Long Exposures

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Dave
Mar 28, 2008
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Can I have some critique on the long exposures at
http://dave.photos.gb.net/c1482780.html
please.

The daylight photos is (obviously) only added
to show what it looks like when the sun is shining.

Dave
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KatWoman
Mar 28, 2008
"Dave" wrote in message
Can I have some critique on the long exposures at
http://dave.photos.gb.net/c1482780.html
please.

The daylight photos is (obviously) only added
to show what it looks like when the sun is shining.

Dave

I like the first two shots best
the pink blue orange sky is my favorite, is that enhanced? or it just looks that lovely by God’s hand?

and the same angle in the dark
I like the starry effect on the lights
the silvery light in the foreground on the building is nice contrast to the golden part of the image but not sure if they distract from each other, your eye doesn’t know where to look in the image.
I do really like the colors of light.

do not like the last two shots composition or light color in the bottom left corner
the moon shape is distorted and position in not great

Fat Sam does really nice after dark photos
have you seen his images?
he is the person I would seek input from.
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Dave
Mar 28, 2008
On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:12 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
Can I have some critique on the long exposures at
http://dave.photos.gb.net/c1482780.html
please.

The daylight photos is (obviously) only added
to show what it looks like when the sun is shining.

Dave

I like the first two shots best
the pink blue orange sky is my favorite, is that enhanced? or it just looks that lovely by God’s hand?
Thanks for expressing your opinion, KatWoman (and I add value to what you say:-).
This is not enhanced, except for the usual curves and sharpening. Downright part of the Great Painter’s Creation.
My wife called me to the window to shoot this.
All of this photos were shot from my lounge.

and the same angle in the dark
I like the starry effect on the lights
the silvery light in the foreground on the building is nice contrast to the golden part of the image but not sure if they distract from each other, your eye doesn’t know where to look in the image.
I do really like the colors of light.
You are not the first person to say this (about the foreground building). A friend, the owner of Photo World where I have my photos printed, and bought my last (this) camera, said I should have had the foreground building on a photo of it’s own. I considered it, but somehow I find it fitting. Maybe I should shoot a photo with that building as the main subject.

do not like the last two shots composition or light color in the bottom left corner

The green plants thus. You think I should cut/crop/clone it out. I noticed that corner as well, and is was as if the colors we blurred.

the moon shape is distorted and position in not great
Reason for the moon shape being distorted is clouds. That is why it is not white in color. The former night the sky was clear, and I sat behind a PC, not appreciating the view:-). The next evening, the camera was fixed on a tripod with a shutter release, and the clouds started forming… this is how it is:-)

Fat Sam does really nice after dark photos
have you seen his images?
he is the person I would seek input from.

BR
Bream Rockmetteller
Mar 28, 2008
On 2008-03-28 02:24:30 -0700, Dave said:

Can I have some critique on the long exposures at
http://dave.photos.gb.net/c1482780.html
please.

The daylight photos is (obviously) only added
to show what it looks like when the sun is shining.

Dave

Nice! After-dark photos are fun to play with.

I don’t know what sort of camera you have, but you might want to play with HDR the next time you do some nighttime photos. Set your ISO setting as low as you can go (usually 100), set the aperture and shutter to manual and take shots until you find one that is exposed just about right (I think you’ve got this part alright already). Next take two more shots, but exposed at +2ev and -2ev. Don’t adjust the aperture setting (you’ll change the depth of field), but adjust the shutter speed. Typically +2ev will be 4x the shutter speed and -2ev will be 1/4 the shutter speed. In Photoshop, select File>Automate>Merge to HDR… and browse your three pictures. From this point on, it’s a matter of art and magic. Play with the controls and settings and have fun!

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Dave
Mar 29, 2008
On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:42:00 -0700, Bream Rockmetteller
<bream(dot)rockmetteller(at)mac.com> wrote:

On 2008-03-28 02:24:30 -0700, Dave said:

Can I have some critique on the long exposures at
http://dave.photos.gb.net/c1482780.html
please.

The daylight photos is (obviously) only added
to show what it looks like when the sun is shining.

Dave

Nice! After-dark photos are fun to play with.

I don’t know what sort of camera you have,

Here is my camera. It is the Fuji FinePix s9600.
Have a look at it but be careful please.
http://www.digicamreview.co.uk/fujifilm_finepix_s9600_s9100_ review.htm

but you might want to play
with HDR the next time you do some nighttime photos. Set your ISO setting as low as you can go (usually 100), set the aperture and shutter to manual and take shots until you find one that is exposed just about right (I think you’ve got this part alright already).
Yep, you are right. That is the way I do it. The lowest ISO on my camera is 80 ( highest = 1600. )

Next
take two more shots, but exposed at +2ev and -2ev. Don’t adjust the aperture setting (you’ll change the depth of field), but adjust the shutter speed. Typically +2ev will be 4x the shutter speed and -2ev will be 1/4 the shutter speed. In Photoshop, select File>Automate>Merge to HDR… and browse your three pictures. From this point on, it’s a matter of art and magic. Play with the controls and settings and have fun!

Thanks a lot for your back feed. I am sure more people than only I will benefit by reading your post.
I am not a professional photographer, though I do make a few Rand out of it on a sideline, (using Corel Painter & Photoshop). My business is based on property.

It keep on being a serious hobby on which I spend hours and hours and quite a decent amount of money.

Dave
http://home.intekom.com/davesplace/durban.html

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