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well , i'm into night photography and i want to learn more and to learn to get the best from my little panny the fz8 so i thought that we could share our night shots so we could learn more from each other ..
here is my share





and i want to ask question .. do you think your point and shoot restrict you from taking some night shots ? do you think an entry level dslr can do better from what you have ? or it just depends on you

P.s : and you can view my Night photgraphy's gallery here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohamed-kazzaz/sets/72157623106965661/
and sorry for my bad english
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Kazzaz said:
well , i'm into night photography and i want to learn more and to learn to get the best from my little panny the fz8 so i thought that we could share our night shots so we could learn more from each other ..
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Here's some of my attempts at night photography , including tips and techniques many of which apply to your camera (and many other models) as well:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirepapa/sets/72157622447841320/

Hope you'll find them interesting, inspiring and, above all, useful .
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See my Lumix ZS3 (TZ7) pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirepapa/

 
Nice composition Kazzaz! :D The things I have learnt for night shooting with a small sensor camera are:

1. Manual white balance, even with a piece of white paper.

2. Force the camera to do a dark frame subtraction by using a shutter speed over say 3 seconds.

Guess this all means using a tripod as well. Stacking at least 2 images helps too.

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With my Panny, I use a small tripod and the 2 second self-timer for the best IQ (you minimize vibration with timer). ISO 80 or 100 at f/4 or f/4.5 in Aperture Priority. EV compensation at "0" or "+1/3".

White balance set to Tungsten or Auto. STD Film. Seems like the Panasonics are quite capable of shooting at night with good technique.

My night photography work (Nikon D300 and LX3/LX5):
http://photos.dezmix.com/night

.....and September 11 post with LX5:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=36297332
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=36302629
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=36372198
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Dez

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Welcome back Mohamed. We've missed your shots on the forum. Thankfully I keep up with your shots on Flickr.

I only do macros at night of animals that are nocturnal, so can't offer much advice for the typical night shot. I've always admired the night shots from Dez, so I would follow his tips. Trensamiro does some very nice night shots with his TZ7.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=36697259

Here's my nature by night set on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cledry/sets/72157622734155003/
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I hope all is well with you, Mohamed. It's great to hear from you. I don't do a lot of night photography, so my advice is very limited. I guess my number one technique (if you can call it that), is using a tripod or some other steady structure for the camera. When choosing between shutter speed and ISO, I opt for the slower shutter speed and hope for the least amount of blur, unless I am going for that effect (which I do like about night shots) like the one below from New Orleans. I think if shot a lot at night, I would probably use my LX3, dynamic black and white mode, and crank up the ISO for that grainy film photography look. In fact, that would be fun to experiment with. Thanks for bringing up the topic.
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A selection of night shots, also all taken with the FZ8, straight from the camera.

Like others have said I find a tripod or a trusty wall a must, also as DezM says using the 2 sec tripod avoids any vibration.

There are many photographers on here much more skilled and knowledgeable than I, with regards to settings and techniques. Personally, I've found the in built night scene mode gives reasonable results!











































 
Loved your Night Photo's Gallery.

Particularly the moon and beach at night shots.

I've never had much luck capturing the stars and the night sky, mind you here in London, we rarely get a night sky clear enough to practise on!!

Hammer
 
Great thread, who doesn't love night photography :-)











 
kernow said:
Trensamiro does some very nice night shots with his TZ7.

http://forums.dpreview.com/...forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=36697259
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Thanks for the plug, kernow , way to go ! ... :D
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Hammer2002 said:
Really interesting Gallery, Trensamiro.
Many useful tips there, you've given me much food for thought.
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Thanks for your appreciation, Hammer2002 , and I'm truly glad you find my tips useful, now it's just a matter of putting them to good use.

Here's a couple of previously unpublished night pics to further illustrate the point:
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ZS3 (TZ7) @ 25 mm, F3.3, 15 seconds, ISO 80 , no PP:



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ZS3 (TZ7) @ 60 mm, F3.9, 1/2 sec., ISO 80 , handheld, no PP:



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See my Lumix ZS3 (TZ7) pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirepapa/

 
its great inspiration for me to get more into that with FZ35. Few tricks and you can do amazing job! Wow. Jarka
 
Kazzaz said:
and i want to ask question .. do you think your point and shoot restrict you from taking some night shots ? do you think an entry level dslr can do better from what you have ? or it just depends on you
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Hi Mohamed,

It's great to see you back here. It's been a while. I think you are one of the most talented photographers who post on this forum. You have gotten more out of that little FZ8 than most of us FZ users here. I am really impressed with the quality of your FZ8 night shots. It's a tough call as far as an entry level DSLR vs the FZ8 for you. In most instances, I would recommend the DSLR.........but you aren't most cases! You're so talented and have squeezed every bit of capability that the little FZ8 has out of it.....with excellent results I may add. It does make me wonder though if you were to shoot with an entry level DSLR, how much more your photography would improve, if any. In most cases, it's the photographer, not the gear. However, I really would love to see what you could do with a DSLR.
Kazzaz said:
P.s : and you can view my Night photgraphy's gallery here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohamed-kazzaz/sets/72157623106965661/
and sorry for my bad english
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Your English is just fine!!!! :-)
Kazzaz said:
My flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohamed-kazzaz/
Panasonic Lumix Fz-8

'Never forget that all the great photographs in history were made with more primitive camera equipment than you currently own.'
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Train station, Morgan Hill, California. Panasonic TZ-1, hand held.



MAin Street (Monterey Rd.) Morgan Hill. TZ-1 handheld.



Dancing, Kirigin Winery, Gilroy, California (yes, flash) TZ3, I think.



The one with flash has the most "dreaded noise" ;)

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