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Offline DaveR

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Night Photography
« on: September 08, 2010, 11:44:04 am »
NIght Photography has always been an interest of mine, here's a few photos of the local area at night:


Llandudno by night by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Marie et Cie by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Fountains by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Cafe Express by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Winter Wonderland by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Anyone for Guinness? by SnakeCorp, on Flickr


Offline Ian

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2010, 12:01:08 pm »
Tripod? Or very steady hands?
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

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Offline DaveR

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2010, 12:27:45 pm »
Tripod? Or very steady hands?
;D Very steady hands and breathing in whilst taking the shot! Either that or balance the camera on a wall, railing etc, With my new D700, it handles ISO up to 6400 with practically no noise, so will be invaluable for the next round of night photos. I also have the Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens, which is ideally suited for low light work.

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2010, 01:11:11 pm »
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Very steady hands and breathing in

I'm seriously impressed.  Those shots are sharp.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2010, 01:12:01 pm »
You're reinvigorating my desire to get the Canon D7, now. 
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2010, 01:50:38 pm »
You're reinvigorating my desire to get the Canon D7, now. 
Why not splash out and get a decent camera like a Nikon?  _))*

Offline Ian

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2010, 02:02:45 pm »
Now how did I know you were going to say that?  :Scot:
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes.

Offline Paddy

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2010, 06:24:32 pm »
Excellent pics Dave.

Offline DaveR

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2010, 09:20:08 pm »
Cheers, mate! Being honest, it takes me about 20 shots at night to get one decent one.  :-[

Offline Paddy

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2010, 10:22:03 pm »
I used to dabble a bit myself before the digital age. Mostly B&W though because I could D&P it myself instead of sending it off to Truprint and waiting a week!

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2010, 10:38:54 pm »
Ohh, Dave...those images are fabulous.
On holiday and suchlike I always try and get some night shots with my £120 point and shoot jobbie,  but they are always blurred and disappointing.
I've just arrived home after an evening out and those pictures make me want to got back into town again!

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Offline Trojan

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2010, 03:30:30 am »
Excellent shots Dave.   ;)
« Last Edit: September 09, 2010, 03:32:13 am by Trojan »

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2010, 06:07:04 pm »
They are fantastic photos Dave,  I'm like Fester and my camera is always set on auto for a point and shoot and the results are sometimes disappointing.

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2010, 08:54:26 pm »
With point and and shoot cameras, it is possible to decent night shots but its certainly a lot trickier! Best thing is to try and get the Auto Focus to lock on a source of light somewhere in the scene you are taking the photo of. Without that, the Auto Focus cant operate and you'll get out of focus images. Also a good idea to try and balance the camera on a wall, litter bin, railing etc as the camera will knock the shutter speed right down due to the low light, again making hand held shots very likely to be blurred.

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Re: Night Photography
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2010, 01:28:16 pm »
Just looking through the tele mag and see there is a programme on Channel 5 at 7-30 tonight about photography it`s in 6 parts. Just thought it may be of some interest to Dave R or Hugo.