mxquattro wrote:
Wow, after seeing everyone elses bridge shots, Ive come to the conclusing I suck. Heres my recent attempt, it is the Newport Bridge taken from the mainland. The bridge was easily 2 miles away, using my bigma, at night in the haze
You definitely don't suck. You can always improve, but so can everyone else.
In this case, you might want to try a smaller aperture and longer exposure. Maybe get the car lights nice and blurred, get a little star effect going on the bridge lights (just a little)? Also, you might try (assuming you had a tripod) getting two shots (lighter and darker), so you can lighten the bridge while keeping the rest darker and without getting lots of noise in the image. Hope the ideas are useful to you.
Rodolfo Paiz wrote:
You definitely don't suck. You can always improve, but so can everyone else.
In this case, you might want to try a smaller aperture and longer exposure. Maybe get the car lights nice and blurred, get a little star effect going on the bridge lights (just a little)? Also, you might try (assuming you had a tripod) getting two shots (lighter and darker), so you can lighten the bridge while keeping the rest darker and without getting lots of noise in the image. Hope the ideas are useful to you.
Thank you much For the feedback, I really appreciate it. I did take a couple of overs and unders so now I need to exposure blend, which is a technique I need some serious practice on anyway. If I get this better, I will repost.
I've been away a long time and this thread reminds me that I need to hang out here more. This is such an incredibly talented community and so generous with their knowledge. Thanks for the posts - just looking at the pictures has been informative, not to mention, inspirational.
