Shooting candlelight vigil could be frustating for many people. But actually, it is pretty simple. The solution is to get proper equipment and correct setting. Any digital SLR camera will be ok, but you will need low light lens of f/1.8 or better. If you have full frame camera like Nikon D700 which is great in low light, f/2.8 is sufficient.
Candlelight vigil at Bucknell University marks the opening of academic year of 2009-2010
The setting I used for image above is
Aperture f/2.8, Shutter Speed 1/30, ISO 6400
If you use regular digital SLR camera (APS-C), then I recommend you to have this setting
Aperture f/1.4, Shutter Speed 1/30, ISO 1600
But you will need to be really steady when doing the shot. If your camera have built-in stabilization, then it won’t be a problem. If not, you might want to use a monopod.
If you are using tripod, this is even better, just set your ISO to 800, shutter speed at 1 sec and Aperture at f/4
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