...still learning

for you professionals, need advice/help to improve my night time shots or over all approach? my first attempt

thanks

Need some specs. How long was shutter open, ISO, etc...

CameraMan wrote in post #12528398
Need some specs. How long was shutter open, ISO, etc...

av 8.0 tv 6sec iso 200

Great capture.

Picture is missing a main subject. It is perhaps the ship, but the only thing grabbing attention is a LOT of mast/rigging. For shot that have a lot going on like this you want to see the "bigger picture", so grabbing the whole boat would be the way to go instead of focusing on any one thing in particular.

tman2782 wrote in post #12529195
Picture is missing a main subject.

noted!
...good point, it was the ship but I couldn't get it's entirety because of the street vendors behind me.

thanks

Yah, I couldn't see holding the shutter open any longer than you did. The masts would have been completely blown out. If you'd set it to 5 seconds you may not have seen the boat. All I can suggest at this point is try another position and make the boat & the masts your main subject.

CameraMan wrote in post #12529520
Yah, I couldn't see holding the shutter open any longer than you did. The masts would have been completely blown out. If you'd set it to 5 seconds you may not have seen the boat.

well, i actually tried several ss, trial and error I guess. 6 sec was the best one out of the 5 shots I took.

thanks for the input... lots of learning to do.