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Question: What settings should I use for a freeway light streak picture!?
W/ a Nikon N60 & Nikkor 200mm F4 AI!.

Do I need to use flash!?
Shutter speed!?
Aperture!?
ISO!?
Anything else I need to do!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
If what you're aiming for is for capturing the headlights' movement as streaks, then no, you won't want to use your flash!. You will, however, need a tripod, and probably a remote shutter release!. Set your ISO as low as possible (to reduce the grain in your image)!. As for shutter or aperture, experiment with them! To get the streaks, obviously you'll want a slow shutter speed!. Either experiment together (in manual mode) or separately (in S or A modes)!. Bracket your exposures until you get the result you want!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

You need to set the camera to manual and then set the shutter speed on bulb!. Make sure the camera is on a tripod!. Bracket the exposures from 1 second to 10 seconds or even longer!. No flash if you want streaks of light!. Aperture - bracket until you get the effect you want!. Thats it in a nutshell!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

In setting this up, as has been noted, set to bulb, use a tripod, and do not use flash!. In addition, you must open and close the shutter of the camera without touching the camera!. Use a cable release so that you do not jostle the camera and blur the images!.Www@QuestionHome@Com