Self-timermodemeansyoucanavoidcamerashakewhenshootingexposures
upto30-secondslongandis usuallyavailablewithdelaysoftwo,five,tenand
20 seconds.Evenwhenyouhavea remote,it’softenquickerandeasiertousea
five-secondself-timersoyoudon’thavetoattacha cableorremotereceiverto
thecamera.Whenit comestoshootinglandscapeswhereyou’restandingin as
theforegroundfigure,theself-timerdoesworkbutwillobviouslyrequirea lotof
runningbackwardsandforwardstoandfromthecameraandyoumaynot have
enough time to run to the desired position before the image is taken.October 2019DigitalSLR Photography 35
SELF-TIMER PROBLEMS
Foreground figures
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RELEASE THESHUTTERThebestwaytoreleasetheshutteris tousea
wirelessremoterelease,ideallyonethatoffersa delayfunctionlikea
self-timer,buta standardwirelessremotewilldothejobif thecamera’s
self-timeris settofiveseconds.Thedelaygivesyoutimetoputthe
controllerin yourpocketfortheshoot.If youdon’thavea remote
release,you’llneedtousethecamera’sself-timermode;ideallysetit to
a 20-second delay so you have time to safely walk into position.FIGURINGTHINGS OUT!
Includinga personin sucha view
givestheimagea friendlierfeel
worthyofsharingonline.
Exposure:1/6sec at f/8 (ISO 200)