Weekly Assignment #54: Midnight sun

[Nikolai]

Call me stupid, but when I saw what my camera got me after 30 second exposure (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3588435/1/203911198/Large) in what seemed to be a pretty much dark Montana night, I seriously reevaluated everything I knew about the night shooting. The result essentially was a day shot - but with some very dramatic colors, interesting shadows, deep blue skies and the stars in them...:deal

This week assignemnt is going to be just that: get the night shot that would look almost like a daytime one. All you need is a camera on a tripod and a long exposure. If you don't have a tripod simply use the avaliable resources: car hood/roof/trunc, staircase, some street fixture. FWIW, this shot was taken at ISO800 and only 30 sec (I couldn't use remote cable due to some hardware incompatinility issues).

One shot per entry. Please provide the EXIF data/link and as much of the byline info as you deem needed. Moderate postprocessing is OK. Fresh shots only, as always.

Let's get some midnight sun!

[Antonio Correia]

Good photographer + better equipment = better pictures ! :D
:thumb

[evoryware]

Beautiful shot Nik. Can't wait to see what my XTI can do in NY. Have to head upstate for this one.

[Nikolai]

Beautiful shot Nik. Can't wait to see what my XTI can do in NY. Have to head upstate for this one.
You don't have to go upstate, urbanscapes could be as beautiful, methinks :-)

[richtersl]

That was a positively AWESOME photo, Nikolai! :bow

[Nikolai]

That was a positively AWESOME photo, Nikolai! :bow
Thanks! :thumb
Now let's see if you can get yours :-) :wink

[anwmn1]

I haven't been able to get out of work until it is dark lately so this might be doable. I have been awol from assignments for a few weeks- see if I can get something.

[Antonio Correia]

I don't have the 40D. At least yet. :D
This is the best I can do far.
Exposure for 30 seconds. What do you think Nikolai ?:dunno

Would you prefer more country side than urban scape ?
The sky is very dark these days. No Moon, no clouds. Nothing.
And it is rather late in the evenning...

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/206187795-M.jpg

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206187795)

[Nikolai]

I don't have the 40D. At least yet. :D
This is the best I can do far.
Exposure for 30 seconds. What do you think Nikolai ?:dunno


Thank you!
Now, let's review the goal: "get the night shot that would look almost like a daytime one". :deal
My question for you is: does your entry look like a dayshot? :wink

As to the 40D, you know what the say: "it's not the camera, it's what you do with it" :rofl

HTH

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you!
Now, let's review the goal: "get the night shot that would look almost like a daytime one". :deal
My question for you is: does your entry look like a dayshot? :wink

As to the 40D, you know what the say: "it's not the camera, it's what you do with it" :rofl

HTH

Indeed, it does not look like daytime but I can't do better this time.

Sorry. I was aware of that daytime, but I can't do it.

[Nikolai]

Indeed, it does not look like daytime but I can't do better this time.
Sorry. I was aware of that daytime, but I can't do it.

Hint: avoid ANY lightsources or well lit areas. Use long exposures, and, if no bulb is possible, crank up ISO (mine was at 800:-).

HTH

[zweiblumen]

However, this is what I was able to get tonight. It was almost 100% overcast and started raining around 8:30pm here. Sunset was at 6:36 tonight according to www.weather.com for me. Also, these aren't the greatest photos as there's nothing particularly photogenic in my neighborhood... Standard suburbia.

First shot taken at 7:11pm
http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/206277432-M.jpg
EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206277432)

Next shot taken at 7:28pm
http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/206277727-M.jpg
EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206277727)

ETA: Additionally, in response to what Nikolai said about avoiding lightsources. It's helpful but you can get around it. I'm less than 5 miles from Baltimore City, so we have a LOT of light pollution, and on overcast nights like tonight you can see by the light from the city even out here. Thus my blown out sky even on a night shot :bash

[Nikolai]

However, this is what I was able to get tonight. It was almost 100% overcast and started raining around 8:30pm here. Sunset was at 6:36 tonight according to www.weather.com (http://www.weather.com) for me. Also, these aren't the greatest photos as there's nothing particularly photogenic in my neighborhood... Standard suburbia.

