Night shot in the snow

fly my pretties · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

Oh, I just realised the picture doesn't have any exif data.

Shot was f5.6, 30sec, ISO100, 24mm, spot metering.

ScottKCooper · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

Neat effect. the fish-eye effect is a little distracting though - the trees on either side leaning in - the building on the right leaning in. Perhaps bring the shot in tighter (don't include about a third of the left hand section in this shot). Thanks for sharing!

Pete · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

Very surreal. I like it.

howaboutnow · 7th of February 2009 (Sat)

Very cool

Akire · 8th of February 2009 (Sun)

I like! I've wondered what a night-time heavy snow shot would look like.

J Charlton · 8th of February 2009 (Sun)

looks cold, well done!

fly my pretties · 8th of February 2009 (Sun)

Thanks for the compliments guys, glad you like. I doubt anyone will ever capture anything like it in my area again, that was the first time snow fell in that depth for over 18 years.

ScottCooper, I think if I drew the show in any more, I'd lose the balance of tones and end up with an image that was too dark. I kept it a bit wide to keep the white sky and background in shot. I felt it balanced the darkness of the trees.

ClickPix · 8th of February 2009 (Sun)

I agree with the fish-eye comment. A little Photoshop adjustment would have helped.

fly my pretties · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

It's not distortion, the tree is just leaning in. I don't think there's a way of correcting that without distorting the rest of the picture.

lukeap69 · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

if you have not mentioned this is a night shot, i wouldn't think this one was taken at night. very nice.

tonydee · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by fly my pretties

It's not distortion, the tree is just leaning in. I don't think there's a way of correcting that without distorting the rest of the picture.

Have a look at the windows on the side of the house, and the roof for that matter, and you'll get some idea of the distortion around that part of the image. It's definitely a large part in the tree's lean. You can indeed easily correct such distortion in more sophisticated editors, including Photoshop and the GIMP.

A lot of the photo is overexposed. It's pretty hard to guess whether that will happen when using bulb, but you can check your histogram after taking a shot and then take another stab at it.

Cheers, Tony

fly my pretties · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

Thanks for the reply, Tonydee. I purposely overexposed to remove detail and create a smooth image. I thought it gave better atmosphere to the image. The shot was taken at 3am, so there wasn't exactly much detail to be taken anyway.

Unfortunately, I can't take another stab, though, because it was a one off snowfall that lasted for one day and hadn't occured for over 18 years. That picture is as good as it will ever get for me, unfortunately. I'd love another day to perfect it.

ClickPix · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

I liked the over exposure. And it's an amazing night shot. Now just fix that distortion and it will be perfect.

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fly my pretties User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 608	Re: Night shot in the snow Oh, I just realised the picture doesn't have any exif data. Shot was f5.6, 30sec, ISO100, 24mm, spot metering.

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ScottKCooper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central, VA Posts: 1,487 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Night shot in the snow Neat effect. the fish-eye effect is a little distracting though - the trees on either side leaning in - the building on the right leaning in. Perhaps bring the shot in tighter (don't include about a third of the left hand section in this shot). Thanks for sharing!

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Pete Moderator Prime Mover Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 38,426	Re: Night shot in the snow Very surreal. I like it. __________________ *Pete* UK SE Catch of the Day

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howaboutnow Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,089 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Night shot in the snow Very cool __________________ -- Suzanne Believe in yourself. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi -Canon EF-S Zoom lens - 17 mm - 85 mm - F/4.0-5.6 - Canon EF Lens - 50 mm - F/1.8 Canon EW-78B II Lens hood - Manfrotto tripod (728B)

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J Charlton Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 59	Re: Night shot in the snow looks cold, well done! __________________ Canon 5D \| 50mm 1.8

8th of February 2009 (Sun)	#8
fly my pretties User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 608	Re: Night shot in the snow Thanks for the compliments guys, glad you like. I doubt anyone will ever capture anything like it in my area again, that was the first time snow fell in that depth for over 18 years. ScottCooper, I think if I drew the show in any more, I'd lose the balance of tones and end up with an image that was too dark. I kept it a bit wide to keep the white sky and background in shot. I felt it balanced the darkness of the trees.

8th of February 2009 (Sun)	#9
ClickPix Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25	Re: Night shot in the snow I agree with the fish-eye comment. A little Photoshop adjustment would have helped.

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fly my pretties User is banned from forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 608	Re: Night shot in the snow It's not distortion, the tree is just leaning in. I don't think there's a way of correcting that without distorting the rest of the picture.

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ClickPix Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 25	Re: Night shot in the snow I liked the over exposure. And it's an amazing night shot. Now just fix that distortion and it will be perfect.

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