As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Not all of them, but most of the ones I do are handheld. I use tripods, but very rarely
Yeah, definately need a tripod for multiple second shots.Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Originally posted by: Dartman111
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Not all of them, but most of the ones I do are handheld. I use tripods, but very rarely
What is the max exposure you'll use without a tripod? I don't have much luck beyond 1/8 second.
Joel
Originally posted by: Eli
Copy and pasted from another thread. These are the pics I like the most of the ~4500 I've taken.
Snow covered willow at night, 12/30/03
Yeah, you almost just have to get lucky at those kind of shutter speeds. I have moderate luck at 1/8 - 1/4th. But lately I have been learning to stop way down and use the flash with macro shots, so it hasn't been much of an issue..Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: Dartman111
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Not all of them, but most of the ones I do are handheld. I use tripods, but very rarely
What is the max exposure you'll use without a tripod? I don't have much luck beyond 1/8 second.
Joel
Without a tripod getting past 1/8th a second is pretty impossible I agree
Originally posted by: Bozz
Lets post some good photos you've taken. Please dont fill the thread up with pictures of anything and everything, just your best work
Heres some of mine
Overlooking the city at night
ISO 200, f2.8, 8 sec shuttter
Car driving past at night
ISO 80, f4.5, 35 sec shutter
Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Originally posted by: Bozz
Lets post some good photos you've taken. Please dont fill the thread up with pictures of anything and everything, just your best work
Heres some of mine
Overlooking the city at night
ISO 200, f2.8, 8 sec shuttter
Car driving past at night
ISO 80, f4.5, 35 sec shutter
8 Second shutter on that first one? wow... those people down there on the lower level must have been AMAZINGLY still...
sorry, yeah. All my night pics were taken with a tripod.Originally posted by: Linux23
Originally posted by: pyonir
As far as digital goes, yes, having a cam that can handle extremely low light. I didn't do any cleanup on my night pictures (or any of the pictures in my galleries) other than cropping. Canon makes a great low light cam. You also need some sort of light source...and a low shutter speed. Most of my night pictures range from 1 second to the highest setting my G3 has which is 15 seconds.Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Originally posted by: amdskip
Wow, great thread here guys! How do you take photos at night that turn out?
A lens that can handle extremely low light and a decent light source is a good start, high speed film as well.
what about a tripod? i know those nights pics cannot be all handheld.
Originally posted by: lirion
I've got too many favorites to post. Some of my best stuff is at the link in my sig.
Originally posted by: JayMassive
Geez, if only I could afford to get my pictures online... :~[
j'son
Sad, but true.Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: lirion
I've got too many favorites to post. Some of my best stuff is at the link in my sig.
You aren't allowed to post. Every one of your pictures puts anything in this thread to shame.