First shot taken at 7:11pm

EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206277432)

Next shot taken at 7:28pm

EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206277727)

ETA: Additionally, in response to what Nikolai said about avoiding lightsources. It's helpful but you can get around it. I'm less than 5 miles from Baltimore City, so we have a LOT of light pollution, and on overcast nights like tonight you can see by the light from the city even out here. Thus my blown out sky even on a night shot :bash

Travis, thanks!
I like the hint of the color in the sky in the 1st one. :thumb
Yes, definitely, full moon & clear sky help, but in suburbia you can actually use the light pollution and the overcast as you primary light source.
Can I ask for a favor of taking some shots later at night? I mean, 1 hour after the sunset you can still get th eglimses of the past day sun, while somewhere around 9pm or later you are already on your own...

[schmoo]

Can I ask for a favor of taking some shots later at night? I mean, 1 hour after the sunset you can still get th eglimses of the past day sun, while somewhere around 9pm or later you are already on your own...
I've never seen him grab his camera and run out into the night so quickly until he met you and Dgrin, Nikolai. :scratch

It's almost 11 PM! :lol3

[zweiblumen]

Can I ask for a favor of taking some shots later at night? I mean, 1 hour after the sunset you can still get th eglimses of the past day sun, while somewhere around 9pm or later you are already on your own...

I was planning on going back out, just needed to wait for the rain to stop :)

But the sky was so overcast it really didn't make a difference. This is almost exactly the same shot (as close as I could get with a guess), and instead of bumping the exposure in ACR I just kept the shutter open for 30 more seconds.
The biggest difference is I got excess light from a car that stopped in front of the church lighting up the underside of the one tree. I'm going to also do this on a clear night I think that'll make the biggest difference.... Maybe I can find someplace where there are stars (stupid light pollution!)

Taken at 10:44
http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/206297922-M.jpg
EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206297922)

Oh yeah, and there was 0 break in the clouds so no purple, just the orangey-blue

[Nikolai]

I've never seen him grab his camera and run out into the night so quickly until he met you and Dgrin, Nikolai. :scratch

It's almost 11 PM! :lol3

Cool, that's the spirit! :thumb :deal :clap

[Nikolai]

I was planning on going back out, just needed to wait for the rain to stop :)

But the sky was so overcast it really didn't make a difference. This is almost exactly the same shot (as close as I could get with a guess), and instead of bumping the exposure in ACR I just kept the shutter open for 30 more seconds.
The biggest difference is I got excess light from a car that stopped in front of the church lighting up the underside of the one tree. I'm going to also do this on a clear night I think that'll make the biggest difference.... Maybe I can find someplace where there are stars (stupid light pollution!)

Taken at 10:44

EXIF (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206297922)

Oh yeah, and there was 0 break in the clouds so no purple, just the orangey-blue

Thanks, man, that's great entry! :thumb
I love the deepness of the foliage!
Can you imagine what it would be on a clear moony night? :wink

[Nikolai]

More examples (again from Montana)
St.Mary river between 10 and 11 pm (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3622995)

[zweiblumen]

More examples (again from Montana)
St.Mary river between 10 and 11 pm (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3622995)

Many Glacier at 9:30 (http://tenminutesout.smugmug.com/gallery/3574384#202887968-L-LB) (exif says 11:30, but I didn't reset the time for going to Montana)

[MooreDriven]

I was traveling last Thursday in Philadelphia and took these night shots. Both were taken after 8:00 PM ET.

http://MooreDriven.smugmug.com/photos/206165120-M.jpg
EXIF (http://mooredriven.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206165120)

This one has had some heavy PP because I used an ISO of 200. I was not aware of the assignment until after I returned home, otherwise I would have taken it with a higher ISO.

http://MooreDriven.smugmug.com/photos/206165660-M.jpg
EXIF (http://mooredriven.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206165660)

Dale

[Nikolai]

I was traveling last Thursday in Philadelphia and took these night shots. Both were taken after 8:00 PM ET.

Thank you! :thumb
I wish it had less city lights, so it could be more looking like a dayshot...


...I was not aware of the assignment until after I returned home ...
Dale

That, unfortunately, pretty much DQs your entries. You have to be purposefully shooting with the goal in mind! :deal :dunno

[Pexi]

Just joined dgrin to be able to participate and to learn. This is a very early morning shot, Cannes, Côte d'Azur, France:

http://pexi.smugmug.com/photos/206075279-L-2.jpg
EXIF (http://pexi.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=206075279)

[Nikolai]

Just joined dgrin to be able to participate and to learn. This is a very early morning shot, Cannes, Côte d'Azur, France:

Pexi,
welcome to the Dgrin Academy! :clap

If you don't mind my asking: what was the time of shooting, relative to sunrise time?

[Pexi]

Pexi,
welcome to the Dgrin Academy! :clap

If you don't mind my asking: what was the time of shooting, relative to sunrise time?

Thanks for the welcome wishes, Nikolai!

I think the shot was taken almost exactly 30 minutes before the "official" sunrise time. There was already quite some light on the eastern sky. Darn, I hope I'm not bending the rules already with my first shot! Well, not too much anyway :D :dunno

[Nikolai]

Thanks for the welcome wishes, Nikolai!

I think the shot was taken almost exactly 30 minutes before the "official" sunrise time. There was already quite some light on the eastern sky. Darn, I hope I'm not bending the rules already with my first shot! Well, not too much anyway :D :dunno

Well, we can let it slide for the first ever entry :wink , but I would appreciate if you make another one with more like an hour before sunrise/after sunset ...:thumb

[Pexi]

Ok, just to cover myself: this one was taken 12 minutes before the one I sent earlier, just a slight hint of dawn in the sky. :barb
http://pexi.smugmug.com/photos/206074566-L-2.jpg

[Nikolai]

Ok, just to cover myself: this one was taken 12 minutes before the one I sent earlier, just a slight hint of dawn in the sky. :barb

It's a nice shot, don't get me wrong.
However, the idea of the exercise is to avoid the artificial illumination as much as possible and let the camera pull out the colors otherwise invisible to the human eye...

[Pexi]

However, the idea of the exercise is to avoid the artificial illumination as much as possible and let the camera pull out the colors otherwise invisible to the human eye...

It's not an easy task. I actually drove to the nearby mountains last night about midnight and tried to take wild shots in obscurity... and got nothing much but noise. And almost a heart attack too... wild boars make terrifying noises in the darkness :rolleyes

Gonna try again, but I obviously need at least some remainings of the daylight still in the sky. Advices welcome!

[MooreDriven]

Thank you! :thumb
I wish it had less city lights, so it could be more looking like a dayshot... I agree. City lights abound in the area's I was walking.



That, unfortunately, pretty much DQs your entries. You have to be purposefully shooting with the goal in mind! :deal :dunno Hey, at least I was honest! :wink I didn't realize that was a requirement. I thought they had to be new shots. I will try again tonight, albeit a much less historical location, and re-post.

[zweiblumen]

It's not an easy task. I actually drove to the nearby mountains last night about midnight and tried to take wild shots in obscurity... and got nothing much but noise. And almost a heart attack too... wild boars make terrifying noises in the darkness :rolleyes

Gonna try again, but I obviously need at least some remainings of the daylight still in the sky. Advices welcome!

What was your ISO and shutter?
You shouldn't need any daylight at all for your shot.
FWIW, I "measurbate" to calculate what I want. I'll pump my ISO up to 1600 and open my aperture to f4, and see what my meter says I should have my shutter at (this is in M mode). Then I drop my ISO and up my shutter, and then calculate again to get to a decent aperture (usually around f8 or 10).

HTH

[Pexi]

What was your ISO and shutter?
You shouldn't need any daylight at all for your shot.
FWIW, I "measurbate" to calculate what I want. I'll pump my ISO up to 1600 and open my aperture to f4, and see what my meter says I should have my shutter at (this is in M mode). Then I drop my ISO and up my shutter, and then calculate again to get to a decent aperture (usually around f8 or 10).

HTH

Yesterday I was shooting with ISO 1600, manual mode, using shutter speeds 25" and 30" and moving the aperture until I got EV -1, 0, +1. Noise, noise, noise. I'm using EOS 20D and relying on its metering. Maybe I need much wider bracketing?

Will try your measurbate method (not sure if I understood it correctly, though :scratch , english is my second language), thanks for advice! :thumb

[zweiblumen]

Yesterday I was shooting with ISO 1600, manual mode, using shutter speeds 25" and 30" and moving the aperture until I got EV -1, 0, +1. Noise, noise, noise. I'm using EOS 20D and relying on its metering. Maybe I need much wider bracketing?

Will try your measurbate method (not sure if I understood it correctly, though :scratch , english is my second language), thanks for advice! :thumb

If your EV is 0 at ISO 1600 with shutter speed of 30", you can change it to ISO 800 with a shutter speed of 60", or 400 for 120". I'd try ISO 200 for 4 min... I'm pretty much a beginner, but that is what has worked for me.

Can't wait to see your shots!

[MooreDriven]

Here's my second try.

http://MooreDriven.smugmug.com/photos/207042992-M.jpg

EXIF (http://mooredriven.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=207042992)

http://MooreDriven.smugmug.com/photos/207043304-M.jpg
EXIF (http://mooredriven.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=207043304)

The most difficult part about this assignment was trying to bring the image into focus. Auto focus does not work in these situations because there is nothing for the camera to focus on.:scratch Next time I'll bring a bigger flash light to illuminate my bag to focus on.

I must admit that the camera has an amazing ability to pick up light and colors in the darkest situations.

[Nikolai]

Here's my second try.

The most difficult part about this assignment was trying to bring the image into focus. Auto focus does not work in these situations because there is nothing for the camera to focus on.:scratch Next time I'll bring a bigger flash light to illuminate my bag to focus on.

I must admit that the camera has an amazing ability to pick up light and colors in the darkest situations.

Very nice, thank you very much! :thumb
Yeah, flashlight helps. Another thing is a general knowledge of the fact that at f/8 you get hyperfocal fairly quickly (unless you're using a very long lens), so you can simply do manual focusing by the lens' scale.

[MooreDriven]

Another thing is a general knowledge of the fact that at f/8 you get hyperfocal fairly quickly

Being a noob, I was not aware of that this tidbit. I took a few shots at f/8, but the lens I was using did not capture enough light at f/8 @ 30 sec.

Hey, but that's why you have these assignments, to learn!!:barb

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/209077438-XL-1.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=209077438)


Exif embeded. Not a good picture I think.:cry

[Nikolai]

Exif embeded. And the idea is that every single dgrinner has to download the image, open it in EXIF aware tool and only then get basic info? Why is adding few lines so hard? :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=208127112)
I like this one. Too short exposure may be ??...
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/208127112-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=208127112)
I like this one. Too shot time may be ??...



Date Taken 2007-10-14 18:58:39
Exposure Time 10s
Aperture f/22.0
ISO100

Antonio,
this assignment is *not* about a long exposure :deal.
It's about shooting in what an untrained human eye percieves as a "pitch black" environment. :wink
A 10 sec shot taken at 7 pm, ISO 100 at f/22 hardly qualifies (compare to my sample taken at 10 pm, iso 800, f/4.5 and 30 sec) :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

Antonio,
this assignment is *not* about a long exposure :deal.
It's about shooting in what an untrained human eye percieves as a "pitch black" environment. :wink
A 10 sec shot taken at 7 pm, ISO 100 at f/22 hardly qualifies (compare to my sample taken at 10 pm, iso 800, f/4.5 and 30 sec) :dunno

And what about the other one I posted ? :dunno
Just an EXIF comment ?? :dunno
:D:D:D

[Nikolai]

And what about the other one I posted ? :dunno
Just an EXIF comment ?? :dunno
:D:D:D
It looks like a "30 min after the sunset" shot, either HDR-ed or processed with highlights/shdows treatment. Very cool vista, but, again, not what this assignment is about. :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

It looks like a "30 min after the sunset" shot, either HDR-ed or processed with highlights/shdows treatment. Very cool vista, but, again, not what this assignment is about. :dunno

I'm sorry Nikolai. You are wronge. Neither one nor the other. :D
:thumb

[Nikolai]

I'm sorry Nikolai. You are wrong. Neither one nor the other. :D
:thumb
Well, some other treatment, then :wink The point is - it wasn't dark enough when you shot it...

[Antonio Correia]

Well, some other treatment, then :wink The point is - it wasn't dark enough when you shot it...

I am sorry Nikolai to insist with you on this matter:
How do you know it was not dark enought ?

Can you see the look of the day in Portugal at that time in any web-cam around here ?

Was the time set correctly on the camera ?

[Llywellyn]

Well, it's really hard to find a place without light pollution in D.C. land, so I tried to work with it instead. I did attempt this while in the Poconos, but it was a crescent moon and a one-minute exposure wasn't long enough to get much more than blackness. I don't yet have the capability to do a longer exposure than that without adding camera shake. :D

My attempt...

http://www.theoriginalblackcat.com/photos/208086533-L.jpg

EXIF (http://www.theoriginalblackcat.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=208086533)

[Nikolai]

Well, it's really hard to find a place without light pollution in D.C. land, so I tried to work with it instead. I did attempt this while in the Poconos, but it was a crescent moon and a one-minute exposure wasn't long enough to get much more than blackness. I don't yet have the capability to do a longer exposure than that without adding camera shake. :D
My attempt...
EXIF (http://www.theoriginalblackcat.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=208086533)

