Recommended places to photograph at night

dinneenp

Hi,
I'm planning on taking some night time pictures around Galway.
Where would you recommend, besides:

• cathedral
• Monros pub
• the Docks
• Buildings over the water from the claddagh
• Outside of some pubs (Kings Head, Quay St etc).

I'll try Eyre Square but mightn't be good at night.
I decided to post here instead of photo forum as might get more answers here.
Thanks,
Pa.

snubbleste

Any branch of Supermacs at 1:52am

There is a full harvest moon next week and if clear skies occur, the landscape will be spectacular, you should go to hills on either side of town Ballybrit/Circular Road and snap away

Head The Wall

My bedroom, it's hard to get the action shots right using a timer

EI111

Blackrock...

magentas

wolf tone bridge from o'briens bridge

bridge mills

spanish arch (museum, townhouse)

kirwans lane

from the bailey on circular road is gorgeous at night

some shops/hotels that look pretty cool at night:
Radisson, G, Clayton, Born

dinneenp

Head The Wall wrote: »

My bedroom, it's hard to get the action shots right using a timer

Shouldn't that be quick shutter speed- maybe 1/100 of a second?

Zzippy

Head The Wall wrote: »

My bedroom, it's hard to get the action shots right using a timer

You should get yourself a tripod mate, its probably too difficult trying to hold the camera with one hand...

dinneenp

Zzippy wrote: »

You should get yourself a tripod mate, its probably too difficult trying to hold the camera with one hand...

Maybe a monopod; at least with that you can stick it where the sun don't shine...not that that's my sort of thing.

Walk along the canals. The view from the canals across to the Bridge Mills is quite nice.

dinneenp

magentas wrote: »

from the bailey on circular road is gorgeous at night

Where exactly is that? Is it an estate and you mean the view over the city?

Ficheall

Zzippy wrote: »

You should get yourself a tripod mate, its probably too difficult trying to hold the camera with one hand...

And a camera with a high shutter speed.

ErnieBert

Grattan Road ... 300 to 400 meters from the junction with The Prom. On a calm night with the tide in, it's wonderful . Salthill in the background and the moon bouncing of the water created beautiful shots.

Also, go up the Dyke Road anywhere between the Black Box Theatre and Terryland Park Stadium. The riverbank with the city in the background is wonderful.

yermanoffthetv

ErnieBert wrote: »

Grattan Road ... 300 to 400 meters from the junction with The Prom. On a calm night with the tide in, it's wonderful . Salthill in the background and the moon bouncing of the water created beautiful shots.

Also, go up the Dyke Road anywhere between the Black Box Theatre and Terryland Park Stadium. The riverbank with the city in the background is wonderful.

Alternatively go up on the bridge and shoot the new engineering building/rest of the campus. They have the lights on at night and its quite nice.

+1 The Spanish arch would be great but dont leave it too late or itll be full of the buckfast brigade.

Far side of Lough Atalia overlooking the rail bridge/apartments

Hotwheels

Down around the Docks at night would be good, lots of shadows..

I presume you'll use something that works well in low light, have a
50mm 1.4 and its excellent in low light

Don't forget to post a few pictures

DonnieScribbles

The night time view of Salthill and of the city centre from out on the Mutton Island causeway is pretty nice. I got some half decent night shots out there. Probably only on a still night though! Wind might be somewhat of a nuisance :P The swamp is also good when the moon is out.

muppetkiller

The docks just as the Dawn sun is begining to yawn across the water..
Also Quay Street at about 5 am when there's maybe one or two wobblers still attempting to get home