pics from night photography session :)

[laimis.s]

ok so i finally got myself to go out at night :) heres few shots:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k319/ginklas/IMG_0795.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k319/ginklas/IMG_0786.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k319/ginklas/IMG_0782.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k319/ginklas/IMG_0771.jpg

any comments/critisisms? This is the first time i have done such a thing so i guess my technique wasnt perfect ;) EXIF data should be embedded...

thnx for looking.

[KROHN27]

cant believe no comments yet! i love these shots!i love 1. and love the angel on 2.

[Lesjordans]

I like the third one a lot :D trails are nice and smooth

[Photodawg1]

Yasou? Laimonas...I absolutely love them!! Wish you could changes some of that fluorescent. cast. Also, watch the leveling. Looks like you are leaning on some of the shots. But what a great job on first night shots!
Linda

[laimis.s]

Thanks for the comments!! Linda - could you please explain what did you mean by changing fluorescent and leveling?

Thankyou :)

[Photodawg1]

The yellow cast from the fluorescent lights, you may be able to change the hue some in photoshop (I am not great with that) and the perspectives look crooked. Look at the highways they are not horizontally level. Can fix that in photoshop too.

[laimis.s]

oh ok thnx, il give it a try. EIther my tripod wasnt level or its distorsion from wide angle lens?

EDIT:::

any better?

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k319/ginklas/final.jpg

i tried adjusting hue/saturation but it made it worse :(

[Photodawg1]

I could be wrong, It's possible that it's not alterable. Hope some jumps on and helps with that. A friend of mine is always on me about leveling. It only the last two... I don't know enough about wide angel distortion. Wonder how they would look in b&W?

[fi20100]

Nice shots. It seems like you've found a pretty good spot for shooting traffic in the night. Not a very bright, busy background ;) Very nice!

[Photolistic]

What was your shutter speed and f stop for these pics?

[Croasdail]

Like is right about the leveling thing... the eye always seeks out either the vertical or horizontal line to establish a foundation for the image. If everything is skewed, if softens the impact of the image. Other then that, on the technical side, things look good. As an experiment, these are good shots. But as a whole, to me - so let me preface this, they lack subject. So for the lay audience, you need a reason for the observer to stop and look at the image for more then just it's technical merrit. Why here, why now, what's the significance of this place. It's not a critical flaw, it would just be more interesting with some context.. that's all. Nicely done though for some of your first night stuff. I personally love night shots, particularly if you can get those few mintues just after last light. Cheers and good work.

[Nikolas]

#1 30 secs 24mm f10 100 iso
#2 13 secs f4.5
# 3 20 secs f14
# 4 13 secs f10

Great smooth looking shots Laimonas
I want to know why you parents named you after a lemon though.
(yia sou apo tin Australia) :-)

[delinian]

Used adj. layers in CS2. Hope you approve my edit.
117390

[photobitz]

Very nice! Were you using star filters to get the points on the streetlights or is that natural?

[ibkev]

If you lurk into the darkness again try setting you white balance mode to the "tungsten" setting or color temp at 3200.You might try bracketing the shot with the color setting at 2700,3200, and 3700

[theague]

They are actually high-pressure sodium lights I believe. I could be wrong though. Fluorescents are what you find in your house...

Also, it isn't necessarily a star filter. Anytime you expose a light source, if you expose it long enough it will give that starred effect. I do not know the technical reason as to why it does it.

I shot some evening shots the other night under similar lighting. I shoot in raw so I could change the WB prior to converting. I tried to reduce the orange cast as much as possible and they turned out ok. Unfortunately I'm at work and can't post the two differences side by side.

Good shots overall. I am not a fan of purposely skewed horizons so I would suggest straightening them out. Other than that, I enjoyed your series a lot. Thanks for sharing.

[fi20100]

They are actually high-pressure sodium lights I believe. I could be wrong though. Fluorescents are what you find in your house...

Also, it isn't necessarily a star filter. Anytime you expose a light source, if you expose it long enough it will give that starred effect. I do not know the technical reason as to why it does it.

I shot some evening shots the other night under similar lighting. I shoot in raw so I could change the WB prior to converting. I tried to reduce the orange cast as much as possible and they turned out ok. Unfortunately I'm at work and can't post the two differences side by side.

Good shots overall. I am not a fan of purposely skewed horizons so I would suggest straightening them out. Other than that, I enjoyed your series a lot. Thanks for sharing.

The star effect from light sources is a result of the numbers of diaphragm blades in the lens. If it has an even number of diaphragm blades, the light sources will have as many corners as the lens has blades, but if the number of diaphragm blades is an odd number, the light sources will have double the blades number of corners. :)

[Photodawg1]

The star effect from light sources is a result of the numbers of diaphragm blades in the lens. If it has an even number of diaphragm blades, the light sources will have as many corners as the lens has blades, but if the number of diaphragm blades is an odd number, the light sources will have double the blades number of corners. :)


Whoa!!! You need to go on Jepapody Show!!!

[Titus213]

Nicely exposed night shots. They do just need some leveling. Do you know what caused the strobe type effect in #2? Looks like a pulsing light source coming down in the background.

[tag141]

I like this type of long exposure. Unfortunately where I live is totally devoid of any over bridges so I can't get to play. The first pic worries me. Having driven in the UK for most of my driving life you can see a car go from the 'fast' lane. swerve across the other two lanes and only just make it to the off ramp. (Probably a rep or BMW driver ;) )

[fi20100]

Whoa!!! You need to go on Jepapody Show!!!

Haha ;)