Waiting for the Sunset at the Lake
IntermediateHobby
A photography club member helps a newcomer adjust their camera settings while they wait for the sunset at a lakeside park.
L
LinM
MeiL
你来得正好，太阳还得半个小时才下山呢。
nǐ lái de zhèng hǎo, tài yáng hái děi bàn gè xiǎo shí cái xià shān ne.
You came at just the right time—the sun won't set for another half hour.
M
太好了，我还是第一次拍日落，心里有点紧张。
tài hǎo le, wǒ hái shì dì yī cì pāi rì luò, xīn lǐ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng.
Great—this is my first time shooting a sunset, so I'm a little nervous.
L
别担心，我先帮你把相机调到手动模式吧。
bié dān xīn, wǒ xiān bāng nǐ bǎ xiàng jī tiáo dào shǒu dòng mó shì ba.
Don't worry—let me first help you switch the camera to manual mode.
M
好，那我应该先调哪个参数呢？
hǎo, nà wǒ yīng gāi xiān tiáo nǎ ge cān shù ne?
Okay, so which setting should I adjust first?
L
先把感光度调低，这样照片才不会有太多噪点。
xiān bǎ gǎn guāng dù tiáo dī, zhè yàng zhào piàn cái bú huì yǒu tài duō zào diǎn.
First lower the ISO, so the photos won't have too much noise.
M
调到一百了，那接下来是光圈还是快门？
tiáo dào yī bǎi le, nà jiē xià lái shì guāng quān hái shì kuài mén?
I've set it to 100—so what's next, the aperture or the shutter?
L
拍风景一般用小光圈，你把它调到八左右就行。
pāi fēng jǐng yī bān yòng xiǎo guāng quān, nǐ bǎ tā tiáo dào bā zuǒ yòu jiù xíng.
For landscapes you usually use a small aperture, so just set it to around f8.
M
明白了，可是取景器里的画面看起来还是有点暗。
míng bái le, kě shì qǔ jǐng qì lǐ de huà miàn kàn qǐ lái hái shì yǒu diǎn àn.
Got it, but the image in the viewfinder still looks a bit dark.
L
那你就把快门速度放慢一点，让更多的光进来。
nà nǐ jiù bǎ kuài mén sù dù fàng màn yī diǎn, ràng gèng duō de guāng jìn lái.
Then just slow down the shutter speed a bit to let in more light.
M
哇，现在亮多了，天边的颜色真漂亮！
wā, xiàn zài liàng duō le, tiān biān de yán sè zhēn piào liang!
Wow, it's much brighter now—the colors on the horizon are gorgeous!
L
快门这么慢，最好架个三脚架，不然照片容易拍糊。
kuài mén zhè me màn, zuì hǎo jià ge sān jiǎo jià, bù rán zhào piàn róng yì pāi hú.
With the shutter this slow, you'd better set up a tripod, or the photos will easily come out blurry.
M
好，我马上架起来，太阳开始下沉了，咱们赶紧准备！
hǎo, wǒ mǎ shàng jià qǐ lái, tài yáng kāi shǐ xià chén le, zán men gǎn jǐn zhǔn bèi!
Okay, I'll set it up right away—the sun is starting to sink, let's get ready quick!