| Capturing pictures of holiday lights was
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| | the lens system. VR systems allow the
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| very difficult in the past because of the
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| | photographer to get a much steadier shot,
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| limitations with film sensitivity. Since
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| | especially in low light conditions; the
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| holiday lights are not very bright, they
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| | best systems give the equivalent of
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| can be seen well only at night. Using a
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| | setting the shutter speed 4 stops faster.
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| flash is not an option, because this would
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| | Since the technology now allows much
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| wash out the lights themselves, defeating
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| | better photos to be taken in low light
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| the purpose. So capturing holiday lights
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| | conditions, your shots of holiday lights
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| meant having to use either a very long
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| | will probably be much more dramatic if you
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| exposure time or very sensitive film -- or
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| | leave the flash off. Let the holiday
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| both -- in order to capture a quality
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| | lights or candles light the scene
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| image. Each option presented it's own
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| | themselves.
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| problem: A long exposure time increases
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| | "Bracketing" is a technique where many
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| the chances of a blurred shot unless extra
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| | photos of a scene are taken with slight
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| setup time and equipment is used (e.g. a
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| | variations in shutter speed, aperture
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| tripod and a remote shutter release to
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| | settings and color adjustment in order to
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| keep the camera as steady as possible),
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| | ensure getting the best possible shot.
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| and high ISO film typically created a more
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| | Bracketing is a great technique to use for
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| grainy image.
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| | holiday lights since the scene is not
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| Today's digital cameras have solved these
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| | moving, and time can be taken to get
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| problems, and now allow anyone to capture
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| | several shots over a few minutes,
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| beautiful shots of holiday lights.
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| | adjusting the settings manually in
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| Most digital cameras' image sensors are
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| | between. Digital cameras technology also
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| able to capture images even in low-light
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| | supports this technique since memory cards
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| conditions. Many offer sensitivity up to
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| | can usually hold dozens (or even hundreds)
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| ISO 1600 or even ISO 3200 with very little
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| | of images at a time. Examining the photos
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| "noise" added to the picture; this is the
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| | afterwards will allow you to detect and
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| equivalent of the fastest "fast" film in
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| | keep the best ones right away, and the
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| the past 35mm days. You will have to
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| | others can be discarded.
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| experiment with your own camera to see how
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| | Digital camera technology has made better
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| high you can go and still capture a
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| | photography possible in many ways;
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| noise-free image.
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| | capturing more spectacular shots of
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| Many digital cameras -- both point-n-shoot
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| | holiday lights is just one example. Go put
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| and digital SLRs -- also offer a vibration
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| | your digital camera to good use, and
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| reduction system built into the camera or
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| | capture those holiday memories!
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