Slow shutter speed...(a bit late) (C&C)

dazftw

Yea I took these a bit late for the competion but I thought I would share them anyways:rolleyes: ...

All 25sec exposures...

(1)


(2)


(3)

311

Great shots ,I like number two the most and then number three,
number one looks a little burnt at the foreground.

mike65

There's too much sky in the first two and there's a static human in the third (you should have shoo'ed him along!).

Mike.

dazftw

I dunno why but I like the bigs skys... and the static human was my friend... we were trying something getting him all sharp and traffic not... He couldnt hold still :eek: lol

Fajitas!

I quite like them!

Well done on your first long exposures turning out like that!

That cliff is great for photos. Climb the whole way to get to the golf course though, that's where it gets proper mad! The presentation area is great!

311

I'm not sure if flaring or ghosting is the right term ,but number 3 seems to have a lot. I found shooting at night with lights head on ,you need to remove the UV filter.
Don't get me wrong ,I like the shot ,I just thought I'd say.

mike65

DeafVision you could try the third shot again but this time get your mate to sit in the right corner foreground in a very still way.

Mike.

Fenster

I like #3, #1's and 2 could use some tweaking.

Fajitas!

mike65 wrote:

DeafVision you could try the third shot again but this time get your mate to sit in the right corner foreground in a very still way.

Mike.

*que noise of boy falling*

*splash*




Meant to say earlier... Times like those are perfect for playing with your white Balance!

dazftw

Heres one with my friend...!

Fionn

hey!!
pretty cool shots
night scenes are a challenge eh?

i haven't really got that far yet!! - sloww learner

anyway the one thing that i notice is the star shape from the lights...is there a way to turn that down a little?!!

dazftw

Yea I was going to ask that myself...!?

and the redness...!? Im guessing thats white balance?

andy1249

Correct me if Im wrong but the redness ( orangeness ) is the sodium lamps used in the city and kind of ruins most night shots.

I find it better to try and get shots where there are the least amount of these lights as possible.

mervifwdc

You can sort out that light if you shot raw by changing the white balance. If not, you can make it a black and white which also "hides" the problem.

Perhaps less exposure would have done the trick? It's really a matter of taste, but a little darker might be nice.

Also, if you watch carefully, red tail lights are more fun than white headlights! :-)

Merv.

Morlar

I liked the third one in particular - the 1st and 2nd have just enough sky imo - I think it makes them a bit more interesting to contrast the black sky with all the lights of the city below.

dazftw

Morlar wrote:

I liked the third one in particular - the 1st and 2nd have just enough sky imo - I think it makes them a bit more interesting to contrast the black sky with all the lights of the city below.

Yea I agree with you! Thanks for the comments people