First Real Try At Some Night Pictures.

[micallef1990]

just went out and took some pictures tonite as i am booorredd, comments and advice very welcome. cheers homies

 

[powey]

try taking some photos with your lights turned off :headno:

 

[Guppy]

Lights off as Pow said

Good first attempt though

 

[powey]

2nd photo - try getting the car to run level across the photo or get more of the car in shot if your going for an angled shot

 

[micallef1990]

cheers mate just trying to get out and use it loads now so any advice is appreciated . will turn the lights off next time

 

[powey]

when doing light streaming shots go to a lit area as otherwise the shots look boring

Alter the white balance also when shooting in orange light otherwise your photos turn out orange

 

[JMR]

d-slr or compact?

If D-SLR, using a wider aperture [smaller f number] will reduce the starburst effect that you're getting from your headlights and the street lights in the first pic.

PS I like the first pic though.

 

[micallef1990]

d-slr or compact?

If D-SLR, using a wider aperture [smaller f number] will reduce the starburst effect that you're getting from your headlights and the street lights in the first pic.

PS I like the first pic though.

cheers mate. i think the f number was around 13 so should i lower it to around 8 next time?

 

[JMR]

Yes mate if possible, though of course you will end up with a faster shutter speed because youre letting more light in. For light trails and stuff f11, f13 is spot on, if there are direct/street lights around the place, opening up the lens gives a picture thats a bit easier on the eye.

If you still need the slower shutter speed, you could try buying a neutral density filter to fit to the lens, available in different grades to reduce the light that enter the lens. Meaning you can use the f4, f5.6, f8 with a slow shutter speed.

If that makes sense.

Hope it helps, James

 

[micallef1990]

Yes mate if possible, though of course you will end up with a faster shutter speed because youre letting more light in. For light trails and stuff f11, f13 is spot on, if there are direct/street lights around the place, opening up the lens gives a picture thats a bit easier on the eye.

If you still need the slower shutter speed, you could try buying a neutral density filter to fit to the lens, available in different grades to reduce the light that enter the lens. Meaning you can use the f4, f5.6, f8 with a slow shutter speed.

If that makes sense.

Hope it helps, James

yeah cheers for that mate. how much is it for some decent filters? thinking of buying abit of kit including lenses (dont know what to go for).

 

[JMR]

yeah cheers for that mate. how much is it for some decent filters? thinking of buying abit of kit including lenses (dont know what to go for).

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/category/categorynav.aspx?cat02=2019

Go for the Hoya filters, or if you have one in town, drop into Jessops for a look at their filters?

UV - worth keeping on the lens AT ALL times [for protection]
Circular polariser - increasing colour saturation and reducing reflections [worth trying out - you will love it!!]
ND filters - to reduce amount of light entering the lens to prolong shutter speeds at wider apertures

 

[Luke.]

what sort of shutter speed are you using mate?

also what camera do you have? shots look awesome!

 

[Leeshez]

Not bad effort at all .

 

[micallef1990]

what sort of shutter speed are you using mate?

also what camera do you have? shots look awesome!

i think it was at 20 mate. its a nikon d40 loving it so far:rasp:

 

[JMR]

i think it was at 20 mate. its a nikon d40 loving it so far:rasp:

Nice mate, I have the Nikon D80 and am so much more impressed with it than I imagined i'd be.

Thought it would be good, but it really is a quality piece of kit.