Originally posted by BlueEye
Last night I was in a remote area in the mountains... At midnight the sky was clear and we could see the stars... lots and lots of them. We tried to make a shot of this with a K200D but I guess we did something wrong...
What should be the exposition time, iso, f, anything??? to make this shot??
Here's the simple answer:
If your picture cme out too dark you need more exposure. If your picture came out too light, you need less exposure. If you don't know how to increase or decrease exposure, you need a book on exposure - one that explains how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO relate.
Eventually, it might be possible to learn enough to be know ahead of time what exposure would be appropriate for this shot, or to know how to use the camera's meter to get a reasonable answer. But if you know the basics of exposure, it will always work to take a test shot then increase or decrease exposure as necessary. Not just as a method for taking starry night photos, but as a method for taking *any* photos.