A Few Recent Long Exposure Images

[STiZzle2010]

I had the opportunity to join a few other local photographers who were putting on a Milky Way workshop in Charleston, RI. I've never seen the Milky Way but this was on my bucket list and something I was excited to experience. Knowing that I have a crop sensor, I wasn't confident that I would get a usable image but I wanted to try anyway. The end result is better than I anticipated and next time I will take more images so that I can stack them to reduce some noise in post. Always looking to improve so CC is welcome.

f/2.8, 20 seconds, ISO 4000, 24mm
Nikon D5500 with Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 Di VC lens

New London Ledge Light is one of my favorite local lighthouses to shoot. Luckily for me it is only a few minutes down the street so when I saw the sky turning into pastels, I grabbed my gear and headed out to capture a serene and magical image. CC welcome.

f/11, 120 seconds, ISO 100, 200mm
Nikon D5500 with a Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 Di VC lens

While out shooting my son's portrait, we had a beautiful sunset and the setting was so peaceful. I had to grab an image before heading home. CC welcome.

3 image exposures stacked in Lightroom
f/14, 18 seconds, ISO 100, 24mm
f/14, 30 seconds, ISO 100, 24mm
f/14, 59 seconds, ISO 100, 24mm
Nikon D5500 with a Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 Di VC lens

 

[Peeb]

Nice! I had a D5500 until my daughter borrowed it (permanently!). Great camera.

 

[Jeff G]

Nice, long exposure shots are something I'd like to try soon.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Beautiful pastels in 2 and 3 and the silhouette works very well in 1. Very nice group

 

[Jeff15]

Very nice images...

 

[Sil]

the 2 image...very nice !!

 

[STiZzle2010]

Thank you everyone!

 

[TreeofLifeStairs]

Man,that lighthouse looks like it’s just floating out there. So serene.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Gorgeous set of photos!

 

[Derrel]

I sure do like the lighthouse picture. Beautifully composed and well-executed too. I seldom like long exposure water, but in this case, sign me up!

 

[Compaq]

I agree, the second one is great. I really love clean images with one subject and lots of negative space. It's difficult to photograph, at least to me. I'd like to see a horizontal version as well

 

[JonA_CT]

Good stuff! It’s not often I see photos posted here from my backyard!

Get that shot of Ledge Light printed nice and big...people around here will pay good money for it.

 

[smoke665]

Wow, nice set!!!