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digital_me
     
location:
Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
 |  |  | First try at night photography
< on 8/20/2007 2:33 AM >
|  | | | At the sugar mill in Longmont Colorado.
Camera: Canon PowerShot A530
10" | f/2.6
6" | f/2.6
15" | f/2.6
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zmuh11
location:
St. Louis
Gender: Male
| | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 1 on 8/20/2007 4:40 PM >
| | | | I like the first one the better.
I would try bringing the F-Stop up, or technically down, to 7.1 or 8 so you can get longer exposures and see what you can come up with, like movement in the clouds maybe?
Although this looks like a pretty lit up area.
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desmet
 
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
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<Reply # 2 on 8/20/2007 7:35 PM >
| | | | The first one is VERY good except for the top of the smokestack, which should be in the shot. I would NOT bump up the ap because you are getting a fantastic amount of noise due to the camera you are using. I would use large aps like you did and try to minimize exposure time to try and keep the noise down.
Very very good job for a first attempt. That first shot is great, the second one not so much, and the third is very good. Work on the comp a bit, and learn about white balance. You're totally on the right track.
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secretdestroyers
location:
Baltimore
Gender: Male
| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 3 on 8/25/2007 10:36 AM >
| | | | i like them. as desmet said you should get the top of the tower in the shot. it's really close right now.
i was just there last weekend. have you ventured inside?
F this I"m going exploring! |
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Steed
location:
Edmonton/Seoul
Gender: Male
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| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 4 on 8/25/2007 2:55 PM >
| | | | What causes the noise? Is it the camera or the film speed?
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digital_me
location:
Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 5 on 8/25/2007 3:00 PM >
| | | | Posted by racetraitor
What causes the noise? Is it the camera or the film speed?
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The camera. I was shooting on a friend's not so good Canon PowerShot, which doesn't have a very good image sensor compared to nicer (read: more expensive) cameras.
Posted by secretdestroyers
i was just there last weekend. have you ventured inside?
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We were about to go in, when a whole bunch of clueless people showed up and we decided we would take a pass for right then. Gonna go back out sometime next month though.
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cwestcivic5
location:
Michigan
Gender: Male
| | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 6 on 8/25/2007 8:32 PM >
| | | | im curious to how you set up the camera for night photography and got such clarity without over exposing and blowing out the picture.
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digital_me
location:
Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 7 on 8/25/2007 8:42 PM >
| | | | Posted by cwestcivic5
im curious to how you set up the camera for night photography and got such clarity without over exposing and blowing out the picture.
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Step 1: Set exposure time to something like 15".
Step 2: Is that picture over exposed? If so, reduce exposure time.
Step 3: Lather, rinse, repeat.
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cwestcivic5
location:
Michigan
Gender: Male
| | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 8 on 8/26/2007 1:06 AM >
| | | | on my dsc-t1 i can only adjust exposures by "EV." i also get an iso number, F(with a number here).
how does the '' thing work?
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digital_me
location:
Colorado
Gender: Male
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 9 on 8/26/2007 1:22 AM >
| | | | Posted by cwestcivic5
on my dsc-t1 i can only adjust exposures by "EV." i also get an iso number, F(with a number here).
how does the '' thing work?
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Look in your camera manual, it really depends on what kind of camera you have. The two I use (from the same company!) have two completely different methods. You probably want manual mode though.
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hyphen
location:
Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 10 on 9/2/2007 2:59 PM >
| | | | Although it may be taboo to suggest an automatic function, I've gotten good results on night shots using shutter priority mode. You can set the desired shutter speed and the camera will calculate (based on available light) how wide the aperture should be. It's not always perfect of course, but it might be a good place to start if your camera has that option. It's often called Tv or something similar.
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MHInc
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location:
Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
Gender: Male
| | | Re: First try at night photography
<Reply # 11 on 9/2/2007 3:04 PM >
| | | | Loving the first one!
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