5.0s, f/3.5, ISO 100
15.0s, f/6.3, ISO 200
The Landing
20.0s, f/8.0, ISO 200
Under The Bridge
20.0s, f/8.0, ISO 200
Lights
10.0s, f/4.5, ISO 200
Crossing
10.0s, f/5.6, ISO 200
Street Light
2.0s, f/5.0, ISO 200
Tunnel
1/8s, f/4.0, ISO 200
Road Bridge
8.0s, f/9.0, ISO 200
Blue Bridge
8.0s, f/9.0, ISO 200
Forty 4
10.0s, f/18.0, ISO 200
I see I am not the only one with a passion for night time photography :o)
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. Low ISO and long shutters works great and you have produced some excellent and interesting shots of Leeds.
Did you shoot in RAW? If so you can change the white balance when you import into PS to remove some of the orange tinge if you want a 'whiter' light.
Also in Street Light using RAW you can merge the same shot together but increase the Exposure of one shot and then layer them together similar to the way David demonstrated, that way more of the detail in the dark buildings on the right can be seen, as the street light makes one side much brighter than the other.
I think under the bridge or The Landing are my favourite
Great photos. Now feel inspired to get the tripod out and have a go myself
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ReplyDeleteThanks :o)
ReplyDeleteAdam - It's funny as I have been planning doing some night time shots for a while; it was just finding some time to do it. So it was great to see your night shot of the old bridge the other day.
You're right, low ISO and long shutter speeds can work a treat.
Unfortunately I didn't shoot in RAW - something which crossed my mind afterwards! Good to know for future shoots though. I will give the exposure method a go with the shot I have for 'street light', and see if I can increase the light to the right.
David G - Go for it! But be warned, it's highly addictive! A couple of other pointers - don't forget your tripod, and if you've got an anti-stabiliser on your lens, I would recommend turning it off for this type of photography, as it can sometimes cause the pictures to look out of focus.
If you haven't got a remote switch, then just set your camera to self-timer mode to be sure there is no shake. And one final thing, if it's too dark to see what you're shooting, just focus on the lights. That seemed to work for me...
Really good point Darren, without my remote shutter even with the tripod the image was a little blurred.
ReplyDeleteI also used a full 1 stop bracketting on the Exposure when in JPG so I have 3 different points to start from. You don't really need to do it in RAW as you can play around with the single image as there is lots more information available