Zoom out so you can see the whole image as you want it framed.Set your focus by zooming in all the way, then lock the focus (using either back button focus or focus using Auto-focus and then switch it off to Manual focus).Set up your camera on a tripod with a remote trigger or release.Works well on night scenes and ones with many light sources.Hope you have as much fun playing with it as I do! This is a technique I learned years ago in photography school and have been having fun with lately.