You'll will need something to rest the camera on, a tripod or bean-bag (pkt of rice in a cloth bag?) perhaps and should use a cable release. (e.g. http://www.thedarkroom.co.uk/products_class.php?productID=866
or for the eos 350d
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-EOS-RS-60E3-Remote-Switch/dp/B00004WCID
N.B. Remember, if you are photographing fireworks in the sky use the 'B' shutter setting and turn Autofocus off. Focus manually probably on infinity if they are a long distance away!!!
Suggested exposures for difficult (dark/night) subjects | |||
Subject | Film speed (ASA/ISO) 64-100 400-800 1000-1500 | ||
| Candle-lit scenes | 1/4 f2.8 | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/30 f4 |
| Indoor Christmas lights | 1 f4 | 1/30 f2 | 1/30 f2.8 |
| Brightly-lit city streets | 1/30 f2 | 1/60 f4 | 1/60 f5.6 |
| Neon signs | 1/30 f4 | 1/125 f5.6 | 1/125 f8 |
| Shop windows | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/60 f5.6 | 1/125 f5.6 |
| Floodlit buildings, monuments, etc. | 1 f4 | 1/30 f2 | 1/30 f2.8 |
| Skyline at night | 4 f2.8 | 1 f4 | 1 f5.6 |
| Skyline at dusk Moving traffic (streaked headlights) | 1/60 f 4 20 f 16 | 1/125f8 10 f32 | 1/125 f 11 5 f32 |
| Fairgrounds, amusement parks | 1/15 f2 | 1/60 f2.8 | 1/125 f2.8 |
| Fireworks (hold shutter open on B for a few bursts) | f8 | f 16 | f22 |
| Lightning (hold shutter open on B for a few streaks) | f8 | f 11 | f 16 |
| Campfires | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/60 f5.6 | 1/125 f5.6 |
| Outdoor night sport, athletics | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/250 f2.8 | 1/250 f4 |
| Moonlit landscapes | 30 f2 | 4 f2 | 4 f2.8 |
| Moonlit snowscapes | 15 f2.8 | 4 f4 | 4 f5.6 |
| Indoor sport | 1/30 f2 | 1/125 f2.8 | 1/250 f2.8 |
| Galleries, museums, etc. | 1/8 f2 | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/60 f2.8 |
| Stage performances | 1/4 f2 | 1/30 f2.8 | 1/60 f2.8 |
| Hospital delivery rooms | 1/30 f2 | 1/60 f4 | 1/60 f5.6 |
| Star trails (hold shutter open on B for at least 5 minutes) | f4 | f5.6 | f 8 |
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