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Sunny but very hazy, Rainbow on Cloud (Alternate exposure for 1/2 moon)

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Closeup 10 min after Sunset. Crescent moon (picture of the moon itself)

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Bright Stage shows, Flames, Neon Signs, Lighted Signs, Circus - Spotlighted acts (carbon-arc), Ice Shows - Spotlighted acts (carbon-arc)

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Ice Shows (white floodlights), Stadiums with light, Campfire scenes, Bonfires, Burning Buildings at night, Las Vegas, Time Square, Store Windows, Fairs & Amusement parks at night, Ground Fireworks, Racetracks at night, Football or Baseball at night. Interiors with bright flourescent light.

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Closeup 45 minutes after Sunset. Indoor sports (Basketball, hockey, bowling) or circus - floodlit, Brightly lit street corners, Skyline 10 min after Sunset, Stage shows - average light. Hospital nurseries

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Amusment park rides (Take the 1 second value then leave it open for 2-4 seconds instead. Then try the 1/15th second value and leave it open for 1/8 to 1/2 seconds), Moving Vehicles (Take the 1 second value and leave open for 2-4 seconds) Brightly lit Home interiors Indoor Boxing/Wrestling, Swimming pool - tungsten light indoors above water.

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Aerial fireworks- take the 8 second value, but leave shutter open for 4-8 bursts. Ie, for ISO 800, EV 6, 8 seconds is f22 - so use f22 but leave it open for the correct# of bursts, not for 8 seconds. If it is 4 seconds, great. If 12, fine. If there are nearby city lights in the picture as well, leave it open for 5 seconds (less if you don't want them in the picture.) If there are distant city lights, leave it open for 20 seconds (less if you don't want them in the picture.) Lightning (as above, but take the 4 second value. f16 for ISO 800)

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Star trails, no moon, no city light reflections, no foreground images: Pick an aperature requiring a 20 minute setting then leave open for 20 or more minutes. The length of the light trails is the only difference.

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Stars no moon, no city light reflections. (note: this needs to be tested, it is currently only my guess) Use the biggest f stop on your lens to minimize bluring by star movement. Remember .25 degrees per minute. If you take this setting and open the apature up more, you will get more stars (the less bright ones)

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Stain-glass windows, daytime - photographed from inside - take current outdoor setting and add 3 stops.

Stain-glass windows, daytime - photographed from outside - take outdoor setting and add 1 stop.

In general, for Stars:

The bigger the aperature, the more stars will show up. That is, Some stars are brighter than others, so the brighter stars will show up on the smaller aperatures. In the Northern Hemisphere, stars closer to the North star will appear brighter for long exposures and their star trails will be shorter because the are (appear to be) circling around the north star so, the ones closer move a shorter distance on the film and thus appear brighter. The North star will appear the brightest because it doesn't move. Having said that, there are fewer brighter stars near the north star than there are further away from it.

Star trails - no moon, foreground image as well. Pick from the aperatures that allow you to expose for 20 minutes or longer. The stars will normally be less bright than in the Star trails normally. As you go for more than 20 minutes (smaller aperature,) the star trails will be fainter but longer.

When pointed at the north pole, stars travel around in 24 hours. So they travel 1/4 degrees per minute in the circle. A 20 minute exposure will move then 5 degrees. A 8 hour exposure will move 120 degrees.

For star trails & stars - be careful of city lights reflecting off clouds.

Lunar Rainbows appear ghostly white to most people because the color cones don't work in that low of light. The Lunar Rainbow is seen with the low light level rods instead. But color film will catch the color.