December Challenge - Available Light

[craigbunyan]

In this month of limited daylight, low sun and seemingly endless darkness, it can be a problem to find enough light to get the shots you are after. For the challenge this month, I'd like to see people making best use of the 'available light'. This can mean everything from daylight, moonlight, reflected light street light, firelight etc. The only stipulation is that you may not use an electronic photography light source - so no flash guns, lighting heads etc. Feel free to use reflectors, long exposure and other imaginative ways of getting light onto that sensor.

Just to get the creative juices flowing, I have made a quick flickr gallery with some examples I like.

That is all!

And a reminder of the rules:

•The shot MUST be taken this month, with the closing date being midnight on the 31st of December.
•The exif must be posted with your shot.
•Keep the images posted to a decent size please, 1024px wide max.
•I'll choose the winner this month (with the winner choosing the theme for next month, then deciding who should win that months)
•The Challenge for next month should be generic, as not everyone has access to zoom, macro, specialist lenses. It should be shots that everyone is capable of achieving with the bare essentials

• Sticky please *

Edited by craigbunyan on Friday 3rd December 16:16

Edited by craigbunyan on Friday 3rd December 16:44

[Speed addicted]

craigbunyan said:

•The shot MUST be taken this month, with the closing date being midnight on the 30th of November.
•

Edited by craigbunyan on Friday 3rd December 16:16

Umm...

[M-J-B]

Does this count?


My rock.... by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr


Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure - 20
Aperture - f/9.0
Focal Length - 70 mm
ISO Speed - 500

Taken 2/12/10

[craigbunyan]

M-J-B said:

Does this count?


My rock.... by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr


Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure - 20
Aperture - f/9.0
Focal Length - 70 mm
ISO Speed - 500

Taken 2/12/10

Yup - Perfect1

[timnoyce]

OK, here is my first ever entry. Only had my camera a couple of weeks so go easy on me!




Fuji 2500HD
Exposure - 3 seconds
Aperture - 3.26
Focal Length - 5 mm
ISO Speed - 200

10/12/10

[drakart]

Sony A230
Iso 100
Exp time 15 secs
Max aperture 4.34
Focal length 75mm
Taken 4/12/2010 - Rockingham Stages
(my first ever long exposure)

Edited by drakart on Friday 10th December 22:00

[Haliatus]

Canon 7D
Aperture - 4.0
Focal Length - 10mm
ISO -1000

9/12/2010

[AndyKH]

File name
IMG_7544.CR2
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 1000D
Shooting Date/Time
11/12/2010 17:47:21
Tv(Shutter Speed)
44Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F9.0
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Focal Length
20.0 mm

[Simpo Two]

Looked in my wineglass and...



Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 1/80th sec, f6.3
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO: 800
Taken: 12/12/10

Lighting: 1x Osram 60W tungsten lamp!

Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 12th December 21:01

[llewop]

First 'entry' for one of these...


Camera Sony R1
Exposure - 1/60s
Focal Length - 29 mm
ISO Speed - 200

Taken 11/12/10

[longun]

Date: 13/12/2010
Sony A200
ISO 400
Exposure 20 secs x 134 shots
Aperture F/8
Focal length 18mm

Attempting to capture some shooting stars and failing.

[mcflurry]

Taken with Nikon D5000 and kit lens 55mm
f5.6
1/125sec
12/12/10

Edited by mcflurry on Saturday 18th December 22:59

[MonzaEvo]

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 1/3200 sec
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 60 mm
ISO Speed 100
Taken on December 15, 2010 at 4.05pm

[kirsty-s2k]

Camera: Sony A230
Exposure: 1/30
Aperture: F/16
Focal Length: 160 mm
ISO Speed: 400
December 20th 15:54

[andy-xr]

Make - NIKON CORPORATION
Model - NIKON D700
Software - Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
DateTime - 2010:12:05 21:51:43
Filename - _7007083-Edit2lo.jpg
ExifOffset - 276
ExposureTime - 1/50 seconds
FNumber - 1.60
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExifVersion - 0221
DateTimeOriginal - 2010:12:04 16:30:30
DateTimeDigitized - 2010:12:04 16:30:30
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/50 seconds
ApertureValue - F 1.60
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
MaxApertureValue - F 1.41
SubjectDistance - 1.33 m
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
LightSource - Auto
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 50.00 mm
SubsecTimeOriginal - 92
SubsecTimeDigitized - 92

[dblack1]

Date taken: 10 Dec 2010
Exposure: 1/40s F/1.8 ISO 100
Focal length: 50mm
NO FLASH. The nativity scene was illuminated already.
To see what this looked like in person: Click here

[Lucas CAV]

Taken on December 17, 2010 at 9.47pm GMT
Exposure 10
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 29 mm
ISO Speed 100

[Dogsey]

London By Night 01 by dogsey, on Flickr

Taken on December 11, 2010 at 5.30pm GMT
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.6 secs
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 15 mm
ISO Speed 500
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
Taken Handheld

[joust]

Exif
Camera Sony DSC-S2000
Exposure: 1/6
Aperture: f/3.1
Focal Length: 6.2 mm
ISO Speed: 400
DateTime: 2010:12:20 21:06:45

[GlenMH]

I hope this is good enough! My first entry for one of these...



Camera: Nikon D90
Date 28th Dec
Focal length: 105mm
Aperture: f6.3
Exposure: 30 sec
Iso:1600

CPL fitted

The crater within the caldera of Kilauea Volcano, Big Island, Hawaii.

My Flickr

Edited by GlenMH on Tuesday 28th December 07:51

Edited by GlenMH on Tuesday 28th December 07:54