If noise is your issue, try DXO Optics. Best noise reduction software out there.
What exactly are you trying to shoot at night?
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What exactly are you trying to shoot at night?
These are single shots with just a bit of post (added vignette and a little clarity boost). Longer exposure doesn't lead to sharper images per se. The long exposure is simply a result of choosing low ISO (helping reduce noise) with a reasonably narrow aperture (f11 to help with sharpness). The exposure with this ISO/f-number combination was around 10-sec so a tripod was required (helping with sharpness). Manual focus using LiveView with magnified preview. As you can see, the long exposure is really a symptom of the steps taken to minimise noise and maximise sharpness. It helps that the 6D is pretty good with noise levels and that this lens is pretty sharp but I don't think that either is necessarily best in class. I take the same steps on the night shots I've taken with much the same effect.
As far as I can tell, median stacking and similar frame addition/subtraction techniques are best suited for getting rid of genuine sensor noise (random) but will not do too much to help with sharpness
Hope this helps.
are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
Porsche
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
After visiting Arches NP and driving through a lot of southern Utah a couple years ago I'm now a huge fan of that part of the world. It's beautiful there.
Regarding the dashboard you were close (kinda); it's from a '97 Porsche 911.
That's beautiful.are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
very similar shot in Interfacelift... but I like yours better.
Right, definitely the last lily - just to illustrate how much detail a non-macro lens can get. I prefer the composition of this one. Comments always appreciated.
Lily 7 by another scotsman, on Flickr
Lily 7 by another scotsman, on Flickr
It does thank you. I am doing something wrong. Must be my focus technique.
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are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
Thanks. Must be something like this. I must be missing the hyperfocal focus or something. Just does my nut in. I have good equipment at hand and can get an occasional keeper or three at short range but the landscapes i take are so hit and miss.
Tha ks for your response. That picture in Utah is stunning. I am heading back out to the US again in November. going to Vegas for work and I am intending to add on some shutter time so hopefully do a few tourist things this time (too busy last few times)
The famous topiary gardens at Levens Hall, Cumbria (and one of the full-time gardeners)...
Right, definitely the last lily - just to illustrate how much detail a non-macro lens can get. I prefer the composition of this one. Comments always appreciated.
Lily 7 by another scotsman, on Flickr
My first comment is thank you. You just saved me £900! I am postponing my purchase of the 90mm macro I have been lusting after for a while. I am going to try the limited macro ideas I have with a combination of my legacy 50mm canon fd macro and my 70-200... These have been great...
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are you manually focusing to just before infinity? a trick that i have used (depends on ambient light and my light source power) is to flash a light to the furthest object i can focus on, and then turn the light off and shoot. But it gets wicked dark here in Utah
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VW? which one?
[doublepost=1469844937][/doublepost]taken in canyonlands NP this past february. only THREE other photographers, and maybe 10 people total. Was such a 180 from the first time i was there in march of 2012.
if you get a chance to, a visit to southern Utah in winter is MAGICAL! so lucky i live 3 hours from here
You really do have spme amazing terrain in the US dont you? And tye quality of light that falls on it is beautiful.
We have beautiful landscapes in Scotland. The Highlands are incredible but the weather is too hit and miss so unless you want a moody or misty landscape then your shooting opportunities are a tad limited.
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Ooo! Ooo! I knew that one!
Erm... what's wrong with "moody and misty"? When photographers come to UK from, say, California, they love the idea that every day is different (not just "hot and sunny" all the time).
Clouds are okay, but a bit of sunshine wouldn't go a miss either!Erm... what's wrong with "moody and misty"? When photographers come to UK from, say, California, they love the idea that every day is different (not just "hot and sunny" all the time).
Loving your garden pictures. Wish mine looked a bit more like that and a little less jungle!
Erm... what's wrong with "moody and misty"? When photographers come to UK from, say, California, they love the idea that every day is different (not just "hot and sunny" all the time).
Thats the thing... Always wanting something else and not appreciating what you have...
Sorry dad.. .:-(
Weathered and worn tree root at the beach
Erm... what's wrong with "moody and misty"? When photographers come to UK from, say, California, they love the idea that every day is different (not just "hot and sunny" all the time).
One thing that has stood out in my mind looking at your photos, which I very much like by the way, is the abundance of nice weather you happen upon! To be honest, not having visited the UK yet, I find this encouraging but at the same time wonder if perhaps you have been somehow blessed with sunny days
Cheers
Could you take the plunge and post one with whatever shot details you have? Might help doing a bit of photo-autopsy
That was 15 20 second exposures stacked using Deep Sky Stacker. It's actually a bit of a process, DSS is a Windows program, and I'm on a Mac. I have Windows 10 installed in Bootcamp, so I edit it there and then copy it over to MacOS for processing using Pixelmator. It's not perfect; for some reason the image stack appears fine in Windows, but when I copy it over to the mac side, it's super dark. I then have to up the exposure a bunch in Pixelmator, which adds a bunch of noise. I'll have to figure out a better process.
Thank you for the compliment. It's been a few months since I've bothered working on photos like this. I should try to get some more done.
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Belated thank you!
Part of an art installation with a number of moving parts on the campus of MICA (Maryland Institute, College of Art)
So last weekend Mrs AFB found a dead bumble bee in the garden. So I scooped him up and took a few shots.
_DSC1176 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
_DSC1176 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr