Mike’s Super Long Exposure Cheat Sheet COLORADO CAPTURES

2 Stops Darker 1 Stop Darker Start Here 1 Stop Brighter 2 Stops Brighter
High ISO ISO-12800, 2s, f/2.8 ISO-12800,4s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 4s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 8s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 15s, f/2.8

Medium ISO ISO-800, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-1600, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-3200, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-6400, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-6400, 1m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 4 mins ISO-200, 4m, f/4 ISO-200, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-800, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-1600, 4m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 8 mins ISO-200, 8m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 8m, f/4 ISO-200, 8m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 8m, f/2.8 ISO-800, 8m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 16 mins ISO-200, 16m, f/8 ISO-200, 16m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 16m, f/4 ISO-200, 16m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 16m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 32 mins ISO-200, 32m, f/11 ISO-200, 32m, f/8 ISO-200, 32m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 32m, f/4 ISO-200, 32m, f/2.8

Mike’s Super Long Exposure Cheat Sheet COLORADO CAPTURES

Purpose: Helps to determine settings for a long-exposure image from a medium or high ISO test shot.
Instructions
 Start shooting with settings on the High ISO row in the Start Here column.
 Using your histogram, decide if your image is too light or too dark. If you need to, shoot again with settings from a lighter
or darker column until you get a result that looks properly exposed.
 Then staying in the same column in the table, shoot with the long-exposure settings from one of the rows below - either 4,
8, 16 or 32 minutes. Consider using long-exposure noise reduction to get the highest possible quality (knowing your
camera will be busy for twice the exposure time).
For more information, contact Mike Berenson at mike@coloradocaptures.com or http://coloradocaptures.com.
Please do not copy or distribute this cheat sheet without authorization. Copyright 2014 by Mike Berenson

Mike’s Super Long Exposure Cheat Sheet COLORADO CAPTURES

2 Stops Darker 1 Stop Darker Start Here 1 Stop Brighter 2 Stops Brighter
High ISO ISO-12800, 2s, f/2.8 ISO-12800,4s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 4s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 8s, f/2.8 ISO-25600, 15s, f/2.8

Medium ISO ISO-800, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-1600, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-3200, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-6400, 30s, f/2.8 ISO-6400, 1m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 4 mins ISO-200, 4m, f/4 ISO-200, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-800, 4m, f/2.8 ISO-1600, 4m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 8 mins ISO-200, 8m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 8m, f/4 ISO-200, 8m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 8m, f/2.8 ISO-800, 8m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 16 mins ISO-200, 16m, f/8 ISO-200, 16m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 16m, f/4 ISO-200, 16m, f/2.8 ISO-400, 16m, f/2.8

Low ISO - 32 mins ISO-200, 32m, f/11 ISO-200, 32m, f/8 ISO-200, 32m, f/5.6 ISO-200, 32m, f/4 ISO-200, 32m, f/2.8

Mike’s Super Long Exposure Cheat Sheet COLORADO CAPTURES

Purpose: Helps to determine settings for a long-exposure image from a medium or high ISO test shot.
Instructions
 Start shooting with settings on the High ISO row in the Start Here column.
 Using your histogram, decide if your image is too light or too dark. If you need to, shoot again with settings from a lighter
or darker column until you get a result that looks properly exposed.
 Then staying in the same column in the table, shoot with the long-exposure settings from one of the rows below - either 4,
8, 16 or 32 minutes. Consider using long-exposure noise reduction to get the highest possible quality (knowing your
camera will be busy for twice the exposure time).
For more information, contact Mike Berenson at mike@coloradocaptures.com or http://coloradocaptures.com.
Please do not copy or distribute this cheat sheet without authorization. Copyright 2014 by Mike Berenson