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Spanish Arch, Galway. Night Shot. C+C

  • 17-03-2009 3:03am
    #1
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭


    PP in photoshop includes removing glare due to dirt on lens ! (:mad:) + Sharpening Contrast. Taken with a kodak bridge camera on a 6 second shutter (thats the longest it will allow me :()

    Suggestions/comments/criticisms?

    8ECF87A0508B4431878186076D0D6C76-500.jpg


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  • #2
    Monasette
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭Monasette


    Hi,
    Nice shot - it looks like you have cranked the saturation a bit.
    Some suggestions/tips based on my own admittedly limited experience:-

    1) I try to "stop down" [i.e. set the aperture to f22 or the highest it will go] as much as possible - it seems to reduce flare and it gives a nice 'star effect' to lights [e.g. - http://johnsmyth.ie/blog/2008/09/22/147/]

    2) Try to avoid having street lights in the corner of an image (it's more likely to cause flare)

    3) When including the light-streaks of passing cars, try to get them moving diagonally across the image - also, backlights (red, orange) are more interesting that headlights (white). Try one of the 1 million roundabouts around Galway for 'swirling' tracks of light.

    4) Try taking pictures when the streets are wet - nicer reflections of light off the road (wet nights should not be an issue in Galway!)

    Good luck,
    John


  • #3
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭KylieWyley


    Hi, thanks for your feedback. I found it very helpful, especially considering this was my first attempt at night photography.
    I did notice (only afterwards) that having a lamp in the corner did give a lot of terrible glare that I had to photoshop out.

    Re: exposure and the moving lights, I have it set to the lowest it will go minus2 stops with f8.0. I assume I could get lower than this with a better quality camera..? I'm afraid that's all I can get out of this bridge. At least I'm pretty sure anyway.

    cheers! I must try a 'moist' day take at some stage :)


  • #4
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    reminds me of the one i took when i was in galway...
    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/3264709322_a5f817d210_b.jpg

    But i think you did a better job than me!!


  • #5
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭KylieWyley


    ah now, I wouldn't say that. yours has crystal clear clarity. j'aime aussi!

    Galways a great spot for photography, ain't it? :)


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