Intimadelife: Tanglung @ Padang SOAS

This is held once in a year, at night, and as expected... sooo many people come to watch this event. Firstly, "kereta berhias" (parade procession) and then followed by tug of war competition. Also fireworks show at the beginning and ending of the event. Congrats to G-16 of Jerudong for winning the tug of war competition.

For me, taking pix at night is quite challenging. Not having enough light means the shutter speed becomes slower. I'm not an expert but here are my camera settings (read this if you are beginners! hehe):

- Highest possible ISO (1600 or 3200)...disadvantage? noisier pix!

- Large aperture size (meaning small F number e.g. F2.8-F5.6)...don't have small F number? well.. it depends on the type of lens (large aperture size means more light can enter the lens) But for fireworks, do not use a high ISO cause it may spoil the background.

- Shutter speed? hard question eh! no definite answer for this. If you carry a tripod or monopod, a longer shutter speed is not a problem. But if not available, keep you camera steady and close to your face to prevent shaking. Try with different shutter speed first (between 1/15 sec to 1/150 sec) then stick to the speed that shows the right exposure and "not blur" images. But this is not as simple as it is.

- If possible, set the camera to "manual" setting...why? to maintain the F number and shutter speed.

Anyway, the above settings are actually to remind myself...sometimes I forget about it too. My skills are still not good enough to be a good photographer but i'm always learning and trying to improve.