Urban exploration , photography question

[Neil79]

I was going to ask on the 28days later site but it seems i need to make enough posts just to ask a photography question

Anyway , what sort of settings would you recommend for going through bad lighted abandoned buildings if not dark ones?

I was thinking something like 1/30 , 18F , Flash , MF However would a lower aperture be better?

 

[Helium_Junkie]

That depends on the artistic effect you want to achieve. i.e. star burst lights, high depth of field - and also if its a bright day/bright interior. You may find it too dim for a f18 inside. Youll have to make the call between high iso + noise, or wider aperture.

Unless you have a really expensive camera? in which case you dont need to make that call at all. Just put ISO 6400000 on and shoot away without a care

 

[SDK^]

Yup - lower aperture, up to F8 will be enough

 

[Neil79]

Thanks guys , i'll let u know how i get on this weekend

 

[a1ex2001]

That depends on the artistic effect you want to achieve.

Spot on, the secret is knowing what settings will give you the effect you want! I'd try lots of different settings, especially if this is your first attempt at this sort of thing. Accept that a lot of the pictures you take will be less than ideal but learn whha works for next time.

 

[Neil79]

Anything else i might need to take? , torch... Packet of biscuits!

 

[GeX]

don't use the flash, you'll attract attention to yourself. and are likely just to illuminate dust in the air, and destroy the natutal lighting which 'makes' a lot of these shots.

take a tripod and learn to light paint, take some water too, and depenidng on where you are going - p3 rated dust mask.

re what to take, and what not;

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btw, on 28dl it isn't about posts. once you have a few decent reports to your name, you'll be upgraded.

 

[Neil79]

Cheers Gex!

 

[Helium_Junkie]

Most important things to take - a mobile phone and a friend, just in case of any trouble or injury or anything else. Forgive me if you're a seasoned vet, safety is important is all

 

[GeX]

indeed, and if you go anywhere very iffy (underground).. tell someone else, and arrange check in times with them

 

[Neil79]

Not going on my own don't worry , though i have visited the outside of it... Safety comes first everything else is secondary