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Night shots -- Hints and Tips

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mortimer Premium account Joined: Jun 04 Points: 15075 Posts: 528 Posted: 2004-12-05 17:54:00    Hi GLOBO's There were some questions about Night shots around. I would try to give some hints and tips. To capture good night shots you need these items: - somewhere to put your camera on (preferably a tripod) - a camera that is capable of manual shutter speed setting - a camera with self timer function (or remote control wired/infrared) - a good view and interesting subject - manual focus setting I uploaded a series of night shots I did form Viktoria Peak Hong Kong to illustrate some points: http://www.globosapiens.net/mortimer/pictures_hong-kong_31.html Number 4 was about the first shot when I tried to create an interesting subject, the I noticed the platform that was in the lower left corner and turned the camera to avoid it. Number 3 the platform is no longer visible but the scene is not very interesting, it misses the building with the changing colors Number 1 has a good composition the building with the changing colors is just off the middle to the left, the scene looks pretty harmonical. But is slightly overexposed. Number 2 is just a bit better with the scene the building on the left side that is cut of in number 1 is not longer visible. Also the exposition seams better than number 1 Number 5 is the same picture as 2 but is digitally altered a bit. The overall apearance on my screen is a bit better than in 2. On my computer number 5 is, in my opinion, the best of all available pictures of this series. I think these pictures illustrate well that composing a picture takes some shots and critical judgment when taking a picture. I did about 12 shots on the same subject to get a good one. On some cameras you do have an automated function to take three shots in a row one with the measured av setting, one a little bit lower and the third one a little bit higher. When using this you should normally get at least one good shot. For thes pictures I used my Canon EOS 300, with 400 iso film. As base for the camera I used one of the big sturdy binoculars where you can put in a coin and get a closer look at the view, as I had no tripod with me. For the shutter speed I tried with something from 10 to 30 seconds. Anybody would like to add or comment? Martin Some points about digital photography: Use the lowest possible ISO setting in order to avoid too much noise on your pics Use long time values and make loads of shots to get a good one eventually Did I already say to use a Tripod?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ This Message was edited by: mortimer on 2006-01-09 08:00 ] --- Today is the first day of the rest of your life, enjoy it! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mortimer   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2005-02-12 21:04:00    hii martin this is a good help for me as i am facing some problem with night shots ravi --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2005-02-13 00:39:00    Im learning too. I noticed that with my (simple) digital camera that it does not even focus properly if theres not enough light! My 35mm compact camera was a disaster at night unless the subject was within 6 meters of the flash, city lights hardly succesfull. Ive been noting some spectacular pics at GLOBO for a while on this topic because there are so few of them, suppose because its so DIFFICULT to take them. Please post more experiences and samples here of night-shots, the ones ive found are: www.globosapiens.net/violet/picture-oele-17668.html www.globosapiens.net/fdevera/picture-the-gaylord-texan-resort-17253.html www.globosapiens.net/el2995/picture-singapores-boat-quay-at-night-324.html www.globosapiens.net/el2995/picture-rangoons-shwedagon-pagoda-at-night-341.html www.globosapiens.net/larspilo/picture-just-like-the-postcards-15641.html www.globosapiens.net/idip012/pictures-amsterdam-16493.html www.globosapiens.net/gloriajames/picture-fira-after-the-sun-sets-16803.html www.globosapiens.net/johnnye00/pictures-campeche-central-plaza-at-night-17561.html www.globosapiens.net/wolfgang/picture-hongkong-at-night-1914.html www.globosapiens.net/maehof/picture-sydney-at-night-13910.html www.globosapiens.net/xzorky/picture-nice-enlightened-pub-16551.html www.globosapiens.net/horourke/pictures-dublin-at-night-14897.html www.globosapiens.net/gloriajames/picture-fira-at-night-12984.html www.globosapiens.net/bineba/picture-city-panorama-by-night-11957.html www.globosapiens.net/andreas/picture-tsim-sha-tsui-at-night-2294.html www.globosapiens.net/suhadis/picture-flinders-street-station-10733.html www.globosapiens.net/madness/picture-a-nightshot-from-my-house-16534.html www.globosapiens.net/daizzy/picture-riding-in-a-rickshaw-17011.html www.globosapiens.net/sampeckham/picture-sydney-rush-hour-from-shopping-mall-bridge-8540.html www.globosapiens.net/oo_travel/picture-district-in-trade-street-12469.html