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Photographing Christmas Lights

For our anyone who loves to or wants to shoot Christmas lights.

Recommendations:
1. Tripod
2. Low power flashlight.. So you can see your camera settings.
3. Lens of your choice. Wide angle or telephoto for isolation.
4. Manual focus should be easy with the lights. Auto focus may have a difficult time.
5. Set your camera in manual mode
    Set the ISO to 400
    Set the shutter to 1/2 second
   Set the aperture to f5.6

After viewing the results, adjust any of the 3 settings up or down to achieve the look you want.
 But most of all...

 Have Fun!
 Sylvia

"One shutter at a time"

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