The poetic life of Qinling Staying in the ancient town, I photographed the starry sky in the dark night
In the WeChat group, there are often group friends who post the dark night starry sky they take with their mobile phones**, and every time I see these**, I will feel extremely amazed and envious. As a mobile photography enthusiast, I also aspire to be able to photograph my own starry sky**.
So, I started searching for "how to shoot the starry sky on Huawei phones", hoping to find some practical tips and guidance.
Among the suggestions of many netizens, I chose the tutorial of one netizen and followed his steps to set it up.
First of all, I clicked the "Pro" button in the camera interface of my Huawei phone to enter the professional mode.
Then, I set the metering mode to "matrix metering", which will measure the entire starry sky to ensure the ** degree.
I then adjusted the sensitivity (ISO) range between 1600 and 3200 to adjust the ISO value according to the brightness of the stars.
The shutter duration(s) setting is also crucial, I set it between 15 seconds and 30 seconds so that when the shutter is pressed, the camera will capture starlight for a long time.
For the AF setting, I selected MF (Manual Focus) mode and dragged the slider to the far right to indicate that the AF distance was set to infinity, so that the starry sky could be captured more clearly.
Finally, I adjusted the white balance (WB) and selected the rightmost button to adjust the white balance to between 4000 and 6000, which would ensure that the colors of the starry sky were more realistic and stable.
After following these steps, I fixed my phone at the starry sky and pressed the shutter button to shoot the starry sky.
At half past four in the morning on December 12, 2023, I drove to Liuhou Ancient Town and walked along National Highway 316. The mountains and rivers are silent along the way, and only the headlights illuminate the road ahead.
I chose a place away from the lights to stop the car and use the phone holder to secure the Huawei Mate20 phone to the roof rack. I turned on my camera and pointed at the sky above the Valley of Lovers, and pressed the shoot button to begin the long 15-second wait.
When I checked the shooting results, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the first photo of the dark night starry sky of Liuhou Ancient Town was very successful. I repeated the shooting action a few more times, taking multiple pictures of the dark sky in the Valley of Lovers in different positions and angles.
With this successful experience, I continued to drive to Zibaishan International Ski Resort and Shizigou Ranch, repeating the previous steps to take dark starry sky maps of these places.
As time went by, I felt that there was not much time left until sunrise, so I decided to go to Taiziling to watch the starry sky and watch the sunrise. On the observation deck in Taiziling, I took out my Huawei Mate20 phone again and opened the camera to record the beautiful moment of this moment.
Through this shooting experience, I deeply realized the charm and joy of photography. At the same time, I would also like to thank that netizen for sharing the tutorials and tips that allowed me to successfully shoot these beautiful dark night stars**.
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