grainy. Let it stay at 80
or 100.
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Find spots where
there is less traffic as the shots can be destroyed if any vehicle
passes by when the shutter is open
whoa?you got so pro meh?
