Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by MtnBoomer
Originally Posted by Valsdad
Originally Posted by MtnBoomer
Put exposure on b and hold it open for 45 seconds. Or something.



UH......................Okie Dokie.

What kind of camera? B is for bulb. Old school for opening the shutter as long as you hold it.. LOL


Nikon 3400, Nikor 70-300 Lens.

Black if that helps. grin

Oh, if I'm going to hold the shutter open that long, I better invest in a tripod or see if the one for my spotter would work.

Maybe I can rest it on a fencepost and pray.



Here is the source of all info, of course, a youtube video for your Nikon. How to do time exposure.
I have virtually the same camera, I have the 3500. You can set it up to 30 seconds time exposure, very easy.
Yes you need a tripod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV79PQGLiek

It is a 4 1/2 minute video but you learn time exposure in about a minute.

To boil it down, you set the main dial on top on "S" for shutter.
The little black plain wheel dial on top, you start to turn it. On the lower left of your screen will be shutter speed. Might be 1/60. That means one sixtieth of a second.
Keep turning it to lower numbers, 1/30, then 1/15. You will get to where it says on the lower left screen 2" That means 2 second time exposure.
You can run that right up to 30" a 30 second time exposure.