Two different shots for C&C...

[JAC526]

First is my first shot at nighttime long exposures:

Second is some flowers (I like how cool they look):

Thanks in advance...

Joe

 

[shootermcgavin]

I would have went way more with exposure on first one, also I think you're standing under a light which I think it would look better if you got away from a light source so you would get a more even landscape. I do my night time shots from 30 seconds to 5 minutes normally, I think some go longer than that. I just use bulb and time it because something might happen like a plane flies into frame or something and maybe I only want it going half way or something like a shooting star... a little more control. One more thing it has a lot of noise, I'm guessing the ISO is a little high I would lock it at 100 or as low as it goes.

 

[JAC526]

Thanks for the tips....I guess with that long of an exposure its OK to use ISO 100?

I do have some more where I used longer exposures that results in complete lines of light...

But yeah I was standing on a highway overpass...so there were some lights above me.

 

[pen]

I like the flowers, the night shot doesn't do anything for me. The monochrome look of the flowers is nice and it has a softness to it that helps.

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[KenC]

Too much grass and shrubbery in the highway shot, but the flowers work really well. I might crop a little on the right and darken the bright areas around the bottom slat just a little bit, but it works as is.

 

[JAC526]

Thanks guys.

I like the flowers too...the night shot not so much.

I guess that means I just need to practice the nighttime stuff more. And I gotta find a better spot to do it.

 

[JAC526]

Here's another of the night shots from my first attempt: