Night shots. How are these first attempts
Jun 23, 2012 20:00:40 #
booboolaru
Loc: Florida
I think the last one is best but the best part of all is I am learning with you. Its a great forum
Jun 24, 2012 22:48:22 #
Hi Drigby1
Welcome. The sky in the first picture is great but the foreground I feel is over exposed. An exposure time between the first and second shot may work out better. In fact, shoot several with different time exposures. I would keep the aperture constant - probably f8 to keep the depth of field constant and vary the shutter speed. I take it you were using a tripod or some sort of support. Using a smaller aperture will also give you the starbursts on points of lights. I am surprised to see them in the first picture with an aperture of f2.8. Slow shutter speeds will give you streaks of cars and car lights, so if that is not you want, increase the ISO to give you a higher shutter speed. The downside is that you may see more 'noise' in your image. Good luck.
Welcome. The sky in the first picture is great but the foreground I feel is over exposed. An exposure time between the first and second shot may work out better. In fact, shoot several with different time exposures. I would keep the aperture constant - probably f8 to keep the depth of field constant and vary the shutter speed. I take it you were using a tripod or some sort of support. Using a smaller aperture will also give you the starbursts on points of lights. I am surprised to see them in the first picture with an aperture of f2.8. Slow shutter speeds will give you streaks of cars and car lights, so if that is not you want, increase the ISO to give you a higher shutter speed. The downside is that you may see more 'noise' in your image. Good luck.
Jun 24, 2012 23:06:06 #
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Jun 24, 2012 23:57:39 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
First one, your foreground is over exposed and the third one you should have given a longer exposure to get longer car light trails and to brighten up the fore and background a little more. But good pics for your first attempt.
Jun 25, 2012 19:41:04 #
Drigby1
Loc: American Fork, UT
I used manual on everything (ISO, f/stop, lense speed_ but focus. Thanks for all the hints, info, and comments. This is a real positive good feel sight with actual "taechers" of the art. I sense good teaching because I taught elementary school for 30 Years.
Jun 27, 2012 11:38:21 #
Good job! With night shots, you have all the time in the world, so use a good f/stop and 100 ISO. Let the long exposure do all the work. Good job!
Jun 27, 2012 18:10:30 #
Jun 28, 2012 07:35:36 #
To get the best night time shots, try to shoot while there is still some ambient light left in the sky...You wouldn't believe the difference that it makes....
Jun 28, 2012 08:22:42 #
Oct 14, 2012 16:04:34 #
The three of them are nice shots. I do like the sky in your first example, but also really like how the lights, in the second photo, seem to have more defined properties.
Again, all three are nice. Good work.
Again, all three are nice. Good work.
Oct 14, 2012 17:20:04 #
oh oh, you are in big trouble. You say you are using a bridge camera, Well young feller, your photo's are looking good. But you are reaching the end of your equipment's capabilities and you will be like the rest of us shortly. Equipment broke but happy. Start looking at the dslr's you can find some great deals on ebay and you will be on ;your way to a full and rich future.
Oct 15, 2012 00:19:16 #
I like the first one, minus the timestamp. You get a sense of where you are, what the surroundings are like. Somewhere between the first and second would probably be best.
Oct 15, 2012 03:41:25 #
I am intrigued by the color of the overexposed foreground. I got the same effect when I shot my garden in the distant light of the street light. It is overexposed, but that doesn't make it wrong. I don't think it mixes well in this composition.
I am just saying I kinda like chasing that color.
Otherwise, each shot tells a different story and I think you had fun with it.
I am just saying I kinda like chasing that color.
Otherwise, each shot tells a different story and I think you had fun with it.
Oct 15, 2012 04:17:37 #
2nd shot crop the shadows in the foreground and a slight straighten then thats it Great!
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