Shooting a boat on the water at night.

[HydroPhotos]

Hey guys I have a idea I'm not sure how to do completely.

The boat will be shot on a lake both at sunset and after dark. Much like a car would be shot.

The boat is Black and polished Aluminum and has mirrored windows.

A few things that will be in place;
Colored lights will be in the water to make the hull glow.
Then this is where I get fuzzy. With the water and mirrored windows how do I cut down on the reflections and would you use strobes or something else for the lighting? Also any ideas and thoughts would be great.

Oh and your ideas for inexpensive lighting would be appreciated because I'm not excited about all my equipment being in or around the water.

Thanks
Hydro

[PhotosGuy]

The boat will be shot on a lake both at sunset and after dark. Much like a car would be shot.
&
ideas for inexpensive lighting So shoot it like a car. See the links in my Sig.

The images are for what use?
I'd anchor the front & back (dark rope) so you can control the angle, & use a tripod on the shore. how do I cut down on the reflections First, see how it looks with them. Then maybe try a CP (Circular Polarizer). I don't use one 99% of the time. I'd rather find the right location & angle on the car. But that doesn't mean that you can't try one. It's just personal preference, except that I find that when I remove the bad reflections, & also lose some of the good ones. And polarizers usually make the late model headlight plastic covers show a "rainbow". You might get the same thing with the boat's windows, and I can do without that.

[HydroPhotos]

Thanks. Right now its just going to be for a wall picture in a guys office.

[turboale]

Make sure its a still day, You are going to want the water to be glass. Dual anchors is a good idea, what body are you using? Hopefully one thats good at High ISO, I'd bring a polarizer just incase. Also bring some blackwrap/tin foil to direct the light exactly where you want it.

[HydroPhotos]

I will be shooting a 30D and 40D. Not the greatest with the High ISO's but they will have to work.

Thanks for the ideas it should be interesting.