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Prezwoodz

climber
Anchorage
Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 15, 2010 - 12:58pm PT
Ok so its not my first attempt but I have never really had a night photo that I liked! I recently purchased a 7d and put it to the night test and am really happy with the results! These are my tests and so hopefully I can get out and start making something great!





karodrinker

Trad climber
San Jose, CA
Dec 15, 2010 - 01:06pm PT
sweet.
WhiskeyToast

Social climber
Hawaii
Dec 15, 2010 - 03:31pm PT
Very cool. Share more when you take them.
Jingy

climber
Somewhere out there
Dec 15, 2010 - 03:42pm PT
Awesome!!!!

Glad you stopped to snap them shots!!

Cheers
ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber
Dec 15, 2010 - 03:56pm PT
Glad you stopped to snap them shots!!
You mean snaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap
Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
Dec 15, 2010 - 04:07pm PT
excellent! I like them all, perhaps the first (top) one best. The old rule of 1/3s
DonC

climber
CA
Dec 15, 2010 - 04:16pm PT
Prezwoodz - I like em. What were your settings/exposure time and what post processing did you do?
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 15, 2010 - 04:17pm PT
I really like the first one but the railing posts are distracting.
Damn this looks high

Trad climber
Temecula, CA
Dec 15, 2010 - 09:58pm PT
Truly awesome.
TrundleBum

Trad climber
Las Vegas
Dec 15, 2010 - 10:22pm PT


Nice images there Kelsey


Keep'm coming plz !

Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Dec 15, 2010 - 11:08pm PT
I like the first one too and agree with Reilly that the posts are distracting (if you're up for a little friendly critique...?).
They are really bright and my eyes keep coming back to them when they aren't really the focus point of the shot right?

I do like the hazy white aura looking section.
Maybe punch the whole thing out a bit too...
Wondering if you set it to B+W what it would look like...?

Have fun exploring and do post more when you feel the urge:-)

Cheers,
DD
Porkchop_express

Trad climber
Back in the Gunks for the winter
Dec 16, 2010 - 12:34am PT
east side underground

Trad climber
Hilton crk,ca
Dec 16, 2010 - 12:56am PT
Unreal!!!!!! keep em coming
Paul Martzen

Trad climber
Fresno
Dec 16, 2010 - 01:25am PT
I did not mind the posts as first, but with those other folks whining about them, it drew my attention and yeah the foreground could be improved. My suggestion is move the tripod forward so it is against that yellow reflector. That puts the railing beneath the camera and out of view. The water with its reflections becomes the foreground. The dramatic distant shoreline with streaking headlights becomes the midground.

I have also been experimenting with night shots and am amazed at how much the camera can see at night. Love digital when you can look at the result and change the exposure till you like what you see on the monitor.

http://paulmartzen.zenfolio.com/img/s7/v7/p106455489-3.jpg


Delhi Dog

climber
Good Question...
Dec 16, 2010 - 02:46am PT
Thanks Pate!
Very nice images...
Look forward to seeing more with the new camera.
Cheers,
DD
illusiondweller

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Dec 16, 2010 - 03:13am PT
Wow is right! That top one almost looks like a painting, especially with the "distracting" posts in the foreground. For me, the blurred stars seem to distract my eyes from focusing on what is in sharp focus, the "posts," although a cool effect.
illusiondweller

Trad climber
San Diego, CA
Dec 16, 2010 - 03:27am PT
Hard to follow those first pics but since we're on the subject...



Always loved this one of Horsetail Falls in Yosemite. Apparently a phenomenom that occurs at a certain time of the year...

Prezwoodz

climber
Anchorage
Topic Author's Reply - Dec 16, 2010 - 04:31am PT
Thanks for all the great replies everyone! I'll keep them coming for sure. Tonight we went out and replaced some bolts on the Seward Highway, it was about 5 degrees out there and completely dark so i am trying to think about how to integrate that in some time in the future!

I am always up to some friendly critique.

Most of these shots are around 5 minute exposures. I used my 18-200 lens with my aperture set as low as I can get it which is only about 3.0. The ISO I had at 200 to minimize noise.

I shot them all in the wrong White balance so they were very yellow when I took the picture. I brought them into photoshop and used color balance adding blue and cyan to the photo. I then used a few Totally Rad Actions which helped bring the black and darker sky out without actually dimming the photo. After that a little unsharp mask helped keep the photo crisp. Whoops..there goes all my secrets! ;)

As for the pole in the first one I suppose with all the comments on it I will have to let out my other secret. I never left the car. I put my tripod up outside the car and snapped photos with my trigger that I had in the window. It was somewhere around 0 degrees out there so the warm car was a bonus. My girlfriend had her camera on the other side of the vehicle so I got the side with the poles! Next time I'll set the shot up better knowing now that the camera does such a great job!

Thanks Pate for the linking!

BillO

Trad climber
Yachats, OR
Dec 16, 2010 - 10:50am PT
Nice shots Prezwoodz, really enjoy some good night photos. Keep em coming.
A few of my attempts.
Big Mike

Trad climber
BC
Dec 20, 2011 - 03:12pm PT
I love the posts! They give the photo a sense of reality and provide a stable border for the sky and the water.

They are still objects in a spinning, active world and give excelent contrast to the shot.

Can you acheive the same results with a shorter exposure? I think the stars would look cool that way too.

Here is one of my latest efforts, shot under a full moon but still pushing the limits of my rebel xt body and the stock 18-55mm lens. Shot at 800 iso, with a 30 second exposure.. Damn I need some new gear!

Mt Garibaldi

Edit: 3.5 av


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