Gencmenn technique

Gencmenn technique

Hello,I want to share a technique with you which I first used in istanbul in November 2009.
Primarily I want to mention that this technique has never been tried by anyone else before but myself.
"Lense shutting technique" has named by me for a better understanding but the technique is named as "Gencmenn
technique" by photographer friends.

First let me tell he logic of this technique.
At the manual modes of cameras shutter speeds occur automatically and vary from 1 second to 30 seconds.
These shutter speeds change due to the light in the atmosphere and the preference of photographer.
Sometimes when the camera can't get enough light in 1 second the shutter speed is increased for 2 seconds or
ISO is supported increasingly.
A tripod is always used at these kind of shots for a perfect sharpness.

Up here everything is in normal shooting rate conditions but "Lense shutting technique" is to go beyond the rates,
in other words,cheating the lense.
I'll try to tell you how the photo was taken in:
http://www.objektiffoto.com/foto/40555/lens-kapama-teknigi-gencmenn-teknigi.html

A normal shooting technique is not satisfactory for this photo,so bulb mode must be used that follows
the longest exposure of 30 seconds.
Bulb mode must be choosen and remote control or an additional trigger is necessary.
Now there is no rule for us exposing for a certain period of time,only the aperture must be adopted
to the light conditions.
The light at Kizkulesi istanbul is high and sharp.So I prefered f8 for this photo.
Now lets go shooting.After the tripod is settled I zoomed Galata Tower behind Kizkulesi with my
Canon 70-210 lense,and started to expose after I focused the upper part of the tower.At 210 mm. and f8
the shooting period will be long because the object is quite far away and the light is quite low.
After the shooting period of 40 seconds it is necessary to put the lense cap on during exposure.Now no
light comes to our lense but the shooting is continuing.
Now zooming to 70mm. we must change the direction to Kizkulesi and put the object anywhere in the frame.
Because we chose the top right for Galata Tower in the frame there is enough space for Kizkulesi at the
other parts.You don't neet to hurry when yo do these because yor camera still goes on shooting without
getting any light.
At the last step when you are sure Kizkulesi is at the middle of your frame,take off the lense cap carefully,
trying not to move the camera nthat is still going on shhooting.
We exposed Galata Tower which is far for 40 seconds because the light is low.But because Kizkulesi is close
to us and the light is bright, so end the shooting after 8 seconds.
As a result you exposed a different and original shot.
You can try this in many buildings and get different results.