first night shots

[lightsanddesign]

here is the first decent nights shots i have taken

C & C always welcome

Queensland Magnesium


Full Moon

[bevanbraves]

Ramdom thoughts for what they're worth. I like night time shots.

Shot 1.
The light on the right is too dominant. It draws my attention and when i get there its maybe not overblown, but is a big tungstan blob (as opposed to maybe a star effect).

Buildings on the left are nicely lit. Building in the centre/rhs looks a little grainy (?), not as clear, but maybe it has different lighting (orange vs white).

I'm not sure what you were after in the shot. Its some buildings lit at night. For me theres no obviouse "attraction". I've done this as well though, mainly playing with shutter speeds and apperture to see how to make things darker or lighter.


Shot 2
Much better view. Hill, sea, clouds (big tick), foreground mound (another big tick) and a moving car. A full picture huh?

First thing i noticed was the clouds. Given longer exposure at night the clouds can sometimes move and either get blurred or take on a nice blurred effect.

I like hte different levels in this one. Hill at the back, clouds, sea, foreground mound in green, even puddle of water inside the sand bar where high tide used to be. It took me a third look to see the car. Its good having movement in night pics because its something you cant always do during the day. the car lights are a little blown out and the street lights a little bright also. But great idea, great shot, maybe a slightly shorter exposure would have been better.

Especially if this is your first night time shots or just getting into it, i like allot of whats in shot 2.

[Zzapped]

Your signatures completely overpower anything you are trying to do with those shots, get rid of it

Cheers

Z

[Lardman]

I like shot #2. Has a really nice contrast to it... Natural vs artifical of sorts..

[lightsanddesign]

I cropped the light out of the photo, i do agree was a dominant subject in the photo. i suppose the lighting on the building is a little different for those that havent experienced mines before. they seem to overlight everything, and have a very random placement of tungsten and metal halide lights.

what i was going for in this shot and i suppose it is hard to understand as such if your not from around central queensland. is its the life blood of us.. they do look quite impressive at night compared to these big ugly structures during the day.



was a nice full moon that night, gave really nice contrast when looking across, the street lights gave the real definition between the bright clouds and the darkness across the hills.

the car was a pure accident, i didnt actually realise that was in the shot till i got home and had a look.. and yeah i just have to play around with shutter speeds but getting there. and yes those were my first night shots, only have had for Nikon D40 for about 3 - 4 weeks now..

signature small for you Zzapped

Originally Posted by bevanbraves

Ramdom thoughts for what they're worth. I like night time shots.

Shot 1.
The light on the right is too dominant. It draws my attention and when i get there its maybe not overblown, but is a big tungstan blob (as opposed to maybe a star effect).

Buildings on the left are nicely lit. Building in the centre/rhs looks a little grainy (?), not as clear, but maybe it has different lighting (orange vs white).

I'm not sure what you were after in the shot. Its some buildings lit at night. For me theres no obviouse "attraction". I've done this as well though, mainly playing with shutter speeds and apperture to see how to make things darker or lighter.


Shot 2
Much better view. Hill, sea, clouds (big tick), foreground mound (another big tick) and a moving car. A full picture huh?

First thing i noticed was the clouds. Given longer exposure at night the clouds can sometimes move and either get blurred or take on a nice blurred effect.

I like hte different levels in this one. Hill at the back, clouds, sea, foreground mound in green, even puddle of water inside the sand bar where high tide used to be. It took me a third look to see the car. Its good having movement in night pics because its something you cant always do during the day. the car lights are a little blown out and the street lights a little bright also. But great idea, great shot, maybe a slightly shorter exposure would have been better.

Especially if this is your first night time shots or just getting into it, i like allot of whats in shot 2.

[thedriver]

I'm no photographer but I agree with bevanbraves about shot number 2. It's got a lot of really good elements.
I like the clouds as they are, there's a graininess to them that suggests movement.
I really like this pic.

As Zzapped said your sig was way too big.
I'd even consider moving it out of the picture and into the black border, although you might be using it to watermark your work. It would certainly have more impact inside the black border and would always be legible regardless of the colours in the picture.

Pic 1 doesn't feel imposing enough or impressive enough for what your trying to capture. I personally feel it might be better taken closer to the subject, looking up at a sharper angle and filling more of the frame.