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First Image ... First time nite shot
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:52 amby gMaster
Went out tonite took a few shots of the world famouse harbour....
D70s
20s
f/18
70mm
18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO400
D70s
25s
f/18
44mm
18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO400
D70s
20s
f/20
44mm
18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO400
D70s
20s
f/20
145mm
70-300mm /f4.0-5.6
ISO400
D70s
30s
f/16
70mm
18.0-70.0mm f/3.5-4.5
ISO400
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:22 amby Geoff
Nice shots gmaster - some EXIF data would be excellent. Keep on posting
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:15 pmby KerryPierce
Those look pretty good for your first night shots. I like the first 2 the best. Are you sharpening your shots after you resize them for web display? If not, I'd suggest giving it a try. A couple of these would pop nicely with a little sharpening.
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:32 pmby gMaster
any one know why there are a shade of green on all lights? is it expected? Or am I doing something wrong?
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:43 pmby digitor
gMaster wrote:any one know why there are a shade of green on all lights? is it expected? Or am I doing something wrong?
What white balance setting were you using?
Cheers
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:51 pmby gMaster
Automatic, Don't know how to set it at night ... try to measure it .. but camera keep on saying NO GOOD, i suspect its too dark.
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:02 pmby digitor
That's probably the cause. If you shot raw, you can play around in NC and see what happens. The lights on the buildings are probably metal halides, which might look better with a fluorescent light wb setting, either that or try to find a similar light where you can get close enough to set the wb with a grey card (or expodisc, pringles lid or whatever).
Cheers
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:17 pmby gMaster
Thanks for the tip digitor .. will try again when weather permit.
Posted:
Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:44 pmby Geoff
Hi gmaster again, I'm surprised you didn't bump into one of our friendly
moderators Glen, you were practically at his back door, or in his backyard
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:17 amby gMaster
Really, gee Glen must enjoy this brilliant view every nite ...
anyway upload another pic i took tonite ... and stitch up with PTGui
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:19 amby Andoru
G'day gMaster. Very nice shots you have there. I like the 4th one the best. 3rd shot is a wee bit overexposed IMO.
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:42 amby gMaster
Just played around with the wb with the NEF files , now it is less green ... and a bit of NR work ...
Oh need to refresh your browser so it loads the new images ..
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:02 pmby stubbsy
gMaster
Awesome bunch of shots. Makes me want to (a) get a tripod & (b) visit Sydney to take some night shots while the bridge & sails are still there.
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:06 pmby christiand
Very nice photos,
and thank you for the shooting details.
Did you use aperture or shutter priority or did you go manual ?
Once it gets warmer again in Canberra I'll be out at night to do some shots.
Cheers,
CD
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:27 pmby wendellt
Welcome
Nice shots of our beautiful harbour
Just a tip if you have the time to compose
For nice framing i find it helps the shot so at least 1 or 2 elements meet up in either corner
I cropped the top of your image todemonstrate
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:40 pmby Willy wombat
I quite like these shots Gmaster. Thanks for the exif data - it helps! It certainly is a photographic city.
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:40 pmby gMaster
Makes me want to (a) get a tripod & (b) visit Sydney to take some night shots while the bridge & sails are still there.
stubbsy ... well the tripod i use is the cheapo <AUD$10 i bought while i was in Hongkong a while back .... it does the job pretty fine for me so far haha ..just take a lot longer to get it stablised ...
And when u come Syd ... i will be glad to go for another nite shot session with a Verteran like u ...
Did you use aperture or shutter priority or did you go manual ?
Manual ... Only use A or S when in a hurry ..
For nice framing i find it helps the shot so at least 1 or 2 elements meet up in either corner
Hi wendellt, dont' quite understand your tip ... do u mean that some elements should meet one of the four corners of the frame?
Your crop does make it abit more standout .. nice tip.. i will try it next time I take some landscapes. ..
Posted:
Sun Jul 10, 2005 11:46 pmby stubbsy
gMaster wrote:Makes me want to (a) get a tripod & (b) visit Sydney to take some night shots while the bridge & sails are still there.
stubbsy ... well the tripod i use is the cheapo <AUD$10 i bought while i was in Hongkong a while back .... it does the job pretty fine for me so far haha ..just take a lot longer to get it stablised ...
And when u come Syd ... i will be glad to go for another nite shot session with a Verteran like u ...
Thanks for the offer - might take you up on it.
BTW I'm only a veteran if you take my post count into account. I only got my first camera in 2002 and my D70 in December 05 so I'm still on my P's
