My First Night Shot - Please Post Yours!

[j97531]

To All,

Below is my first night shot taken with my K100D-S and beloved SMC-A 50mm F2 lens. I am quite new to photography and would love to hear some advice for improvements if you have the time to share.

Your Thoughts and favorite night shots?



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Matt
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[JelleNL]

Hey Matt!

Nice shot! I love the colors!
The shot might get even stronger if you crop the empty top off. Make it a pano.

Here's one of mine. Taken with the DS a couple of years ago in Gothenburg Sweden while on vacation there.



JelleNL

 

[lnestrud]

Night shots are loads of fun! This was taken a couple of weeks ago a few blocks from my house in City Park in Denver. Not perfect - but I'm still a novice at this.
K10D + Tamron 18-250

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/2367395725_00c5ed0faa.jpg



Lon

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[asmdpr]

Nice shot - very sharp. Did you use a tripod and an effects fiiter for the light points?

Here are a couple of mine.

Chicago, IL

http://picasaweb.google.com/McMullans/2006_1219/photo?authkey=ZaHjHJosl8I#5050343748144304002 ">

Cancun, MX

http://picasaweb.google.com/McMullans/CancunMexicoMarch08/photo?authkey=v1nVERur1Gs#5182593554325027970 ">

 

[j97531]

Cropped Version



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Matt
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[j97531]

JelleNL: Very nice shot and thank you for sharing. I have posted a cropped version, you helped to confirm my opinion that it is better compositionally that way! Thank you and beautiful picture!
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Matt
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[j97531]

Lon,

Thank you and lovely picture! I really like the cloudy sky, its hard to put my finger on as to why!
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Matt
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[adrian4765]

The crop definitely helps.

Here's a few from when I lived in Tokyo:







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[j97531]

admdpr:

Very nice pictures. I really like your Chicago picture, city skylines have a sort of sweet spot for me! As for the technical details of my picture, it was shot as ISO 200 @ F8.0 with a 6 sec exposure. Shake Reduction was on and I stabilized it with my hand on top of the balcony railing. I believe the starburst effect you are seeing is light "seepage" around the aperture blades. I suspect from counting that there are 6 blades in the A50 2.0 (I'll check on this later and get back with you.) I have seen similar effects from my fathers telescope from the "spider" that holds the secondary mirror (4 legs = 4 arms of "starburst"). My physics background is a little weak in the optics department, anyone else have an explanation?
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Matt
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[OzSavage]

Not a bad first effort.

My only advise is to try again when there is still a little light in the sky to get some colour in it.

Here is my current favourite night shot



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[j97531]

Very nice dave,

Thanks a lot for the feedback. Judging from the star-trails, 15 minute exposure?

I will definitely keep that in mind, lovely photos you have in the PPG. My goal is to get a single photo in the gallery before I lose interest in photography! What lens did you use for that shot? It sure looks like it was shot with a prime!

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Matt
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[wima127]

Mine:





Moriz

 

[Steven Lam]

From Honolulu, Hawaii during my business trips:



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Steven

K100d, Tamron 17-50(pending delivery), FA77 silver, Kekno 1.5xTC, Metz 48, Domke F-5Xb,
DA21 (Sold), Tamron 28-75 (Sold), Nikon SB-20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slam1222/sets/72157602293919893/detail/

 

[trilou]

Good job to all the previous posters, here's mine:



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Trina
Ontario, Canada

 

[tsf74]

Dont know how you all do it. I have tried and tried and my night shots stink.
I have a tripod, remote control, filters etc....still suck.

How you got such a nice shot on the FIRST TIME is amazing. Good job.

Would be great if you all posted the details on those photos...especially shutter speed.

 

[IndianaDinos]

Hello,

Really like the colours of your picture ...

Here's mine, with a Pentax-A 50 f/1.7 at 1/4" hands-free (thanks Pentax for the great SR)



Best regards

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[wima127]

Ooppss, I didn't read it correctly. If it should be my first shot(s), I guess they would be:





moriz

 

[jim yeats]

To All,

Below is my first night shot taken with my K100D-S and beloved SMC-A
50mm F2 lens. I am quite new to photography and would love to hear
some advice for improvements if you have the time to share.

Your Thoughts and favorite night shots?



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Hey Matt,
I live in Galveston. I have been at that spot many times.

 

[Uloo]

Have you tried the "Bulb" setting "B" on the top dial.
Use a tripod a remote release and hold the shutter open as long as needed.
Just experiment....
You will get the hang of it.

 

[Uloo]

My first one but not with a pentax. with panasonic FZ7
Georgetown Kentucky



My first one with the K100d.
while camping ,



http://www.pbase.com/uloo/colors_of_the_night