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Written by AdFluencer IO in Blogging
Apr 10 th, 2018
The peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking this weekend (Aug. 12, 2017) and will be perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year.
Here is a checklist on what do you need to shoot the Perseids.
Find a dark, open sky away from city lightings to enjoy the show.
Tripod is very helpful, but if you don’t have a tripod, you can mount your camera up on a solid surface.
Use a wide-angle lens in the range 28-50mm to photograph a meteor shower.
Set the camera and lens to manual focus and pre-focus at infinity.
Meteors are point sources that last just a second or two, so open the lens fully by selecting the lowest f-number.
Even if you don’t like it, it’s recommended to use high ISO – 1600 or even more. If your camera allows you to set ISO 6400 – do it.
Set the camera to manual exposure mode and use longer exposures. Make some test shots using 10, 15, and 30 seconds to find your best settings.
Last but not least – use RAW file format as this allows you to adjust the color balance much better than the automatic settings saved in JPEG images.
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