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Chris G I still haven't taken one of these types of pictures. Your picture only makes me want to try all the more, because it's so pretty.

jewels Thank you very much @Chris ! To be honest, I forced myself to go out because of the take a leap challenge, but so glad I did :-) Go for it!

Chris G Any advice you have for someone that's never done this before? Settings, etc?

jewels First advice of course is the tripod. For this one, I used a simple gorillapod. I used aperture priority mode, smallest possible aperture (my camera only goes to f/16) and blocked the ISO at 100. I tried a couple with different apertures and selected the one that came out the best (it was the one with the smallest aperture - longest exposure time) As it was dusk and there was still some light, I could use the autofocus without any issue (otherwise, you will need to set the focus manually). Contrarily to long exposure during daylight, no need for a ND filter or any other gadget. It really looks harder than it is, but if you try, you should get it right pretty fast :-) Looking forward to seeing yours!

Chris G Thanks. I really appreciate it.

jewels You're most welcome!

EXIF data
Brand
LEICA CAMERA AG
Model
LEICA Q (Typ 116)
Aperture
ƒ/16.0
Focal length
28mm
Shutter speed
30s
ISO
100