Kerry, thank you for trying.
Yes, I guess no light pollution and semi-clear skies are pretty much mandatory for the primary goal, but I'm glad you get it a whurl! :thumb

[twinsmom]

I may be hooked but I am no where near what I had hoped to get. I love all of your pictures and mine- well- they aren't nearly the same. I can't pick up the colors. Any tips? I want to go back with a cable release and try a longer exposure but there really was a good bit of light from the 1/2 moon and no clouds. How much better could I make it with a longer exposure? Uping the ISO gave me too much noise and there is a good bit at 800 already.
These were shot on Friday night after 11.
This is SOOC
http://BPrincePhotography.smugmug.com/photos/211240617-M.jpg

EXIF:
Model NIKON D200
Date/time original 10/20/2007 11:20:15 PM
Shutter speed value 30.000008 s
Aperture value f/5
ISO speed ratings ISO 800
Exposure bias value 0.67 eV
Metering mode Spot
Flash Flash did not fire
Focal length 17 mm
White balance Auto white balance

This one was tweeked in LR:
http://BPrincePhotography.smugmug.com/photos/211213784-M.jpg

And this has NR done.
http://BPrincePhotography.smugmug.com/photos/211214323-M.jpg

And finally:
http://BPrincePhotography.smugmug.com/photos/211229662-M.jpg

The above was tweeked in LR also.

[Nikolai]

I may be hooked but I am no where near what I had hoped to get. I love all of your pictures and mine- well- they aren't nearly the same. I can't pick up the colors. Any tips? I want to go back with a cable release and try a longer exposure but there really was a good bit of light from the 1/2 moon and no clouds. How much better could I make it with a longer exposure? Uping the ISO gave me too much noise and there is a good bit at 800 already.

Thank you! Great entries! :thumb
I like how it turned up, at least after the tweaking.
I think the biggest difference between the circumstances yours and mine was that I had an almost full moon, so the amount of light was probably twice as much with the identical settings.

Another thing you can try (if you up to do it again) is to take several shots and then blend them. It's not 100% identical to a single long shot exposure, but very close to it.

[twinsmom]

Thank you! Great entries! :thumb

Another thing you can try (if you up to do it again) is to take several shots and then blend them. It's not 100% identical to a single long shot exposure, but very close to it.

Thanks and I am definetely going to try it again, and again, and again. LOL I really want at least one great shot like this. I just might try a little closer to home. :D

[photogmomma]

My attempt.... This is probably killed by the stars and the lights in the background, but I didn't get nearly as interesting a photo shooting Mt Crested Butte. (It was cool, but the movement of the moon killed that one. LOL!)

Feedback? (Well, aside from the fact that it's still sort of boring... LOL!)

http://tippiepics.smugmug.com/photos/212666032-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

My attempt.... This is probably killed by the stars and the lights in the background, but I didn't get nearly as interesting a photo shooting Mt Crested Butte. (It was cool, but the movement of the moon killed that one. LOL!)
Feedback? (Well, aside from the fact that it's still sort of boring... LOL!)


Andi, thank you!
It does look like a day shot :wink
What's an EXIF on this one?

[twinsmom]

Andi- very cool. I too would like to know EXIF and what time?
thanks

[photogmomma]

http://tippiepics.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=212666032

Whoops! Sorry!

This was taken at about 9:18pm. It's pitch dark - or would be if the moon wasn't almost full. I found one of those lights, focused and then turned it to manual so I could make several exposures. I'm doing a self portrait project so this is why I was doing it after seeing your assignment:

http://www.tippiepics.com/photos/212662677-M-1.jpg (http://www.tippiepics.com/gallery/2569023#212662677)

I used my flash to put me in the photo. the green and red are from the back of my flash (580EX with the panel lit as well as the "ready" light). I made several other exposures "flashing" myself all around the park. I was pleasantly surprised by the result! (Click photo to bring it to my self portrait gallery where you'll find the EXIF for this shot.)

Very cool idea, Nik! I've never done an exposure this long at night. And certainly not with such cool results! I"ll be trying this again soon....

[Nikolai]

http://tippiepics.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=212666032

Whoops! Sorry!

