Brisbane by night. (In very bright colour!)

Trying to learn how to use my camera with longer exposures. I fear it will always have severe limitations. I guess that's the price you pay for being able to stick it in your pocket!!

[Taffy]

This is an excellent first attempt. The red is quite striking. One thing is to under expose a bit so that the whites aren't quite blown out. It's tricky, but you'll sort it out. Brisbane is a great city for practicing this!

[Rob Z]

@taffy The reds are very red - and, as you say the whites are overpowering. Unfortunately, when I use the long exposure setting it doesn't let me dial in an exposure bias! I might just try the P settings and try to trick it into doing the longer exposure! And practice trying to modify afterwards. I'll have a go at this on PicMonkey too. Thank you very much for taking the time to make these suggestions. I really appreciate it! Cheers Rob

[kay]

love your night shots can imagine been there in this capture the lights are amazing well captured fav

[Rob Z]

Hi Kay - thanks for your comments about the night shots. It does seem amazing that the river is so red - it is lit up by both the bridge and the buildings behind me. And I think the long exposure just exaggerated it.
Thanks for the fav - much appreciated!! :)

[Granagringa]

Great work with the controls of your camera and your good eye. Very red reds!!!

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Too red hey!! Probably needed less than the 3 secs. The water actually is very red because the bridge and the surrounding buildings are all lit up.

[Lisa Pouncy]

It's very interesting to look at the two contrasting shots. I can't make up my mind which I prefer, they both have merit xx

[Rob Z]

@psychographer It is interesting isn't it - I always thought b&w was pretty boring but having to choose a topic for the b&w challenge was quite eye opening. It seems that the loss of the colour can improve some things - takes away that distraction. Thanks for your feedback!!