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Joey83

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I used these settings on my Sony RX100 mk1

F/11 aperture
2 second timer
30 second exposure
ISO-1600
10mm zoom
Shutter priority mode
Manuel white balance

The photo has been cropped and made alittle less dark.

I know it's not perfect, but I'm happy with it.

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Sandpoint Steve

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Using colored filters over the light source can lead to interesting effects.
 

Sandpoint Steve

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almost easier shooting film, now in the world of digital you could do this by layering different exposures.
 

Nomad164

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Your exposure is a little long as the stars have tails - this happens because the earth has moved during the exposure.

Not sure which you are trying to capture here - is it the stars in the sky or the aircraft?

Firstly for any night time photo I would suggest using manual mode so you have full control over the exposure and the focus (i.e. manually focus as well).

If it is the stars - I would suggest opening your aperture up as wide as you can - not sure what the Sony RX100 max aperture is but something around F2.8 is good.

Then try a 25 second exposure to see if there is no tails on the stars - may even have to go lower but increase your ISO.

If it is the aircraft - I would suggest an aperture of F8, shutter speed of around 20 seconds (or longer), ISO around the 1600 mark and use a light source to paint the aircraft in.

Here is an image of mine where I have light painted the building in.

Canon 6D with the Samyang 14mm F2.8 lens shot at F2.8 @ 25 secs ISO 3200 and an external light source on the building.

2020-07-22 Landscape - 033-Edit.jpg

Same image without the light painting with the same settings as above.

2020-07-22 Landscape - 031-Edit.jpg

I hope this helps.

Karl
 
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