This was taken at about 9:18pm. It's pitch dark - or would be if the moon wasn't almost full. I found one of those lights, focused and then turned it to manual so I could make several exposures. I'm doing a self portrait project so this is why I was doing it after seeing your assignment:


I used my flash to put me in the photo. the green and red are from the back of my flash (580EX with the panel lit as well as the "ready" light). I made several other exposures "flashing" myself all around the park. I was pleasantly surprised by the result! (Click photo to bring it to my self portrait gallery where you'll find the EXIF for this shot.)

Very cool idea, Nik! I've never done an exposure this long at night. And certainly not with such cool results! I"ll be trying this again soon....

Great entries, Andi! Thank you so much for sharing! :thumb
It's exactly what I was looking for: day-like shots in the pitch black conditions! :clap

[photogmomma]

Great entries, Andi! Thank you so much for sharing! :thumb
It's exactly what I was looking for: day-like shots in the pitch black conditions! :clap

Thanks! It was a great idea for the assignment!

[Nikolai]

Thanks! It was a great idea for the assignment!
Glad you've enjoyed it! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213650956)
30 seconds 200 ISO. Full Moon.
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213650956-M.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213655329-M.jpg


EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213655329)

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213662751-M.jpg

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213662751)

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213663620)

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213663620-M.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213664404)

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213664404-M.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213665068)

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213665068-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

Looks like you did it! :clap
You even included a ghost of yourself to prove it's dark! :rofl
Nicely done, my friend, very nicely done! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

Looks like you did it! :clap
You even included a ghost of yourself to prove it's dark! :rofl
Nicely done, my friend, very nicely done! :thumb

Piece of cake Nikolai ! Piece of cake ! :wink

Have a nice Sunday :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=225035023)
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/225035023-M.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=225035023)

[Nikolai]

picture
EXIF? :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF? :dunno

edited:thumb

[Nikolai]

edited:thumb
Great entry, thank you very much! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

Great entry, thank you very much! :thumb
I have done it again yesterday as you can see and something curious happened.
I shot some ruins in the country side and a little palace some kilometers away.
When I was shooting I switched off the Auto-Focus displacing the barrel to infinity.
However, when I got home and looked in the monitor, the photos were aparently, not on focus.
In fact, it was not so. There was wind and 20 seconds is a long time. :wink

I want to go back to those ruines and that palace and do it again but I am going to try a not so long exposure.

I hope to photograph at 5s, 10s, 15s and 20s.

:D:thumb

[kitvan]

Here are a couple shots that I took in Sequoia National Park. The orange color is coming from our campfire. Any tips or comments are welcome! :dunno

This is Sillman Pass (10,400ft)

looking North
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/kitvan/223812072-L.jpg

looking South
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/kitvan/223812892-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here are a couple shots that I took in Sequoia National Park. The orange color is coming from our campfire. Any tips or comments are welcome! :dunno
This is Sillman Pass (10,400ft)
looking North
looking South

Awesome entries, thank you!
What's the EXIF on them I wonder?

[kitvan]

Awesome entries, thank you!
What's the EXIF on them I wonder?

You'll have to forgive me, I'm still learning. What exactly is EXIF? :huh

[Nikolai]

You'll have to forgive me, I'm still learning. What exactly is EXIF? :huh

"Use the source, Luc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif)" :-)

In photo-speak, when a person asks for EXIF it normally means s/he wants to know some technical details about the picture: datetime, exposure, focal length, ISO, etc.

Something like this (http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=138350308)

HTH

[Antonio Correia]

EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213665068)

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213665068-Th.jpg - EXIF (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=213664404)http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/213664404-Th.jpg[/quote]

You please tell me now WHY did you believe that this picture and the others, were shot under a full moon ?
Was it a fake or not ?:dunno
Because you have done it yourself something similar, you believe me in this particular case ?
I am mad at you. :boid You don't believe me and I don't like it.:boid
Why the hell should I lie in such a non important matter to our lives ? :boid

If one wants to tell lies, than let it be on important things not on trifals/non important matters that don't affect our lives.:wink

May be I am an asshole and I am overcomplicating things:dunno
You just wanted an orangish portrait (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=801014#post801014) after all...:dunno
But I will do it tonight.:D
:thumb

[sdways01]

Is this bright enough or still a little dark?

http://sdways01.smugmug.com/photos/434824840_jQB3Q-L.jpg

Basic Exif:
Shutter Speed: 136.60 sec
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 18mm
Time of day: 9:17PM

[Nikolai]

Is this bright enough or still a little dark?
Basic Exif:
Shutter Speed: 136.60 sec
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 18mm
Time of day: 9:17PM
Adam, very nice entry, thank you! :thumb