First Post Comments needed

this is my first post, and my first tripod at night picture. i wanted to capture the cars on the freeway near my apartment. comments would be helpful.

Welcome to the forum!
What were your settings? ISO, f, shutter speed?

thanks, heres what i got

• Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  
• Shutter Speed: 30/1 second
  
• F Number: F/20.0
  
• Focal Length: 50 mm
  
• ISO Speed: 100

that main thing that concerns me is that i'm not sure what you want me to look at.

as in, the photo has no dominating focal attraction

try different areas

also, the foreground is fairly under exposed, and the background (building) is over exposed.

figure out what you want the viewer to look at, then start toying with making that dominate.

and welcome to the forum! you'll love it here

have to agree with matt.

try diffenent angles of the same (or similar) shot. A good viewpoint for highways, freeways and motorways is from an overbridge.

how does one get a really really good nightshot. im totally new to the camera, got it for a elective for call in spring and i dont want to go into not knowing ne thing. i got the basic digital rebel 10 d i believe. dont really know how to change the setting all the way. i see what you mean about the exposure being over and under exposed. how would one change that?

mmm....steak'nshake...​.i could so eat a Frisco melt platter now

anywho, if this were taken from an elevated point of view with wider lens looking down on the sight, then i bet itll be an interesting shot.

Good start Dysturbed and move on to the next long exposure trick. Focus on a statue in the dark then use a torch to illuminate/expose sections of it while the shutter is open.

Best time I think is just before total darkness so you keep some tones in the sky. Lots to learn, right? Take a look at the "Sticky"s at the top of this, "Talk About Photography".

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