The first ever photo posted on this blog of the Haunted Mansion
featured basically the same title. That was taken back in my HDR-dabbling days, though. These days, I'm getting much crisper results with less processing time, simply by taking photos in RAW using a full frame camera. I've discovered that the secret (or maybe *a* secret) to really nice looking night shots is to:
- Set your ISO to the base level, usually at 100
- Narrow your aperture--at least down to f/8, and perhaps even longer
- Let your shutter stay open nice and long to get the proper exposure at a greater depth of field from the aperture setting
Oh, and of course, use a tripod. Because it's impossible to freehand a photo crisply for that long. The results have been encouraging. These long exposures (30 seconds in the case below) bring out color and depth that I can't even see in person with human eyes. But they make for a really cool composition. Looking at the photo below, one might almost not even mind being the 1000th happy haunt. After all, there's plenty of room...
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