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 Senseriffic
      
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
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< on 10/23/2007 4:20 PM >
|  | | | I've developed a sick facination with night shots... I HATE exploring at night but sometimes it just works out that way.... the composition isnt the best on these (camera doesnt really have a good viewfinder... as its digital and sucks bad.. who the hell even thought of doing that... ugh!!!) However I need some pointers!!!!!!!
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The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
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antyhero
Location: Louisville, KY
Gender: Male
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 1 on 10/23/2007 4:31 PM >
| | | | I'm learning to shoot at night as well, so I don't really have any pointers. Just wanted to say that 4 looks great
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Bones
Location: st.paul, minnesota
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 2 on 10/23/2007 4:43 PM >
| | | | most of them seem to be a little out of focus.
1-3 all seem a little blurry, but the exposures look fine.
4. is great
5 - out of focus. cool concept though.
6 and 7 - not very interesting, exposure is good though. 7 is a little grainy.
8 is too dark
9 - crazy color, the orange throws me off
10 is too dark.
Overall its a good start.
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shellyl
 
Location: Lenoir NC
Gender: Female
I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 3 on 10/23/2007 4:47 PM >
| | | | Posted by antyhero
I'm learning to shoot at night as well, so I don't really have any pointers. Just wanted to say that 4 looks great
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I have to echo antyhero here. I am also still eeking my way through night shots. When I scrolled past 4 I had to back up and look again.
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 4 on 10/23/2007 5:10 PM >
| | | | Im not sure whats up with them being blurry... I used a tripod... (I need a new one, it is TOO light which might explain the blurriness wind and whatnot)
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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pezking4
Location: Raleigh, NC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 5 on 10/23/2007 5:18 PM >
| | | | How long were the exposures typically? Maybe you are getting some blurring just from the shutter button. I have had that problem plenty of times. Now anything under 30 seconds and I set the camera on a timer so I can step away and not touch the camera or the tripod.
edit: sp
[last edit 10/23/2007 5:18 PM by pezking4 - edited 1 times]
I become capability. I become the horror. What we know we can become only in our heart of darkness. It's my gift. It's my curse. |
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nutekk
Location: Central NJ
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 6 on 10/23/2007 7:48 PM >
| | | | i guess this means i'm gonna have to take you out soon for some night shots ?
cheers !
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Senseriffic
Location: Elizabeth, NJ
I am drowning in a digital sea
| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 7 on 10/23/2007 9:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by nutekk
i guess this means i'm gonna have to take you out soon for some night shots ?
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Duh, I have been saying that.... theres a wicked place right by my house (where I took the lightening shots)
30 seconds is max on this camera (another annoyance...)
The blind lead the blind into bottomless pits,
Still we smile and deny that we're cursed.
But of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst. |
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pezking4
Location: Raleigh, NC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 8 on 10/23/2007 9:33 PM >
| | | | no BULB setting on your camera?
I become capability. I become the horror. What we know we can become only in our heart of darkness. It's my gift. It's my curse. |
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Steed
Location: Edmonton/Seoul
Gender: Male
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| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 9 on 10/24/2007 3:30 AM >
| | | | Posted by pezking4
How long were the exposures typically? Maybe you are getting some blurring just from the shutter button. I have had that problem plenty of times. Now anything under 30 seconds and I set the camera on a timer so I can step away and not touch the camera or the tripod.
edit: sp
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I found a very easy, cheap way to get by that on the fly without a shutter release cable. Focus the shot, then cover the lens with your hand, depress the shutter (jostling the camera slightly) and then remove your hand.
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Gordon Bombay
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.
Gender: Male
Queen City Disco
| | | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 10 on 1/12/2008 8:30 AM >
| | | | I love the 4th photo (technically the first since the first 3 links are broken) of the cooling towers. Is that from a nuclear plant?
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Tofer
Location: Washington or Oregon
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 11 on 1/12/2008 9:23 AM >
| | | | I too love night photos!!
