Yeah, thats right, I said it. Sometimes it is good to forget equipment and go low-tech. Recently a friend of mine wanted to go down to Lake Ontario (a stone's throw away) and shoot some of the lakeshore at night. I handed her the camera and thought nothing of it. a few minutes later I realized that they were going to have little to no luck without knowing about ISO and aperture. Begrudgingly I threw on my coat and boots and headed out into the frigid weather. Did I mention I had a cold..?
Anyways, long storey short, I held an improptu lesson on high ISO and aperture for night time shooting. Even at ISO 3200 and f/1.8, there wasn't quite enough available light. We ended up having to make use of natural tripods such as park benches and tables. otherwise the only other option left was to shoot away from the lake and use shot of the street lighting that was around.
Some of the shots are quite blurry. however, here is the magic of getting things wrong, the effect of the high noise patterns and the soft edges (from shake and being wide open) gave the whole sequence a dreamy feel that is quite pleasing.
All-in-all a fun experiment- Even with a cold.
