Night scape

Here is my attempt at capturing the night and doing a little PP.

It's nice, but I think you should try to plan the framing a bit better. Kinda like a "snapshot" night shot where the photo doesn't really seem to have a focus, at least to me.

Try taking it when it's a little darker out, that way you can do a longer exposure (~30 sec) to capture more of the night sky. The foreground will be pretty light if there is a moon out. Not a bad start, but it's still very earth oriented with a couple stars right now.

astrostu wrote in post #10070096
It's nice, but I think you should try to plan the framing a bit better. Kinda like a "snapshot" night shot where the photo doesn't really seem to have a focus, at least to me.

Thanks. I am just learning the lengthier shutter speeds for shooting stars and have read to focus either at infinity or one short of infinity. What tips would you offer for better focus?

zeldaboy101 wrote in post #10070718
Try taking it when it's a little darker out, that way you can do a longer exposure (~30 sec) to capture more of the night sky. The foreground will be pretty light if there is a moon out. Not a bad start, but it's still very earth oriented with a couple stars right now.

I will try that...the bad thing is that there is a huge street light behind my shooting area that really lights up that beach.

When you say earth oriented...what do you mean? I was trying not to just shoot the stars alone as I wanted it to show the night falling from the east (right side) and the late sun setting to the west and the clouds that were dissipating in the night.

Oh...and I am just using a G11, so I guess its hard to get away from that snapshot feel.

Thanks for the feedback. Hope you answer my questions.

Doug

I'd like to see a bit more dark sky/bright stars to really bring out the heavens. It might be as simple as a longer exposure and then burning the foreground to be a bit darker afterwards.
Cool shot though, I like the composition.

kezug wrote in post #10071042
Thanks. I am just learning the lengthier shutter speeds for shooting stars and have read to focus either at infinity or one short of infinity. What tips would you offer for better focus?

I will try that...the bad thing is that there is a huge street light behind my shooting area that really lights up that beach.

When you say earth oriented...what do you mean? I was trying not to just shoot the stars alone as I wanted it to show the night falling from the east (right side) and the late sun setting to the west and the clouds that were dissipating in the night.

Oh...and I am just using a G11, so I guess its hard to get away from that snapshot feel.

Thanks for the feedback. Hope you answer my questions.

Doug

Ah, didn't realize it was a G11, that does make things a little bit harder. By earth oriented I meant the shot was focusing on the foreground a little too much because it was so bright and the stars were so dim, not enough attention was being drawn to the night sky.

Does the street light have a light detector on top of it or is it on a timer? If it has a light sensor on top you can always try to hit that with a laser, that usually puts streetlights out for a good minute or so.