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Brittania nocturnal surreality
Posted:
Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:12 pmby dooda
About 7 minute exposure (my longest ever)
F8 (kit lens)
Brittania
Cropped and WB adjusted in Photoshop
Adjusted tint slightly. Critique and comment welcome.
I was shooting something else when I noticed this trickle of light.
Posted:
Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:16 pmby SteveGriffin
Fantastic result! Is it using auto exposure or did you take a punt on the exposure time???
Posted:
Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:28 pmby dooda
Hello Steve,
I don't believe I've yet had the pleasure. Welcome to these wonderful forums.
I took a punt. The viewfinder was completely black so I guessed on composition as well (barely a trickle of light). Basically I played brick breaker on my cell phone until I felt like it had enough time. I decided that if I didn't catch it right I'd go as it was getting late. I'll post the picture of the factory where the light came from.
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Sun Apr 10, 2005 8:33 pmby jethro
freaky shot well composed well shot great exposure. fine job1
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Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:04 amby -=Monty=-
Really nice photo! It is kinda spooky.
Looks like a computer game
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:34 amby dooda
Thanks for the comments. Here's where the light was coming from.
This pic is pretty good I think, but doesn't hold a candle (pun intended) to my nocturnal shack shot above.
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:02 amby flipfrog
now that is some kool 'natural' lighting
great shot...is it possible to up the levels a tad tho? or does it take away from the pic?
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:16 amby sirhc55
Dave - for all the guesses - a winner
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Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:45 amby Glen
Dave, fantastic, like the calculation of exposure time - just play brick breaker till you are bored
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Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:04 amby Manta
Masterful work Dooda. Now I have mobile phone game lust to go with my lens lust.
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:58 amby dooda
Dee,
I was fairly conservative about levels as it really boosts the shack while only affecting it's environment minimally, giving it a supernatural effect (not that it's wrong, but I generally wait a little while before making too drastic of a change). Does it look too dark on your computer?
I'm also careful because the noise is fairly pronounced the more lighth I give it. Remarkably though the finished version is not much different from the original.
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Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:58 amby meicw
Excellent, Dooda. Very atmospheric. The hut is in exactly the right position.
Regards
Meicw
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:19 pmby NetMagi
I really like this shot a lot. What an incredible guess on the composure AND exposure, because they're both dead-on.
very well done. .
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:02 pmby KerryPierce
I like this shot a great deal, Dave. Very nice.
Posted:
Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:07 pmby Neeper
I think it's absolutely beautiful! Wow!! Can you say POTW???
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Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:44 pmby mic
A typical Australian saying Dooda : Bloody Brilliant
I would be proud to hang this one on my wall.
Well done.
Mic.