Bored... Night time shots... Hope you like them.. C&C: Trying to get motivated .... Went out and took some night shots...not to creative but sometimes ya get what ya get....

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

Trying to get motivated .... Went out and took some night shots...not to creative but sometimes ya get what ya get....

http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee397/silvertone1963/c21e483b.jpg

My sanctuary ...
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee397/silvertone1963/57a36e80.jpg

Graveyard down the road...
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee397/silvertone1963/f18fd059.jpg

And one more freaking moon shot..
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee397/silvertone1963/9eb265fa.jpg
:mrgreen:

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

What ..... The hogs have nothing to say.... Hmmmmmm

CasaLinda Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

I think these are pretty darn good shots. How did you light the gravestones?

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

CasaLinda wrote:

I think these are pretty darn good shots. How did you light the gravestones?

Thank you...a flashlight

Mudpuppy Loc: Michigan

very nice shots.. i especially like # 2 and # 3..

CasaLinda Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

I love using a flashlight (light painting), but I've never tried it on gravestones or anything large... yet. I have used the technique, though, to photograph my daughter's wedding shoes.

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

Mudpuppy wrote:

very nice shots.. i especially like # 2 and # 3..

Thank you....

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

CasaLinda wrote:

I love using a flashlight (light painting), but I've never tried it on gravestones or anything large... yet. I have used the technique, though, to photograph my daughter's wedding shoes.

Nice shot..

Mudpuppy Loc: Michigan

flashlight is an excellent idea.. are you hand holding the flashlight and tripod on the camera or do you place the flash light on a table or something? I was thinking about using some work lights to try to do so stuff..

CasaLinda Loc: San Francisco Bay Area

Mudpuppy wrote:

flashlight is an excellent idea.. are you hand holding the flashlight and tripod on the camera or do you place the flash light on a table or something? I was thinking about using some work lights to try to do so stuff..

To do light painting, you must have your camera on a tripod and use a long exposure. For the shoes, I believe it was somewhere around 20 or 30 seconds. You need light to focus your subject, but you must start your exposure in the dark. Use the flashlight to 'paint' the light on your subject by moving it around the areas you want lighted, avoiding the areas where you don't want too much.

mommy115 Loc: California

I really like the cemetery shot. Nice job on the lighting and focus! The absence of noise is quite impressive for a dimly lighted shot. Did you use any special technique or settings to achieve this? Was it done in PP? However you did it, you did it well. I love how the older stones look and how they slant in different directions. This shot really makes a statement to me.

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

mommy115 wrote:

I really like the cemetery shot. Nice job on the lighting and focus! The absence of noise is quite impressive for a dimly lighted shot. Did you use any special technique or settings to achieve this? Was it done in PP? However you did it, you did it well. I love how the older stones look and how they slant in different directions. This shot really makes a statement to me.

Thank you mommy... Nothing special..just a long shot and a flashlight...I didn't have very much time the other night but I'm planning to go back....Sony a55..30sec..F8..ISO 100..28mm..man mode..and a tripod..

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

:D

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

Silvertone wrote:

:D

lightandshadowjourney Loc: Virginia

I swear, Silvertone, I LOVE your pics! Take a look at O Winston Link sometime. The thought you give to your shots remind me of his work--and that is in museums! I am going to go outside and smash my camera now.