I'd love some tips and advice on this one

[imagesliveon]

I'm going back there on Thursday night.


Thanks very much for the advice. What settings would you guys recommend using?? I should by tomorrow have a remote with a timer!

Regards
Simon

 

[invisible]

There is very little noise in the image as it was only at ISO 400, would I seriously have got away with a smaller aperture?

You would've just needed a longer exposure (or a higher ISO). What I was trying to say is that you have more chances of having something in focus with a smaller aperture.

A few tips for the next time you ran into a similar pitch-black scene: 1) wait a few minutes until your eyes get used to the darkness and only then try to frame the scene; 2) set your focusing ring to just before infinity and leave it there; and 3) if it's overcast (i.e., no stars in the sky) don't be afraid of using a longer exposure, which will allow you to use a smaller aperture.

P.S.: I like The_Traveler's crop suggestion.

 

[imagesliveon]

Thanks!

Is a long exposure going to produce noise the same as having a higher ISO?

Kind regards

Really appreciate the help!

 

[thetrue]

Lee - it's quite alright, I just got excited

 

[Mully]

Bracket this shot try a lot of variations its digital and you can edit out what does not work.... this is a great location so shoot the crap out of BUT take nots so you can see what worked and what didn't. I bet you catch a big one!

 

[imagesliveon]

An edited Colour version


Littlehampton Beach 31/12/12 by imagesliveon, on Flickr

 

[thetrue]

WOW, that's a nice deep colored edit.

 

[Demers18]

Lee - it's quite alright, I just got excited

I just don't like posting false info. Makes you wonder though, why you can't program that in camera. I bet a lot of photographer would enjoy that feature.

OP - That colour edit is quite nice! My favorite so far.

 

[imagesliveon]

Thanks, I think I prefer the B&W conversion.


Fingers crossed the weather is dry tomorrow!

 

[imagesliveon]

Firing a flash throughout a long exposure..


What effect would it have over these exposures??

 

[thetrue]

What do you mean? Firing once?

 

[imagesliveon]

No kind of walking around behind the camera?

 

[thetrue]

Are you saying multiple flashes throughout the length of the exposure? That would almost definitely cause overexposure, strange shadows, and an overall odd image I would assume...

 

[o hey tyler]

Are you saying multiple flashes throughout the length of the exposure? That would almost definitely cause overexposure, strange shadows, and an overall odd image I would assume...

Not necessarily... Flashing throughout the length of an exposure is a tactic used by a lot of photographers.

Let's say you set your flash to expose for f/5.6 at 10 feet, and your framing starts around 10 feet away, you can fire the flash in that area fairly willy nilly and not have an issue with over exposure (unless you're firing it in the same place over and over). How you sculpt the light and how it behaves with the scenery is the real tricky part. Give it a shot if you have a speedlight handy. Just do a few test shorter exposure first to get your flash exposure down.

Remember to set your aperture appropriately for your flash, and if the incidental light is low enough you can drag your shutter for quite a while.

 

[thetrue]

Never would have guessed that would work...