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Forgive the Noob Photographer (i.e. guy taking pictures)

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icelazer

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I'm headed to Vegas for the first time tomorrow (very excited), and I'd love more than anything to get a nice shot of the fountains at the Bellagio. I have the standard point and click digital camera for the most part, but if anyone can offer some quick tips on getting the best picture (especially at night) that would be awesome. Flash/No Flash, ISO Settings, etc etc

Thanks!
 
what kind of camera do you have?

Digital camera's all have their strong and weak points by manufacturer. =D

*EDIT* Our Canon Powershot takes horrible pictures at night, just nothing you can do about it, but it takes amazing day shots and has excellent clarity and features
 
Originally posted by: PHiuR
Originally posted by: spidey07
And I'll show you what is possible with a point and shoot. Your biggest problem will be keeping the camera steady, I held it against the concrete railing and it was secure as a tripod.

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/spidey07/Vegas6.jpg
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and i can teach you something about composition. 🙂
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Yep - I did the same thing too. Sat my camera on top of the concrete "fencing" they have around the lake and held it really still. Might be a little more practical than a tripod seeing that it does get pretty crowded around showtime. If you have one of those mini tripods, you could probably use those. It would be a bit more stable than leaning it on top of a concrete pillar/ fence.

Also, make sure to DISABLE (yes I said disable) the flash otherwise you'll notice the pictures will get really dark (and you can barely see whatever you're taking a picture of in the backgroud). The flash will try to light up the foreground (anything within 6-10ft of the camera) and will drown out the background. Since you're trying to take a picture of something in the background, you don't need the flash. This pretty much applies to any night time photography of items that are far away (i.e. more than 10 ft away)

I took these pics with a Canon SD550 when I was in Vegas a few years back:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/2183/img0307pj1.jpg
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1623/img0306jb2.jpg
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6642/img0305xw8.jpg

 
The best way i have found to take pictures at night, is to find a hard surface or tripod, turn off the flash, and use the inbuilt timer. May need to see what settings to use on the camera by trial, e.g. night mode, normal mode, etc.. Try some practice shots at home and see how they look on the computer. Using a hard surface and timer alleviates any motion blur, as you will need to have the aperture open for longer to maximise the light coming in to the sensor for night shots, and even the heart beat can move the camera so slighty enough to ruin a good picture.

However for a night shot of a person/building front of you, ignore all of that above, lol
 
Originally posted by: icelazer
I'm headed to Vegas for the first time tomorrow (very excited), and I'd love more than anything to get a nice shot of the fountains at the Bellagio. I have the standard point and click digital camera for the most part, but if anyone can offer some quick tips on getting the best picture (especially at night) that would be awesome. Flash/No Flash, ISO Settings, etc etc

Thanks!
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Hire a hooker, pay her to flash. Best fountain picture ever.
 
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