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That one Saturday where every shot I took was perfectly sharp
Last weekend I went to the old rail yard near my place to practice some low light photography. For some reason the lighting was just right around 6:30 in the evening and I managed to get 12 clean shots in a row without any motion blur. Normally I mess up the shutter speed or my hands shake, but that day everything clicked. I used my usual 50mm lens and just bumped the ISO up to 1600 instead of fighting it. Has anyone else had one of those days where your gear just cooperates out of nowhere?
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jackson.matthew25d ago
Hell yeah, that's the best feeling! I had a similar day at this old abandoned gas station out in the sticks. Everything was just working. My shutter was landing at 1/60th every time, hands were steady as a rock, and the light was hitting the rusted pumps just right. Got like 15 keepers in a row, which for me is basically a miracle. Usually I'm fighting with my camera or second-guessing my settings, but that day it was like the camera was doing half the work for me. Makes you wonder why it can't always be that easy.
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