Night Shots

hoodmeister · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:22

So there's me, lastnight, stood in a field of corn (wet corn) up to my neck, sipping on coffee. For two hours.

I was trying to take photos of the night sky, the moon behind some clouds with some star trails above. Never really nailed it, though - and the cloud moved across the whole sky, meaning I had to call it a night.

Here's the best I managed :

After the cloud moved across everything, I realised that the sky and ground had similar levels of lighting - so I decided to try something with an illuminated foreground :

I'm not a big fan of either, but both were interesting experiments. Need to take more coffee with me next time, though.

Paul11 · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:40

that 1st shot is excellent.

brocksta · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:54

i love the vivid blue colour in the first shot. The colours are also great in the second but im not too keen on the foreground. Did you use filters or anything?

DannyDan · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:59

I really like the second, it looks very calm and serene, and the slow variations in colour are nice.

The first is alright but the colours look over-saturated to me.

Mint_Sauce · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:59

Well, I love them both. I would consider the time well spent if it was me.

Richard T · 10 Jul 2006 at 15:09

Mint_Sauce said:
Well, I love them both. I would consider the time well spent if it was me.

what he said! well done Mr meister

Sp00n · 10 Jul 2006 at 15:33

2nd one is superb!

1st one is let down by the star trail, how long was the exposure?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:04

I really like that 1st. for the past 2 weeks I have been thinking about going out and trying a long exposured shot of the night sky. Last night would have been the best as there were soo many stars out

neverender · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:05

Can't say I'm a fan of the foreground in the 2nd either, but the colours in the sky of both are superb!

AdWright · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:08

Fstop11 said:
I really like that 1st. for the past 2 weeks I have been thinking about going out and trying a long exposured shot of the night sky. Last night would have been the best as there were soo many stars out

I want to as well!

/shakes fist at London night sky! :mad:

Looks forward to holiday in Greece starting next week

Mohain · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:19

Love the first one hoodi

nero120 · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:24

Nice shots! Can you post exif data for them?

iGiDK · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:34

lovely colours, nice shots

hoodmeister · 10 Jul 2006 at 16:38

Ta all.

Exif's should be there, but for those without viewers :

#1 :
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Image Date: 2006:07:09 22:58:08
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 15.0mm (35mm equivalent: 22mm)
Exposure Time: 129.500 s
Aperture: f/11.0
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Shade
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: (C) Hoodi Ansari 2006

#2 :
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Image Date: 2006:07:09 23:35:06
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 15.0mm (35mm equivalent: 22mm)
Exposure Time: 60.800 s
Aperture: f/3.5
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Fine Weather
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment: (C) Hoodi Ansari 2006

First was the best I got for star trails - I did a 15 minute one after it, but cloud came across filling the frame, ruining it