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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.
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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.
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.
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 
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)
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)
JSS 911 said:
Went out the other night to have a go at this.Quite surprised at the results you can get so will keep practising over the winter months
Cool shots. Depending how you feel about PP it can make big difference to adjust in-camera settings for some really different effects, esp WB and sat levels - much more so than daytime shots IMO. There's a really active night photography scene in Portsmouth, you should come along to one of our Wednesday meets ( Portsmouth at Night on flickr )Edited to correct quoting
Edited by AndWhyNot on Friday 13th November 18:50
paul911 said:
Christmas lights - which town? And I'm sure I'm not alone in wondering which mount you're using...
Mounted on the roof of a Citroen C5 Tourer under Petersfield's Christmas lights.
Well-braced tripod in the footwell of an Audi A3 Convertible. Southsea has these lights all around the seafront throughout the summer season.
[quote=R&J]Scallop lit by full moon (60sec @ f4.0 100iso)
Portsmouth again, I was also asked to move on (30sec @ f4.6 100iso)
Ashdown Park Hotel (13sec @ f4)
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Good work throughout - no obvious signs of focus or white balance issues. I especially like the scallop and hotel ones. For your shot of HMS Warrior, there's no way I'd have moved on from there - who asked you? It's amongst Portsmouth's most photographed landmarks - and from pretty much this position, too - and I'm guessing it was only your tripod that made you stand out.
For WB shoot RAW and correct in post. Having said that, I tend to experiment in-camera and usually dial in a manual temp 3200k - 4000k. Sometimes that leaves me needing to correct my subject lighting on site.
To focus, use AF and look to the streetlight, sign or other bright area that's closest to the focal distance of your subject. A torch can be handy if it's fully dark. Knock the AF switch to manual before you open the shutter. If you're looking to produce star trails, follow the same advice but aim for the furthest away light source you can see - either that or the moon.
Portsmouth again, I was also asked to move on (30sec @ f4.6 100iso)
Ashdown Park Hotel (13sec @ f4)
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Good work throughout - no obvious signs of focus or white balance issues. I especially like the scallop and hotel ones. For your shot of HMS Warrior, there's no way I'd have moved on from there - who asked you? It's amongst Portsmouth's most photographed landmarks - and from pretty much this position, too - and I'm guessing it was only your tripod that made you stand out.
For WB shoot RAW and correct in post. Having said that, I tend to experiment in-camera and usually dial in a manual temp 3200k - 4000k. Sometimes that leaves me needing to correct my subject lighting on site.
To focus, use AF and look to the streetlight, sign or other bright area that's closest to the focal distance of your subject. A torch can be handy if it's fully dark. Knock the AF switch to manual before you open the shutter. If you're looking to produce star trails, follow the same advice but aim for the furthest away light source you can see - either that or the moon.
thatone1967 said:
AndWhyNot said:
Torquemada said:
AndWhyNot said:
thatone1967 said:
AndWhyNot said:
arej said:
Had a trip out in the cold this evening to get a startrails photo and this is what I managed before it got to cloudy (and cold!).
Brill Windmill Startrails by arejones, on Flickr
Oh yes, that'll do nicely. Hints of clouds are usually the star trailer's nemesis but it really brings some atmosphere to this. Cracking location and perspective.Brill Windmill Startrails by arejones, on Flickr
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