Learning the perfect nightscape shot.

It's incredible how much can be recovered from digital photos these days, the difference in these pics really reinforces this. Whilst you'd never publish the final photos, they have a million times more impact than the originals.

Whilst my new camera seems much better SOOC than my old one, I'm sure propyl learning to PP could improve them no end.

Good job ManCuBuS!!
 
It won't Stinky as I've made the photo private on Flickr as they aren't my work.

Apologies I missed your request last night, I'll mail them back to you when I get in from work tonight.

As I said above though, at full size they really don't look great at all. The fine detail and definition has been pretty much destroyed.
 
No problem, i really appreciate the tips etc. as i said its my first real attempt at night stuff with long exposure etc. so im happy to receive the thoughts and criticism from you guys. gives me something to work on next time i get out at night :)
 
Apologies, the wind blew next door's fence panel through my patio door last night so it turned out to be a bit of crappy night.

Will sort it tonight for ya buddy.
 
It all sounds so simple when explained properly, now all I have to do is learn to remeber these excelent tips when Im out taking photos and back at home procesing them.
 
orbspeed1 said:
It all sounds so simple when explained properly, now all I have to do is learn to remeber these excelent tips when Im out taking photos and back at home procesing them.
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Do:

Use a Tripod
Low ISO
Use the lens' optical sharpness aperture - F/8 there abouts
Try avoid strong winds
Adjust white balance
Use Mirror Lock up
Use a remote trigger
Take off the hood (minimise wind drag)
Check on LCD
Keep that strap on your neck, you are way high. Especially if you shoot like I do with camera resting on a railing on the side of a mountain.

Don't:

Use a flash
Hand hold the camera
Be afraid to do it again until you get it right.

There are bound to be more that i forgot.

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20s, ISO100, F/7.1

It probably could be sharper, didn't use mirror lock up or remote and it was windy and only on a gorillapod.

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thank you very much guys.

i am just getting my tripod sorted. also have a ND filter .8 wondering weather to take on some waterfall type stuff. maybe i should nail this first haha
 
Raymond Lin said:
Do:

Use a Tripod
Low ISO
Use the lens' optical sharpness aperture - F/8 there abouts
Try avoid strong winds
Adjust white balance
Use Mirror Lock up
Use a remote trigger
Take off the hood (minimise wind drag)
Check on LCD
Keep that strap on your neck, you are way high. Especially if you shoot like I do with camera resting on a railing on the side of a mountain.

Don't:

Use a flash
Hand hold the camera
Be afraid to do it again until you get it right.

There are bound to be more that i forgot.
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This is great advice from Ray and I've highlighted the most important point.

I watched my old D90 plunge to a watery death because I didn't do the above.

One thing I would add is to no be scared of using smaller apertures, the smaller you go the better the 'star' effect on points of light which can add a lot to a shot, oh and shoot RAW!

However with scenes such as Ray has shown f8-f11 is really where you want to be as with so much detail in the shot, maximum sharpness is a must.

Another point on your ND filter, if its a cheap one try not to expose for more than a couple of seconds as the longer you expose on cheap ND's the worse the colour cast effect becomes and it can be a pig to correct.

This was taken with a B&W 77mm ND110 10 stopper in bright sunlight. f11, ISO100, 5 sesonds exposure.

The Plughole by m.ww, on Flickr
 
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