Thx Rick, Nice hibiscus shot you have there. I wish I had used a polarizer on that gum shot but oh well. I'm heading back to Seattle this year so I will have to revisit that wall.
MJ - not sure if you're open to crits, but from somebody who has shot a bit at night, if you'd like to get less grain and somewhat sharper stars, try ISO 200, f/4-5.6. You may still have some issues on the edges with the X100 (due to the field curvature of the lens). I think the NR in the camera is doing you a disservice here.
AbramG: I'm a little OCD when it comes to symmetry so I can appreciate your interior shot.
teh_rebel: Love to colours and tone of your photo. Gives it a timeless feel.
corposant: Thank you very much for the C&C, it shows that you actually care to help others and share. That shot was a spur of the moment experiment. We were camping and not exactly sober while walking around on a pitch black beach. Its true that my settings were not optimal but the conditions were so bad that I couldn't even focus correctly. I will take your advise into account the next time I have an opportunity.
RickPerry wrote:
Corposant - those specs would make MJ's exposure time almost 13 minutes - a different picture would emerge - no grain but probably star tails.
If you got 25 seconds to spare, you probably have 10-12 minutes too.
Ordinarily f/2.8 for long exposures at night is fine if you have a modern lens, but there is enough FC on this lens to make me wonder if there would be an even-enough DOF, so that's why I suggested another full stop down. High ISO is never good at night, because your blacks will start to grey out on digital.
Guys I wish I could be contributing more here but my film stuff keeps me very busy, and I have to say that I struggle the most with creating good compositions at the 35mm FL. Never fear, I have a long weekend coming up and I'll be sure to shoot only with the X100 (no promises!).
Rick, never would have guessed but it does look pretty good.
