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Hi All

Not sure if this the right place but please feel free to move it mr or miss Mod
On Saturdy night i am going to an event at Shildon,it run's from 4 to 10 o'clock at night and floodlight's are going to be used for some of the time.

So my plan was to bracket exposures from say 15 secs to 30 secs,between F 8 And F11

So my question is do you think it will work and would you shoot Raw or JPEG

thanks for taking the time to read my post, Ian
 
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What kind of event, obviously not sports? :D

More info needed for suggestions I would say.
 
It's a private photo charter using 4 steam locos at the locomotion museum in Shildon,when the loco's are moved around and posed in photo locations, the loco's wont be moving when i would be taking pictures

Thanks , Ian
 
Shoot Raw, it will give you more options to sort things. Since you will have plenty of time bracket extensively. You will probably find it will be high contrast so watch for blown whites and noisy shadows.
 
If it's steam you're shooting, then 30 seconds could be too long, you'll end up rendering the steam into a mist. Which is fine if what you're after, but a bit samey after a while. Experiment with your exposures - I sometimes ditch the tripod and go handheld with a VR lens and a high ISO with shorter exposure times.

Also, shoot raw unless you're really confident in taking a custom white balance on your camera. Floodlights can give some weird colour casts, depending on what type they are.
 
Thanks for all the help,i'll give it ago and see how i get on
Do you go to many charters Andy ?

Ian
 
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