Laguna Beach, full moon long exposure

I never get tired of long exposures under a full moon...
C&C welcomed.

That. Is a very cool image. Very very cool. great shot.

Ridiculously awesome.

Looks like there is a lot of jpeg artifacts though, maybe save it a bit higher quality so we can see it in all its beauty?

It's kind of freakish b/c it's at night and so bright.
But freakish good.

O.K. I want to try this. Help me with settings and the type of lens? This will be my first
attempt.

The image is awesome!

Is that taken from the walkway out in front of the montage?

This is superb work.

fotojoem wrote in post #5058058
O.K. I want to try this. Help me with settings and the type of lens? This will be my first
attempt.

The image is awesome!

Sure. This shot is setup on a tripod, camera in Manual mode. Then I adjust the shutter speed to "bulb" which means the shutter will be held open for as long as you hold down the shutter release (I don't want to keep my finger on the button on the camera so I purchased a cable release cord that plugs into the camera and has a lock mode so I can lock it open and walk away if I want to. These are about $10 on Ebay for the cheap ones).

Then adjust the Aperture to whatever you think you want (most of my night shots are anywhere from f/4 to f/8 depending on the amount of light available). That's about it. Focus is usually manual to infiniti on this type of shot, if I'm shooting something closer to me I will bring a flashlight along to light up my subject so the auto focus can lock on it, then switch it over to manual so it doesn't move or hunt after I have it where I want it.
The amount of time I leave the shutter open is all trial and error, just use your LCD on your camera to check the exposure. I've done so much of it now that i kind of have an idea how long it will take based on moonlight available, etc.
This particular shot was taken with my 40D and Sigma 10-20 I believe, but you can use whatever you have, 18-55 would be great too.

Have fun!

great picture...its weird how bright the brush is even tho its night time.

very nice image, I like the comp and the scene....agree about the JPG compression issue and you might want to consider a desat on the magenta channel in hue/sat.

Gives me an idea for shooting some night shots of Chamber's Bay golf course

Skippy29 wrote in post #5060497
Sure. This shot is setup on a tripod, camera in Manual mode. Then I adjust the shutter speed to "bulb" which means the shutter will be held open for as long as you hold down the shutter release (I don't want to keep my finger on the button on the camera so I purchased a cable release cord that plugs into the camera and has a lock mode so I can lock it open and walk away if I want to. These are about $10 on Ebay for the cheap ones).

Then adjust the Aperture to whatever you think you want (most of my night shots are anywhere from f/4 to f/8 depending on the amount of light available). That's about it. Focus is usually manual to infiniti on this type of shot, if I'm shooting something closer to me I will bring a flashlight along to light up my subject so the auto focus can lock on it, then switch it over to manual so it doesn't move or hunt after I have it where I want it.
The amount of time I leave the shutter open is all trial and error, just use your LCD on your camera to check the exposure. I've done so much of it now that i kind of have an idea how long it will take based on moonlight available, etc.
This particular shot was taken with my 40D and Sigma 10-20 I believe, but you can use whatever you have, 18-55 would be great too.

Have fun!

Thanks for the insight, This is going to be fun! I will post the results for you to review.

Thanks again

JM

Marvelous shot!

Jaw droppingly good.

phong wrote in post #5058264
Is that taken from the walkway out in front of the montage?

Not really sure phong as I don't know the area real well, but it was taken at a very nice scenic overlook that was just north of Shaw's Beach.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions everyone!