Night Photography at a WeddingFriday, August 28th, 2009
Photo Details ISO 3200, f/4.8, 1/15 second
Talk about having the wrong lens at the wrong time. I was photographing the dancing at the reception – while my friend Heidi left the reception for some photography down by La Caille’s pond with just the bride and groom. And as you can see it was night and it was dark.
When I went to go find them I was carrying my Nikkor 18-200mm lens. Had I known that they were outside – in the dark I should have brought an f/2.8 lens along. And I didn’t have the time to run from the pond to the garden room and back with the right lens.
The lens I had was good for photographing dancing – not midnight lighting. Oh well, I was able to work with the photo and make something cool. I had to crank the ISO on the Nikon D300 to 3200 (unheard of in the days of film). And the lens has Vibration Reduction (to help photograph in low light situations).
If I had planned to take this photograph I would have my Nikkor f/2.8 wide angle lens and one of my tripods with a cable release. I will admit I make occasional mistakes. But I know how to avoid them and how to improve – which any photographer should be able to do.
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