PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

THE SETUP GET SET TO CREATE LIGHT ORBS

01 TRIPOD

Working at night with long exposures demands a tripod to ensure that the landscape remains pin-sharp. You’re also going to be stacking a handful of orb photos together so a locked-off tripod helps keep all of the images in alignment.

02 CAMERA

Any Canon EOS DSLR or EOS mirrorless camera with manual modes will be perfect for this technique. You don’t need the latest model with 30+MP or a super-high burst rate, so even entry-level Canons will be just fine for

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