Flag Lake Night Shot

[Mike S.]

My first try at long exposures. I don't have a cable release yet so I stuck with 30 sec or less. I think next time I'm gonna try the bulb setting and lower ISO to 100 or 200.


DSC_0937-1 by kc9cqr1, on Flickr

 

[LaFoto]

Congrats on your first night shot.
If it weren't for the stars in the sky, it wouldn't even look like one.
I don't know how much you could actually see when you framed this one, but as is, I feel like I would now rather see some more of the structures at the bottom than I'm seeing now, having me guess at whether those are benches or what they are. All this guessword distracts me from the photo as such, I'm afraid.

 

[Mike S.]

Thanks for the input, does this one work a bit better. I changed the crop.


DSC_0937.jpg by kc9cqr1, on Flickr

 

[LaFoto]

To my mind, it does! Could do with yet a tad more foreground, but this is well on its way.

 

[480sparky67 66]

My guess is it's moonlit. Otherwise, my first impression would be it's heavy processed.... a daylight shot with fake stars.

 

[Mike S.]

Yes it is moonlit, it was high in the sky at the time. This was taken on an Air Force base so there is a lot of abient lighting from the airfield.