Architective Member 183 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2009 More info | Dec 14, 2009 18:02 | #1 I'm having some trouble getting the results I'm after, and I'm not sure why.   
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ChristopherStevenb Goldmember  3,547 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada More info | Dec 14, 2009 18:25 | #2 Obvious solution comes to mind: shoot at f/8 or higher and in bulb mode (you'll need a release or, as I discovered desperately one evening, a rubber band and a pebble!) as you'll be shooting at > 30s. Also, make sure you have a steady tripod. If you can find at least one portion of your images that are super sharp then you can cross shakey tripod off the list of suspects.
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jetcode Cream of the Crop 6,234 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2009 Location: West Marin More info | Dec 14, 2009 18:57 | #3 Focus is a huge issue. I have found that what I thought was in focus was off. I now use Live View exclusively. I have also found that a cable release is necessary and waiting for the tripod to get steady before firing the 2 second timer. With a short lens it's less of a problem. Wind is another factor. Not so sharp glass is another issue. There are lots of ways to make less than sharp images.
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pickupman92 Senior Member  698 posts Joined Apr 2006 Location: Orange City, FL More info | Dec 14, 2009 23:12 | #4 jetcode wrote in post #9198007  Focus is a huge issue. I have found that what I thought was in focus was off. I now use Live View exclusively. I have also found that a cable release is necessary and waiting for the tripod to get steady before firing the 2 second timer. With a short lens it's less of a problem. Wind is another factor. Not so sharp glass is another issue. There are lots of ways to make less than sharp images. Not everyone has live view -Quentin
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ajc518 Member 80 posts Joined May 2009 More info | 2 second timer, or having 2 second timer with the mirror lockup on should reduce a lot of the shake. Canon 7D, Canon XT, Canon Elan 7, Canon 24-105mm L, Canon 100-400mm L, [/SIZE]
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firebugg Hatchling 4 posts Joined Dec 2009 More info | I agree. If you do not have a release, use the timer. I almost always use mirror lock up when shooting evening low light or night shots. Good luck......Shawn
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | As someone earlier said, shoot a smaller aperture f/8 - f/16 depending on which lens you're using and a longer shutter...try around 11sec and see what you wind up with. - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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