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Night photography
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The several guys who have just posted have all posted at least one beautiful shot, but Zenith's 2nd shot (above) is absolutely stunning.
I can't believe the moon was that bright. What settings did you use?
I can't believe the moon was that bright. What settings did you use?
I used ISO 400, and 13 sec exposure at f/5. The original RAW file is actually a bit underexposed, so I could've done a longer exposure. But the clouds were moving so fast, and I didn't want them all over my picture.
Here's another shot from a different angle at the same spot and time. You can see that the clouds are moving fast, all right. This one is a 20 sec exposure.
Here's another shot from a different angle at the same spot and time. You can see that the clouds are moving fast, all right. This one is a 20 sec exposure.
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Marky_Mark said:
That one of the steelworks is great, really atmospheric. It reminds me a bit of Grangemouth oil refinery near Edinburgh. I drove past it a few times but never had a camera. One day.....
DJY said:
Don't put yourself down - this is a great shot.
I would frame this, but would prob crop off some of the sea at the bottom to make it a letterbox shape - this would emphasise the long jetty and also bring it forward in the frame to become more of the focal point - perhaps like this?
Now what you have is a seriously commercial quality photograph. You ought to approach the tourist board of the location and ask them if they wish to buy the picture from you - easily worth $300 for rights to use in perpetuity...
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Amazingly, incredibly stunning. They are both amazing.Zenith said:Two night images I shot last year with snow, resulting in more reflected light. The first one has artificial lightning coming from street lights, and the second one is lit with bright moonlight only.
Extremely excellent photos, everyone! I really have to learn how to use my dSLR more... while we are on the topic, does anyone have any decent online tutorials? I never mess around with my ISO settings, so I am definitely looking to change my photos a bit. Thanks!
Marky_Mark said:I would frame this, but would prob crop off some of the sea at the bottom to make it a letterbox shape - this would emphasise the long jetty and also bring it forward in the frame to become more of the focal point - perhaps like this?
Now what you have is a seriously commercial quality photograph. You ought to approach the tourist board of the location and ask them if they wish to buy the picture from you - easily worth $300 for rights to use in perpetuity...
Thanks mate!
I had thought of cropping it - eventually for the header of my website when I get time to play with iWeb. Must get around to that one day soon!
Mmmm as for Costa Rican Tourist Board... mmmm I wish!
I'g guess there are hundreds of thousands of people who have taken that shot as well - but it was a nice thought there for a bit!
Here are some of my shots of Bath Uk that I did for a newspaper
You can see more at www.mac.com/jeffrey.marten
You can see more at www.mac.com/jeffrey.marten
Hey, those photos all you've posted are really nice. So nice that I looked through my library to find some night photos to put here. I realized that I have very few of them. This one is pretty good in my opinion, but what do you think?
BTW I shot this with my Canon Powershot Pro1
Shutter - 1/5 sec
Aperture - f3.2
Focal Length - 14mm
ISO - 50 or 100, dont remember and Aperture doesnt want to show that in photo's metadata
BTW I shot this with my Canon Powershot Pro1
Shutter - 1/5 sec
Aperture - f3.2
Focal Length - 14mm
ISO - 50 or 100, dont remember and Aperture doesnt want to show that in photo's metadata
eXan, I love how it looks like there was a big storm about to hit... was there?! Very nice photo.
Very nice photo.
Not sure if you are asking me...if not, just ignore this post.DCapple said:i like the photos...do you need a night camera for that?
I just used long exposure on my S60 and took lots of shots with various exposure/aperture settings until I got ones that looked good. Lots of trial and error in my case...I probably took 50 photos at the Hong Kong (0.8 sec exposures) location and 25 or so in Paris (0.6 sec exposures)--no tripod, rested the camera on a fence or rail. I broke down and got a small tripod (was really cheap on mainland China) which increased my success rate in Guangzhou (1-2 sec exposures). I think I was using ISO 100 for all.
It was on this site that someone posted some long exposures of flowing water... so I was going for that effect on the waterfall....
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DCapple said:seeing this datas makes me realize that i dont need a certain camera for night shots (no one answers my question...
That's true, DCapple. Any recent digital camera can do long exposures which is what this is all about. There's no need for extra gear, all you have to do is use different settings and a tripod.
Here are some pics I took in a recent trip to Europe. All were taken with a Nikon D50 and the standard 18-55 Nikkor lens.
Thank you guys for liking my pic
This photo was taken from my balcony in the enening (between 9 and 10 pm) on April 30, 2005. The weather was pretty wet, it was going to rain, nothing special. But accidently I looked out of the window and saw this:
. By the way, I had taked two shots: the one above and another one (with city taking more space). It's not as good as this, but if you want I can post it here
Oh you dont even need a tripod for some situations. You can use whatever you see around as a "tripod", like I used my balcony's rail in this case
This photo was taken from my balcony in the enening (between 9 and 10 pm) on April 30, 2005. The weather was pretty wet, it was going to rain, nothing special. But accidently I looked out of the window and saw this:
. By the way, I had taked two shots: the one above and another one (with city taking more space). It's not as good as this, but if you want I can post it hereZenith said:There's no need for extra gear, all you have to do is use different settings and a tripod.
Oh you dont even need a tripod for some situations. You can use whatever you see around as a "tripod", like I used my balcony's rail in this case