How to photograph the beautiful train tracks in the city at night?

How to shoot a track? If you want to show the bustling scene of the city, the car track can be said to be one of the indispensable elements of night photography. Therefore, how to use the slow shutter to focus on the capture of light and shadow lines can be said to be an essential skill when shooting night scenes.

How to shoot such an effect?

1, when night falls.

The reason why "night arrival" is chosen is because the light ratio at night can reach a balance. Moreover, at night, the street lights are on, and the traffic volume is large when the car lights are on. By using the slow door method, the whole road surface and lights are orange, and the buildings are orange at night. The whole ground is dimly lit and colorful, which is very beautiful. In addition, in the evening, the sky presents a deep sapphire blue, which is in sharp contrast with the orange and yellow tones on the ground, making the whole picture full of vitality and wonderful!

2. tripod. (Holding it will definitely blur)

3. Places higher than the road surface, such as overpasses.

4. Medium telephoto lens (suitable for simplifying picture and perspective)

5. Cable release (optional)

1. First, set up a tripod. First open the av aperture in photo mode, and then set the white balance to daylight or auto. Suggested daylight. Sensitivity 100, aperture F8, focus on distant roadside lights, and take 1 photo. Look at the photo data. If the shutter time is less than 2 seconds, such as 1.3 seconds, then continue to narrow the aperture (F 12) to take pictures. If the shutter speed is greater than 2 seconds, it is ok. Write down the exposure combination.

2. Then switch to M mode to continue shooting, but use the exposure combination just now (ISO aperture value and shutter value) to re-compose. For vehicles far away from the focus road, the focus mode is exposed evenly in the center, and the single-shot mode can be switched to the self-timer mode (two-second self-timer) or the cable can be released, which can prevent the machine from shaking and has better stability. Take two photos. Check the screen.

3. Next, adjust the screen (experts can directly enter this step). If you want to lengthen the railing, you can continue to narrow the aperture and start shooting from F22. The exposure time should be controlled between 5 and 30 seconds, and the sensitivity should be as low as possible. Unless you've been driving for 30 seconds and it's still dark, then you can raise the sensitivity to a higher level. Or enlarge the aperture. Take a picture when there are more cars on the road, and then change the shutter time to control the brightness.

4. Based on the white balance position of sunlight, try to adjust the picture color by adding or subtracting color temperature values or different white balances.

The longer the shutter time is pulled, the more tracks can be photographed, but this is not absolute, because the traffic light time is limited and the traffic volume is different. For example, if the time is misjudged and the lane starts to change its behavior, the light traces in the picture will be chaotic, which will affect the composition. Therefore, players must pay close attention to the exposure time, control the number of seconds to 1025 seconds as much as possible, let the tracks move in the same direction, and try to find the most suitable composition to create, so as to capture the most vivid and dynamic picture and shoot the elegance of the city at night.

Go and try.

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