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Walter,

what building is that?

Shane

Dec 18, 2009 at 12:05 AM

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PowerPhoto wrote:
Walter,

what building is that?

Shane

West Virginia capitol building.

Dec 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM

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p.3 #3 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

I had one that looked just like it, I guess all capital buildings look the same,

Shane

Dec 18, 2009 at 12:56 AM

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The Balmoral Hotel and rail station in Edinburgh.
Canon 20D
ISO 100
17-40 @ 40mm
F/14
30 sec exposure
Tripod (obviously)

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Minimal post in DPP and just a little play in PSP for cleanup

Mike

Dec 18, 2009 at 01:21 AM

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Wow, a lot of nice talent and shots here. I don't seem to have much luck shooting late night with auto focus issues, esp. when I was shooting my 20D. Here's the last one off of Rialto Beach before my battery died.

Canon 20D 07-10-2007 09:13 PM
Canon EF 28 - 105 zoom shot at 28mm, Tripod,Shutter lock up and Cable Release
ISO 100, F13, 37sec.
PP - I stepped on this one hard
Canon DPP
+1/3 stop, Daylight and Landscape presets
-1 Contrast, Sat.+2
Adobe Camera Raw
+.50 stop
Clarity +40
Vib. +35
Sat. +20
Small Crop

2012 © Rick Schump

Dec 18, 2009 at 02:40 AM

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p.3 #6 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

my favorite nightscape of the year, and my favorite pano of miami that i've taken to date:

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found a great location on a friend's condo balcony, and it was almost a little bit foggy/misty that night... not enough to obscure the buildings in the distance, but enough to make the lights glow a little bit more

Dec 18, 2009 at 02:46 AM

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p.3 #7 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

This is a cool thread. Here is a recent one which I took at night in Big Sur under pitch black skies before sunrise. This was a composite of two images. The first was 1 hour before sunrise - 30 secs, f4, ISO 2500. The second 45 minutes later - 30 secs, f4.5, ISO 100, 5DII, 17-40L.

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Here is one under a full moon. 4 minutes, f4, ISO 100, 5DII, 17-40L

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Also full moon. 20 sec, f5.6, ISO 800, 5DII, 17-40L

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Dec 18, 2009 at 03:38 AM

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p.3 #8 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Wow, these are all amazing. Someday, I will do this well.
Walter, being a train fan that one of the steam engine is wonderful.

Dec 18, 2009 at 04:02 AM

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p.3 #9 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

A shot I will be reshooting next week.
Shot this a few years ago on a Canon 20D
So I will redo it on the 5DmkII.

1 minute, f8 iso was probably 800 or 1600.
Colored gells and a hand held flash as I walked around lighting the rock formation.

Dec 18, 2009 at 05:04 AM

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p.3 #10 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Some night work from the Arizona desert. Used flash with a red filter to light the ocotillo branches. Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon 14-24mm lens w/ custom adapter, ISO 400, 1 hour, approx. f/8.

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Dec 18, 2009 at 01:46 PM

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p.3 #11 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Doug, your YNP take is just wicked cool!!
Jameel, your 3rd Seattle shot. The ultra low light visage of Rainier in the bg is just wonderful!
Walter, I'm really diggin' that trainyard shot! Like out of a mystery film noir. Very, very cool!
Zeder.....

Great stuff, everybody!!!

Dec 18, 2009 at 02:56 PM

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Kelly,

Great photos #1 is amazing definitely a wall hanger or gallery piece #2 is really cool and a little spooky.

Thanks for sharing

Shane

Dec 18, 2009 at 09:02 PM

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p.3 #13 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Walter,

Fantastic photos, I really like #1 looks like a scene from a movie, I really like the detail in the trains.

Thanks for sharing,

Shane

Dec 18, 2009 at 09:03 PM

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p.3 #14 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

hugh wrote:
Hello all, while I seldom go out at night to shoot, when going to shoot a sunrise, I always plan to be on site while it's full dark. This particular morning, when I got to the beach is was raining so I just turned around and headed home. I was about 3 miles from the beach when 'my eyes were stared by the flash of a neon light' (with apologies to Paul Simon). The combination of very dark clouds in the background and the bright reflections on the rain wet asphalt of the parking lot was way too much to pass up.

D2x, 12-24 Dx at f/4, 7 exposure HDR - 1 stop increments, probably 1/60 for the shortest exposure, tone mapped in PhotoMatix, Neat Image at defaults, Ron Bigelow's Selective Sharpening in a layer.

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How Does that whole HDR work, can you explain.

More information on "HDR" can be had here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/728779/0#6600554 but as you'll see "HDR" is not really the proper term.

Dec 18, 2009 at 09:39 PM

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p.3 #15 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Some great pictures here. Here's my best.

Under African Skies.

A 4 hour exposure (ISO 100 @F4.0) on film taken at a camp site near Savuti in Botswana in 2005. The camera was set up on a tripod 100m away from the camp (A guard accompanied me) and I went to bed. 4 hours later I retrieved the camera. The fire and seats were further left and I put those in afterwards to balance up the picture.(The light on the tree was from the fire).

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Dec 18, 2009 at 10:29 PM

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Ian - This is my favorite night shot - It seared itself into my brain the first time I saw it - Outdoor Photographer I think. Just awe insipring..well just inspiring! I cant look at my ocotillo in the from yard the same way anymore!

Dec 18, 2009 at 10:29 PM

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p.3 #17 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Not quite up to par with some here but here is my attempt.

NIKON D3 70 mm f/5.6 20 sec 200 ISO -0.7 EV

NIKON D3 28 mm f/4.0 30 sec 400 ISO -0.7 EV

Dec 19, 2009 at 03:36 AM

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p.3 #18 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Taken last Christmas before sunrise at the Long Center for Performing Arts in Austin, Texas
Used a tripod, no flash

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Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 27 mm
ISO Speed: 800

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Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Those aren't really landscape shots, here's one more suited:

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Exposure: 0.4
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm

I love the work seen on this thread so far.
Valerie

Dec 19, 2009 at 12:14 PM

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p.3 #19 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

I hope this thread goes on and on. Just amazing!

Dec 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM

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p.3 #20 · Your Best Nightscapes and how they were made

Here are a few nightscapes that I've tried/experimented with. I had posted these previously, so if you've already saw them I apologize. Not up to par with some of the posts in this thread but I like them. I really hope we've got good weather for the full moon on the 31st, as I plan on trying some more night shots then.

Ansley

Dec 19, 2009 at 02:42 PM

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