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TYPE OF LIGHTING SITUATION
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-6
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Night, away from city lights, subject under starlight
only.
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-5
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Night, away from city lights, subject under crescent
moon.
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-4
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Night, away from city lights, subject under
half moon. Meteors (during showers, with time exposure).
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-3
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Night, away from city lights, subject under full
moon.
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-2
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Night, away from city lights, snowscape under
full moon.
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-1
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Subjects lit by dim ambient artificial light.
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0
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Subjects lit by dim ambient artificial light.
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1
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Distant view of lighted skyline.
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2
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Lightning (with time exposure). Total eclipse
of moon.
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3
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Fireworks (with time exposure).
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4
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Candle lit close-ups. Christmas lights, floodlit
buildings, fountains, and monuments. Subjects under
bright street lamps.
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5
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Night home interiors, average light. School or
church auditoriums. Subjects lit by campfires or
bonfires.
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6
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Brightly lit home interiors at night. Fairs, amusement
parks.
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7
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Bottom of rainforest canopy. Brightly lighted
nighttime streets. Indoor sports. Stage shows,
circuses.
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8
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Las Vegas or Times Square at night. Store windows.
Campfires, bonfires, burning buildings. Ice shows,
football, baseball etc. at night. Interiors with
bright florescent lights.
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9
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Landscapes, city skylines 10 minutes after sunset.
Neon lights, spotlighted subjects.
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10
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Landscapes and skylines immediately after sunset.
Crescent moon (long lens).
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11
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Sunsets. Subjects in open shade.
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12
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Half moon (long lens). Subject in heavy overcast.
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13
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Gibbous moon (long lens). Subjects in cloudy-bright
light (no shadows).
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14
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Full moon (long lens). Subjects in weak, hazy
sun.
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15
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Subjects in bright or hazy sun (Sunny f/16 rule).
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16
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Subjects in bright daylight on sand or snow.
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17
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Rarely encountered in nature. Some man made lighting.
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18
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Rarely encountered in nature. Some man made lighting.
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19
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Rarely encountered in nature. Some man made lighting.
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20
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Rarely encountered in nature. Some man made lighting.
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21
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Rarely encountered in nature. Some man made lighting.
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22
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Extremely bright. Rarely encountered in nature.
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23
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Extremely bright. Rarely encountered in nature.
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