natural low light photography

[McBunny]

tried to get some photos last night of the church in the village but was finding it hard to get focus lock as well it was very dark lol and with this its impossible to manual focus as it was erm dark and i couldnt see

so whats the best way to do it ?

 

[Andi-B]

Use a bright torch and point it on the part that your trying to focus on

 

[jimbo666]

or focus where you want to shoot with the torch, then use AF-L to lock focus

 

[McBunny]

tbh i now feel very stupid for not thinking about that lol

i got one or two alright ones before it started raining but i do hate sodium streetlights they are sooo yellow

 

[McBunny]

just bought the remote cable release for the 400d 11.34 didnt think it was bad for the canon original part

 

[unofficialPete]

Its a useful remote and cheap, the 40D remote costs a bomb but has some awesome features, meh!

Oh and shoot in RAW or set a custom WB to try and reduce the horrible colour from the street lights, might help..

 

[McBunny]

i tend to always shoot in raw these days it saves loads of hassle at the expense of loads of disk space lol

will give it a go again tonight if its not raining (must remember to take my jacket this time! )

just trying to find a cheap torch now