Twyla's balcony. The crappiness of the adjoining condo complex looks almost good — colorful and resort-like.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Dim Lights, Small City
So Drew finally learned how to change how long the shutter on his camera stays open. This may not mean much to you. It wouldn't have to me, not long ago. But now I know, and I'll tell you. When the shutter opens for an especially long time — say, fifteen seconds instead of the usual one-hundredth of a second — more light gets into the camera. In normal lighting, this results in a nice, white rectangle. At night, however, this allows me to take photos in almost complete darkness. Whether the human eye sees it or not, there's still light there. Given enough time, even the smallest amount of light makes a picture.

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These shots are fantastic. I'm going to go fiddle with my camera now.
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