Dinosaur and horses under stars, part 2

[NancyMoranG]

I know they aren't up to par with a lot of you but I was having fun learning and trying.
To post it says file is too large, so am just making it 90%. ??
Of course any comments are welcome on my 'education'.

 

[PJM]

Keep shooting! I like them. In the first one it looks like the dinosaur is gaping in awe at the stars.

 

[NancyMoranG]

on another, a plane trail looks like it's coming out of its mouth..!

 

[SquarePeg]

Such a cool place! Did you light them yourself or are they lit up?

 

[NancyMoranG]

Such a cool place! Did you light them yourself or are they lit up?

Lit them myself and finding light painting consistency pretty tricky!
1 was the red light off my headlamp and the other has the white light just barely flashing across areas.

 

[SquarePeg]

Such a cool place! Did you light them yourself or are they lit up?

Lit them myself and finding light painting consistency pretty tricky!
1 was the red light off my headlamp and the other has the white light just barely flashing across areas.

I haven’t tried light painting but it looks interesting. I like the red.

 

[vintagesnaps]

The second one is a little dark but it's still kind of cool! It looks almost redscale (in a good way).

For light painting try looking for Dave Black photography (I think that's basically his website name). I know of him for sports photography (Olympics, Ky. Derby, etc.) and went to a workshop he did years ago at the NCAA headquarters. I know he does light painting too. On his site he has a Workshop on/at the Ranch feature and I've seen him discuss light painting there.

 

[stapo49]

I really like the perspective on the first one. It looks like it's trying to swallow the stars!

 

[Jeff15]

Number one for me......

 

[K9Kirk]

Very few perfect pictures make it on here so don't worry about that, you're right at home. #1 is my favorite, good job.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Very few perfect pictures make it on here so don't worry about that, you're right at home. #1 is my favorite, good job.

Thank you K9Kirk, that's sweet.
I have been in personal turmoil for a few years now. Just getting out to take photos, is a big step.

 

[zulu42]

1st is really good! Its hard to get both stars and a foreground like that in decent focus. The second looks to me like you might have had tripod movement or something shake the camera.

Do you have an off camera speedlight? I have done some light painting and found that using a speedlight in hand can give more predictable results than a flashlight. still lots of trial and error and practice.

 

[NancyMoranG]

1st is really good! Its hard to get both stars and a foreground like that in decent focus. The second looks to me like you might have had tripod movement or something shake the camera.

Do you have an off camera speedlight? I have done some light painting and found that using a speedlight in hand can give more predictable results than a flashlight. still lots of trial and error and practice.

Thank you. 2nd one was @ 20 seconds and altho a good tripod, there was some wind.
I do not have any other lighting besides flash light. May have to think about something to help with night shots.

 

[zulu42]

The best flashlights are the ones where you can focus the beam to a pinpoint to avoid light spilling onto unwanted areas