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Shot In The Night
Jan 6, 2013 08:42:51 #
Apologies for not participating in the last 2-3 months due to heavy commitments. Prior to my disappearance, I did mention in a reply to a member's post that I was going to post some night photography shots. Here there are - night views of the buildings around the marina in Singapore.
All the images were 3-exposure RAW images (-2, 0, +2 stops) on aperture priority (f/4/5-f/8) and letting the camera work out the shutter speed (some less than 1 sec and some up to 25 secs). ISO was 200 and white balance was on auto, although it was changed to flourescent to give the bluish cast in one of the shots. A tripod was used. All of them are HDR images procssed in Photomatix v3 and then further enhanced/edited in Photoshop CS3. Early part of the night is a better time for night photography as the sky is not too dark and the colours and clouds may still be visible.
HDR is a great technique to use in night photography as the scenes generally contain a lot of bright lights and very dark areas. In editing them, one should aim not to over-expose the bright lights or let the dark parts of the building get lost in the dark sky.
Enjoy.
All the images were 3-exposure RAW images (-2, 0, +2 stops) on aperture priority (f/4/5-f/8) and letting the camera work out the shutter speed (some less than 1 sec and some up to 25 secs). ISO was 200 and white balance was on auto, although it was changed to flourescent to give the bluish cast in one of the shots. A tripod was used. All of them are HDR images procssed in Photomatix v3 and then further enhanced/edited in Photoshop CS3. Early part of the night is a better time for night photography as the sky is not too dark and the colours and clouds may still be visible.
HDR is a great technique to use in night photography as the scenes generally contain a lot of bright lights and very dark areas. In editing them, one should aim not to over-expose the bright lights or let the dark parts of the building get lost in the dark sky.
Enjoy.
A change of white balance & viewpoint
Twilight is a great time for night photography
Jan 6, 2013 08:44:41 #
Chinaman wrote:
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Wonderfully done. Welcome back.
Jan 6, 2013 09:00:04 #
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Jan 6, 2013 09:20:37 #
Thank you both for the warm welcome. JR1, good thing I understand your British humour! I also enjoy your quotes.
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Jan 6, 2013 12:05:42 #
Stunning captures....luv them ALL but "the bridge" is Special. Thank you for posting!
Jan 6, 2013 18:54:25 #
Thank you all for viewing and commenting. Yes, that bridge is amazing. The rails are looped around like the double helix, hence its name. The hotel with the laser show has a swimming pool on the top that comes close to the edge and has a dizzying view of Singapore.
Jan 6, 2013 19:09:34 #
Chinaman wrote:
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class mate :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Jan 7, 2013 07:51:00 #
Chinaman wrote:
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Welcome back Chinaman, yes I did miss you a lot.
Great shots - you do HDR the way it should be done IMHO. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Jan 7, 2013 08:44:04 #
Un-freakin'-believable! Add that to my ever growing bucket list! (It's going to take a few buckets of money). How beautiful!
Jan 7, 2013 09:21:15 #
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