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this is a very interesting shot, and i would like to take something like this in the future. i know of one building that looks similar to this and i've been eyeing to shoot it. sometimes how i learn is to look at a photo's exif data and yours doesn't have any. maybe i'll go tomorrow and shoot it nonetheless and see what i come up with. i like it a lot though, it's like looking at a doll house with mini decors and furniture. great shot, damon.
@summerfield - A shot like this, more than any other is about whats in your head. EXIF would not help. It was a long exposure, about 3 seconds. However, to get the lighting effect the final image was underexposed (to the left) in developing quite deliberately to pull out the essence of the lights in the entrance without over exposing the area surrounding them an blowing them out. The reason I liked this shot is because the cream colour in the entrance allowed me to do that and still preserve the true colours - otherwise difficult in a long exposure with whites as the wall colour.
With this type of shot at night you really need to have a very clear idea in your head of what you want to produce before you press the button. For me Seeing is not the same as envisioning. Think your #image into existance before pressing the button - THAT is #photography.
Love the shapes and lights!
Great advice above...realize I've been doing that a bit without consciously realizing the importance. Will try that a bit more! :) Thanks
@netkonnexion - wow! okay. the building i have in mind is all glass and may have a lot of lighting. i have envisioned how it should look, so i would have to play around with the settings. i shall go try doing that tomorrow . thank you, damon,
@summerfield - A piece of advice with lots of glass. Think carefully about your positioning. If the glass is thick and refractive a lot of the light may give double images on the glass. So take a position where you can image as you see the finished picture, but will avoid refraction. You may not see the refraction when standing there. But in a 3+ second exposure it will come out. So take a lot of shots to make sure you have it right. Where you get refraction in the glass you can eliminate it most effectively by an oblique angle or by distance (the latter because the refractive ghosting will not be seen). Have fun, sounds like a great project. Look forward to seeing it.
@maggiemae - you can get similar effects easier by shooting row of domestic houses with lights on in the dark. The brightness will be low enough to make it easy and fun. It just takes a little practice.
I posted this picture tonight because my website article will be on this subject. Read it - it may help. I will post it above later.
@tishpics - Yes, this was a big office in the UK. Offices often have great lights on in the early evening and the effects can be really fun. As I say in my article the colours in this one came out well. Actually on the other side of the street from this is another stunning building which is very plain in daylight but brilliant lights make it a great sight at night. That sort of thing is worth looking out for...
Nice one! I like all the geometry as well as the light management aspect. Very interesting article too, as always.
Btw, now I'm some months down the line from getting going on shooting RAW, I must say a big thank you to you for talking me into it. The processing's great fun and I really appreciate the extra control you get from it. One of the best bits of advice I've ever taken notice of. :-D
@dulciknit - Thats excellent. RAW Rocks! It is so much easier than *.jpg and so much more flexible. You get much more out of your photography and it helps you to improve your shooting too. I cannot understand why people stay with *.jpg when it is so disabled!
Great light shot! After reading all the explanations I understood why I reacted the way I did to the center hallway. Your photo accomplished what you wanted it to with me!
With this type of shot at night you really need to have a very clear idea in your head of what you want to produce before you press the button. For me Seeing is not the same as envisioning. Think your #image into existance before pressing the button - THAT is #photography.
Great advice above...realize I've been doing that a bit without consciously realizing the importance. Will try that a bit more! :) Thanks
I posted this picture tonight because my website article will be on this subject. Read it - it may help. I will post it above later.
Btw, now I'm some months down the line from getting going on shooting RAW, I must say a big thank you to you for talking me into it. The processing's great fun and I really appreciate the extra control you get from it. One of the best bits of advice I've ever taken notice of. :-D