Some low light experiments

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

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

**Spectral Morn** · 21-09-2009, 16:01

Very nice I like all of those.

Regards D S D L

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 16:04

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

**Spectral Morn** · 21-09-2009, 16:06

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

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 16:10

you might find this interesting
spot the difference

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

**DSJR** · 21-09-2009, 16:13

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... :/

**Spectral Morn** · 21-09-2009, 16:16

Originally Posted by hamish

you might find this interesting
spot the difference

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

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 16:18

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

**DaveK** · 21-09-2009, 17:14

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

. 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

), but the whites are brighter, definitely, and the darker areas are, possibly, slightly 'muddier', (another technical term escapes me

). 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,

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 21-09-2009, 17:36

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!

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