night composition

[drashutosh]

There was a well being dug, and right besides it stood a lone palm. Kept the car lights on to give some brightness at the bottom. The entire thing seems to be out of focus. Didnt had a tripod, and had to go real far to get the entire composition. Acted as a tripod, stopped breathing, but still couldn't prevent the shake (really long exposure). What to do??



EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Lens: 50mm f/ 1.8 II
ISO 200
Flash: did not fire
Exposure: 1.6sec

[cristen]

if your camera has image stabilization, you could use it. also, you could put your camera down on anything stable, like a rock or a ledge or any piece of wood then use timer. you shouldn't touch the shutter so it will at least prevent cam shake.

[EOBeav]

1.6 is pretty long for hand-holding, even with IS. If you're in a pinch and need a tripod, look around you and get creative.

[Krusty79]

You could have put the camera on the car (with the engine shut off) and used the self timer to avoid camera shake when you trip the shutter.