www.globosapiens.net/britman/picture-chao-phraya-river-at-night-13687.html --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2005-02-13 08:55:00    hii, i am also facing some prob in night shots and slowly i am improving. few days back i have taken a night shot from top of my flat and i want to share it with both of you,though it is not yet rated. http://www.globosapiens.net/ravinderkumarsi/picture-roof-top-17794.html ravi --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi   rangutan Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 34752 Posts: 1044 Posted: 2006-01-11 06:22:00    I collected these over the last few months, those in the first list below I rated ***** and find increadible achievements in night photography. The last 4 in this list were rated ** or *** by others when I found them. Perhaps we can add notes to them and rate them correctly? www.globosapiens.net/lioness/picture-casa-batllo-18012.html www.globosapiens.net/gloriajames/picture-night-scene-at-cairo-18712.html www.globosapiens.net/mayaehrsam/pictures-mysore-palace-18898.html www.globosapiens.net/christianj./picture-niagara-falls-at-night...-22404.html www.globosapiens.net/dizzydean/picture-yarra-river-walk-23746.html www.globosapiens.net/nomad/picture-storm-over-st-michel-26900.html www.globosapiens.net/nomad/picture-monte-carlo-by-night-26902.html www.globosapiens.net/whereisliz/picture-cathedral-at-night-seville-spain-20900.html www.globosapiens.net/christianj./picture-time-square-at-night-22402.html www.globosapiens.net/plamenisko/picture-tokyo1-19059.html www.globosapiens.net/conwayjay/picture-duomo-in-florence-20932.html www.globosapiens.net/suhadis/picture-paris-from-the-top-of-eiffel-tower-22889.html www.globosapiens.net/plamenisko/picture-boueki4-19058.html www.globosapiens.net/janchan/picture-s.-maria-assunta-ariccia-rome-25223.html www.globosapiens.net/plamenisko/picture-boueki3-19057.html www.globosapiens.net/maehof/picture-darling-harbour-20167.html www.globosapiens.net/kanuman/picture-lincoln-memorial-washington-d.c.-24902.html www.globosapiens.net/gloriajames/picture-esplanade-20714.html www.globosapiens.net/keltis/picture-montpellier-park-22159.html What do members think of photography in the following list. I rated these **** hopefully correct? www.globosapiens.net/gloriajames/picture-eiffel-tower-26691.html www.globosapiens.net/plamenisko/picture-tokyo3-19061.html www.globosapiens.net/plamenisko/picture-bueki2-19056.html www.globosapiens.net/bear495/picture-view-from-pipila-19480.html www.globosapiens.net/polytrad/picture-san-francisco-the-city-hall-at-night-19590.html www.globosapiens.net/britman/picture-li-riverside-nightime-20219.html www.globosapiens.net/bineba/picture-southbank-at-night-23656.html www.globosapiens.de/marcel/picture-whats-the-time-24934.html www.globosapiens.de/marcel/bilder-karelsbrug-24933.html www.globosapiens.net/neon9nine/picture-the-seine-at-night...-26744.html www.globosapiens.net/zeca/picture-old-quebec-27784.html www.globosapiens.net/doltra/picture-jeronimos-monastery-in-belem-27990.html www.globosapiens.net/mamielle/picture-sydney-by-night-29142.html www.globosapiens.net/keltis/picture-agios-nikolaos-23686.html www.globosapiens.net/traveling_gal/picture-hotel-carlton-19781.html www.globosapiens.net/krdass/picture-al-ain-by-night-20116.html www.globosapiens.net/krdass/picture-on-the-way-to-hill-top-20120.html www.globosapiens.net/pottendorfer/picture-graz-the-beautiful-19221.html I love night photography perhaps because I love the night lights so much and the challenge of capturing the night atmosphere in a picture... Rudi [ This Message was edited by: rangutan on 2006-01-11 06:29 ] --- Rudolf "Rangutan" Graspointner Reply    Reply with quote    Contact rangutan   mortimer Premium account Joined: Jun 04 Points: 15075 Posts: 528 Posted: 2006-01-11 13:20:00    Rudi As always you do a enormous job looking all those pics up for us! A more efficient search function would help a lot with finding those pics... Thank you very much for helping improve the quality of images here :-) Have a great day Martin --- Today is the first day of the rest of your life, enjoy it! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact mortimer   madness Premium account Joined: Jan 05 Points: 6577 Posts: 52 Posted: 2006-01-11 19:04:00    hi, i ve these nightshots, trying to be better day by day:) http://www.globosapiens.net/madness/picture-golden-gate-at-night-23851.html http://www.globosapiens.net/madness/picture-radhus-building-16451.html http://www.globosapiens.net/madness/picture-the-basilica-cistern-22755.html http://www.globosapiens.net/madness/picture-a-night-view-from-besiktas-29005.html regards, --- Burak Reply    Reply with quote    Contact madness   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2006-01-12 07:48:00    one thing i learned here is,while taking the night shots,one should not hold camera with hands as its shakes,the pic are dame good when taken on stand --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi