Night shots

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AndWhyNot

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2,356 posts

198 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Soo glad it's starting to get darker earlier- means I can go out for a few hours of night shooting and be in bed at a half-decent time.

All my pics link to their page on Flickr if you fancy more info/ a closer look.









Not strictly night/ dark dependent this one but was a fun way to spend an evening.


Anyone else shoot at night a lot? Let's see your shots and hear your tips and techniques.

big dub

4,038 posts

216 months

cottonfoo

6,016 posts

209 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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AndWhyNot said:
hehe

john185k

2,249 posts

212 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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Look forward to seeing some more of your flash shots mate smile And I know exactly what you mean about the earlier nights smile

//dean

1,063 posts

195 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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Shot this last night. Ran out of patience in the end with the drunk satudents and so packed up after 4 photos...



Was just a test, not a 'proper' photo.

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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My first attempt when I got my D40 - Not the greatest, but it was a first stab.









I really ought to get out at night and try this again...

Edited by james_tigerwoods on Friday 25th September 16:00

Ravell

1,181 posts

211 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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Tried some night photography a few days ago by chance. Didn't take many shots, but I liked these two:




AndWhyNot

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2,356 posts

198 months

Friday 2nd October 2009
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Dean - such vivid colours, like the result. Have you removed your light source from your shot or was it shielded. If neither and it was out of frame it must be 'kin powerful. Me likey thumbup

Ravell - good first efforts. If you go out in the next couple of nights and take that exact same shot I'd expect you to find a completely different result; assuming no cloud cover, the sky really comes to the shot a couple of days either side of a full moon.

Full moon, 3mins, JPG straight out of camera


And a completely random looking shot from the other night (part of a global lightpainting collaboration)

slartibartfast

4,014 posts

200 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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james_tigerwoods said:
My first attempt when I got my D40 - Not the greatest, but it was a first stab.



Edited by james_tigerwoods on Friday 25th September 16:00
Lincoln bypass? off the burton road bridge? nice shots BTW

//dean

1,063 posts

195 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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AndWhyNot said:
Dean - such vivid colours, like the result. Have you removed your light source from your shot or was it shielded. If neither and it was out of frame it must be 'kin powerful. Me likey thumbup
Cheers! The light source is a very, very powerful spotlight with a homemade softbox (which isn't quite big enough, planning on making another). The image is 3 shots into 1, 1 photo for the background and 2 for the car so that light trails could be removed. I'll post some pics soon of the spotlight smile

james_tigerwoods

16,287 posts

196 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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slartibartfast said:
james_tigerwoods said:
My first attempt when I got my D40 - Not the greatest, but it was a first stab.



Edited by james_tigerwoods on Friday 25th September 16:00
Lincoln bypass? off the burton road bridge? nice shots BTW
Nope - that's a dual carriageway - the photo's the M180 just near Scawby smile

percymk4

383 posts

185 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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Took this one 2 nights ago in Newgale, South West Wales

Nikon D50
f/13 at 20 seconds, ISO 200

Ravell

1,181 posts

211 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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AndWhyNot said:
Ravell - good first efforts. If you go out in the next couple of nights and take that exact same shot I'd expect you to find a completely different result; assuming no cloud cover, the sky really comes to the shot a couple of days either side of a full moon.
Thanks. I'll need to try some shots near a full moon, good tip! I've wanted to go out again for some night shots, but it's been nothing but cloud cover here since then. frown

slartibartfast

4,014 posts

200 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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This is the best night shot i've taken


Edited by slartibartfast on Saturday 3rd October 12:21

ROADRUNNER3

473 posts

221 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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This is pretty much on my doorstep, but I never cease to marvel at it....



www.fluidimages.co.uk

sammy_bibs

192 posts

205 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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Tried a few over the last few weeks & have a few samples below;

Fun with a hose in the evening;


Illuminated the subject with a Torch (got no external flash!)


Long exposure, que for star watching in Egypt


Downtown Bangkok from hotel window


My beloved lit by nelson column's floor lights



Still Trying to master the art, but I think some have come out well, I am particularly please with my first dark portrait shot.

flat-planedCrank

3,697 posts

202 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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With a tripod...




Handheld...



Cheers.

missdiane

13,993 posts

248 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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Amalfi Coast by night



(no tripod, no PS I don't think)

Edited by missdiane on Sunday 4th October 16:15

baz7175

3,551 posts

210 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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And personally this is where I think HDR comes into a whole new level when the suns disappeared.





nick_bbb

5,409 posts

234 months

Saturday 3rd October 2009
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I've been playing with off camera flash today. This is made up of 9 different shots, each with it's own flash.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/grantgb/3977575664/si...

Edited by nick_bbb on Saturday 3rd October 17:46