 | Manfrotto 725B Digi Tripod with Integrated Ball Head with Dove Tail Plate and Carrying Bag (Black)
Buy new: $115.00 / Used from: $89.00 A tripod is crucial for long exposures in night photography. Once your shutter speed exceeds 1/60th of a second, you should use a tripod. Look for one that's sturdy, light, and has a quick release shoe.
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 | Adorama 20" Standard Cable Release with Screw Lock
Buy new: $11.95 When shooting at long exposures, even the simple act of depressing the shutter button can cause camera shake. To avoid touching the camera body, try using a cable release that screws into the shutter release button. A locking release will allow you to lock the shutter open and walk away. Or use a remote or the self-timer function.
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 | Wind 'N Go Flashlight
A flashlight may be essential when traveling from one location to another, and can also come in very handy when manually focusing in very low light situations. Try turning the flashlight on to focus, then turn it off to capture your photograph. I recommend this light since it's wind-up capability assures you that you will never run out of batteries in the middle of a shoot.
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 | Digital Grey Kard Premium White Balance Card / Gray Card for Digital Photography
Using a gray card should greatly improve your exposures. Your camera's light meter "reads" a scene and averages all the tones in it to 18% gray. If you place an 18% gray card in the scene, fill the frame with the card and take a meter reading off of the card, you should avoid over or underexposing your images because of misreading the scene.
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 | Polaris SPD500 Flash Meter with Incident, Ambient and Spot Meter
A flash meter is essential when working in a photo studio with studio strobes, however, it can also be useful in the field, if you set it correctly. It will help you determine lighting ratios and see if all areas of your scene will expose properly. When shooting the moon, the spot meter setting is helpful - spot meter the moon and add two stops to the setting for detail in the moon itself.
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 | Canon ET-65B Lens Hood for EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS and DO IS USM Lenses
Buy new: $38.85 / Used from: $30.00 Most mid-range and higher cameras now come with lens hoods, but if your camera doesn't, look into purchasing a lens hood. They screw directly onto the front of the lens and will block light from racking across the lens and causing flare. Make sure you buy the correct size for your lens (in mm).
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 | Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch
Buy new: $18.85 Any stopwatch will do, but try to find one that has an LED or glows in the dark. Stopwatches are useful for timing the exposure of very long bulb settings. This is especially crucial if you want results that are repeatable.
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 | Stanley 43-512 Lighted Shockresistant Torpedo Level
Buy new: $12.25 Mounting a level onto your tripod (if it doesn't have a bubble you can easily view) is a good way to watch for camera shake and level horizons.
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 | Twilight Cityscapes: Fine Art Night Photography of Australia by Kristin Gleason
Buy new: $34.95 / Used from: $34.11 For inspirational night photographs and further information on technical aspects of night photography, please view "Twilight Cityscapes: Fine Art Photography of Australia."
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