* set white balance to inncodecent (sp?) it will make it less orange/red
* use a remote or the timer feature. you pushing the button will cause the camera to shake and blur.
* use a tripod whenever possible.
* sometimes longer is better 
* it takes practice, but you'll sooner or later learn to know how long of an exposure is needed depending on the light.
* have fun!
many more found on my site. http://photography.eakland.net
let me know if you want any more pointers.
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don cornelius
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Location: Your asshole.
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| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 12 on 1/12/2008 6:37 PM >
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IrIsHmOm
Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA
Gender: Female
I'll kill your face...
| | | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 13 on 1/15/2008 6:37 PM >
| | | | 4... is absolutely SICK AS HELL! That's a great shot! awesome color, composition... definitely the best of the set! Keep it up!
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yumology
Location: Arizona
Gender: Male
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 14 on 1/15/2008 6:57 PM >
| | | | oh. i always like a good night shot. i have to agree with everyone. i like 4 the most too.
you might want to check out the photos at http://lostamerica.com/
that guys been a big inspiration to my night photography.
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desmet
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
| | | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 15 on 1/15/2008 8:49 PM >
| | | | 1 is cool, but maybe zoom in a bit more. Fill the frame.
Oops, sorry, I mean 4...the first three images are broken.
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Mickael
Moderator
Location: Canada
Gender: Male
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 16 on 1/15/2008 9:25 PM >
| | | | I like night/low light photography too.
Sometimes when the picture doesn't look that good, you can convert it to black and white. It does wonders.
Also, applying a blue filter to the picture helps to remove some of the star-shaped light around light source.
i.e: Original picture:
Blue filter + Black and white + Sepia tone:
Sepia tone also help to give a different feeling to a picture
Original:
Black and white + Sepia tone
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MHInc
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Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 17 on 1/15/2008 11:53 PM >
| | | | Posted by Senseriffic
Im not sure whats up with them being blurry... I used a tripod... (I need a new one, it is TOO light which might explain the blurriness wind and whatnot)
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What is your ISO set at?
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Lord
above and beyond
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 18 on 1/16/2008 1:26 AM >
| | | | Posted by Tofer
I too love night photos!!
* set white balance to inncodecent (sp?) it will make it less orange/red
* use a remote or the timer feature. you pushing the button will cause the camera to shake and blur.
* use a tripod whenever possible.
* sometimes longer is better
* it takes practice, but you'll sooner or later learn to know how long of an exposure is needed depending on the light.
* have fun!
let me know if you want any more pointers.
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another neat trick for long exposures is to let the flash go off so that the flash superimposes 1 second or so of whatever it hits onto the image..
makes a neat effect!
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bluegrassishh
Location: western mass
Gender: Female
| | Re: Night shots
<Reply # 19 on 1/16/2008 12:08 PM >
| | | | 1-3 aren't showing up.
4 - holy smokes! (haha, couldn't help it) I like it, though i'd crop out that green light thing near the bottom right corner.
5 - out of focus
6 - i like how the silhouettes of the trees are subtly framing the city. subtlety of anything is underrated, if you ask me.
7 - i agree with Bones, it's a little grainy
8 - a bit underexposed and somewhat blurry
9 - the orangeness is too intense, it distracts from everything else in and about the photo
10 - sweet reflections on the windows
for focusing in the dark, don't trust autofocus, do it manually. shine a flashlight or something (if you're close enough) on the subject if you need more light to focus.
the self-timer is also quite helpful if (1) the tripod you're using happens to be slightly wobbly for whatever reason (if it's broken/damaged, missing a rubber foot, of the cheaper variety, if your camera is too heavy for it, if it has a mind of its own, etc.), and/or (2) if the tripod isn't on a flat & steady surface. if you set the self-timer and press the shutter button, the wobbling tripod will somewhat steady itself during the time between shutter button and open shutter. it's not guaranteed, but it has worked for me in the past.
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