At 18:46 12/18/99 , Dirk Wright wrote:
>Anyone have any suggestions?
Seriously, if you have a light weight collapsible monopod, take it too. If
not, think about how you might brace things for longer, available light
exposures. Not having a monopod I try to find trees, fence posts, light
posts, railings, the back of a chair, etc., and gotten decent half-second
exposures that way. The 50/1.4 isn't nose heavy; that should help.
IMO you're right about the trade between lens speed and a longer focal
length or zoom; it will help focus too. Go for higher lens speed at night,
do the best you can to compose when shooting and crop a little later if you
need to. Just watch your DOF and stop down to f/2 or f/2.8 when you can
get away with it. If you can, try to plan whatever cropping might be
necessary while shooting; it can make the task easier. There should be
numerous opportunities for night shooting to capture all sorts of
interesting holiday lighting . . . the crowds you mentioned permitting . .
. lots of holiday lighting will make it easier too.
-- John
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