Some low light experiments

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21-09-2009, 15:57
The Vinyl Adventure

Some low light experiments

inspired by neil i thought i would post some of my early low light experiment photos.. not quite as "free form" as neils but this is what i made when i got fasinated with lower light stuff

these are all from a few years ago when i first got my nikon d70

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1165327727.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1165854208.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1169657217.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1169809082.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1171027309.jpg
21-09-2009, 16:01
Spectral Morn

Very nice I like all of those.

Regards D S D L
21-09-2009, 16:04
The Vinyl Adventure

Cheers neil, they were from so long ago i only really like the last one now. that was one of the first photos that showed the style that i have since developed
21-09-2009, 16:06
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamish

Cheers neil, they were from so long ago i only really like the last one now. that was one of the first photos that showed the style that i have since developed

Yes the last one is without doubt the best IMHO.

Regards D S D L
21-09-2009, 16:10
The Vinyl Adventure

you might find this interesting
spot the difference

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1166728436.jpg http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1171027309.jpg

it was pointed out to me that the sign post took away from the image... iagreed, so i removed it
21-09-2009, 16:13
DSJR

There appears to be a tiny, TINY difference between the two - a bit like comparing two otherwise similar interconnect cables.. To my taste, irrelevant, but I'm a philistine where photography is concerned... :/
21-09-2009, 16:16
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamish

you might find this interesting
spot the difference

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1166728436.jpg http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...1171027309.jpg

it was pointed out to me that the sign post took away from the image... iagreed, so i removed it

Indeed the sign does ruin the composition....good call.

Regards D S D L
21-09-2009, 16:18
The Vinyl Adventure

im a bit of a perfectionist, the sign bugged me but when someone pointed it out... well back then i was pretty poor at photoshop, i think it took me about 2 hours to get rid of it
21-09-2009, 17:14
DaveK

Hi Hamish,
First point: -
I liked your first pic best in your thread opener - just the sort of thing I like to try but never get quite right :doh: . I love the images possible by capturing reflected light on water at night. I've got a few of St Ives harbour at night (a favourite holiday spot of our family), taken from various high vantage points but I should love to get one as clear and well exposed as yours.
Second point: -
Your 'Spot the Difference' sepia pics are slightly different to my eye, not just the sign removal ( which 'makes' the picture), but the one with the sign in place seems (to me) to have a wider range of shades (there must be a technical term for this :doh: ), but the whites are brighter, definitely, and the darker areas are, possibly, slightly 'muddier', (another technical term escapes me :lol: ). I would guess that this is as a result of your early Photoshop efforts.
For me, you can post as many of your early or late pics and experiments as you like - I love to see/hear the results of any skilled practioner, almost irrespective of what their particular 'bag' is - keep 'em coming.
Cheers,
21-09-2009, 17:36
The Vinyl Adventure

the correct exposure of a night time shot like that is a hard task to achive without any post process
i, if memory serves, would have used a smaller apeture and quite a long exposure on a tripod. the sky would have been washed out with light polution, this can usually be corected by uping the contrast using curves
these days i would use lightroom and just up the "black" level
if you have a digital image, but dont have the software i would love to have a tinker my self if you want to email me an image dave?
there could well be a slight difference between the 2 sepia images the sign post was removed on a different computer ... my mini laptop isnt good enough to show the differance and i cant be arse to go upstairs and have a look on my photo pc.. so il take your word for it!
21-09-2009, 20:40
Cotlake

Hmmm, well I'm no photographer and I use a simple Canon Powershot SX1 IS.

Here are a few low light shots which I'm quite pleased with that I took with no special setting and hand held on a recent cruise to Iceland and Norway. Remember, in July, there is not alot of true darkness close to the Artic Circle.

Sunset in the North Atlantic
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...g/IMG_0260.jpg

Just after Sunset in the North Atlantic
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...g/IMG_0273.jpg

Alesund, Norway from the ship
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...g/IMG_0968.jpg

Leaving Stavanger, Norway
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...g/IMG_1179.jpg

Please be critical. I want to learn more about doing this.

Regards,

Greg
21-09-2009, 22:20
The Vinyl Adventure

My only real quibble is the 4:3 ratio of the first 2 images, but that us certainly nit something to worry about (I find it a format that suits little composition) I also would have perhaps put the boat within the lower third as aposed to transecting the bottom 2 thirds, and more toward the right a bit - on the last image... Nothing else stands out as obvious problems. The first and last are the best in my books...
21-09-2009, 22:24
Will

Hi Greg

A couple of pages from a sketch book Shetland Isles

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3.../Shetland2.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3.../Shetland1.jpg
21-09-2009, 22:39
The Vinyl Adventure

id love to be able to paint!
21-09-2009, 22:46
DaveK

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamish

id love to be able to paint!

Ditto the above - nice work Will - do you do this sort of thing for a living, semi professionally or just for your own amusement?
Cheers,
21-09-2009, 23:03
The Vinyl Adventure

these are the only 2 things i have painted (since i was a child)
bsically very basic pictures coloured in... enoyed making them though

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...576a6241f1.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...5b3d2c9aee.jpg
21-09-2009, 23:11
Will

I was a Fine Art Printmaker a lecturer at Northumbria University for 28 years retired 12 years ago:)

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22-09-2009, 09:20
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

I was a Fine Art Printmaker a lecturer at Northumbria University for 28 years retired 12 years ago:)

.

Hi Will

Love the paintings, the way you have captured the light is amazing. The graduations, intensity and reflections are very good. I too wish I could paint like that.

Interesting that there are so many artists on AOS.

If you view a photo the same way as a painting, paying attention to subject, composition and perspective you can't go to far wrong.

Regards D S D L
22-09-2009, 10:34
The Vinyl Adventure

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L

Hi Will

Love the paintings, the way you have captured the light is amazing. The graduations, intensity and reflections are very good. I too wish I could paint like that.

Interesting that there are so many artists on AOS.

If you view a photo the same way as a painting, paying attention to subject, composition and perspective you can't go to far wrong.

Regards D S D L

:lol: thats where i went wrong then, no subjecy, little composition and no perpective in my painting :doh: oh well... cant be good at everything ;)

i think there are so many artists, for the same reason there are so many people who like wine and good books... and indeed good hifi......
22-09-2009, 10:56
NRG

Will, those are great paintings, thanks for posting them.

Here's some of my attempts at sunset shots...

:lolsign:

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2541.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2545.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2506.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2552.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2548.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2667.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l8...t/DSCF2537.jpg
22-09-2009, 11:03
Spectral Morn

Hi Neal

Great photos too. Thanks for posting them.

Regards D S D L
22-09-2009, 11:04
The Vinyl Adventure

i really like the kid out the window shot!.. i do like people photography!
22-09-2009, 11:05
The Vinyl Adventure

im enjoying all these arty threads!