I can't exactly remember when it happened. I can't remember where I was. I'm sure I had a look on my face something like this O_O. But one day, somehow, I realized: the world looks different at night.
I know. Shocking! Rocked my world. I think I was about two at the time. And it was probably a Tuesday.
I'm continuing my little series of different types of night photography this week because us simple folk in the northern hemisphere are stuck with less daylight and more of that black crap that blocks the sky (but makes the stars looks all shiny).
I especially feel sorry for my UK friends. During my week there this summer I actually had a rather difficult time sleeping. The sky was still lit up until nearly 11PM each night and then dawn reared its ugly head by around 4:30AM. I couldn't handle that. I imagine it's the opposite now. I just can't handle that. I'm pretty sure I"m part plant; I need sunlight to live. Either that or I'm really Superman.
Despite the obvious of how landscapes and locations look different at night you also are presented with a better opportunity to experiment. Long exposures can create motion blur from rushing water, people walking, and create interesting textures in the sky. And: it's easy. All you need is a tripod, use your self-timer to prevent camera shake, and away you go.
Show us your long exposure shots. Note: don't post light trails since that was yesterday's thread, even though light trails are long exposures. By my definition, I say a long exposure as any shot with a shutter speed of one second or longer.
This is one of my longest at I think about 15 minutes? I have a 30 minute one that I didn't get around to posting. And yes, it has star trails in it - which count as light trails. But I didn't post in that thread, so.....yeah.
@pwallis Remember the part where I said "night photography?" Like...a thousand times? And then you post a daytime long exposure? You could not be more lame haha.
That looks like a great attempt, but you need an ND filter! I wish I lived near rivers like that cause I would love to shoot long exposures of them all day long.
The starry night looks awesome, too. I'm doing that later this week. I hope to find a nice, dark beach nearby and either shoot star fields or full star trails.
@jasonbarnette no, I didn't read that part, lol. I just saw loooooooooong exposures and then assumed the rest was about your awesome-inity (new word!). Yeah, I discovered the only lens I had that worked well for daytime long exposures was my macro, in a heavily shadowed situation. Not super happy with the shot, but it was a learning experience.
This is an indoor long-exposure taken during daytime...
So, if that doesn't count I got two more taken at night:
For the last one I actually tried to take a good shot of the fountain in the background but then really liked how these two guys seem to be disapparating (I'm a Harry Potter geek...)
@mej2011 Hahaha. Ouch. Yeah I'm still getting around to that. I blame it on cute people who distract me for hours and then I suddenly realize I had work to do! And no...I'll probably just damage your eyesight with another shadow photo bwahaha
This pic of Her Majesty is on the short end of long exposure - only one second. I took this in my bedroom, which was actually quite dim at the time - I have black curtains and the shades were drawn. :) I can't believe she actually held still.
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Are you reading my mind Jason?!
On the way home tonight I decided I would do a long exposure of the oak tree outside my house.
I took it, uploaded it and then saw your topic!
@emmar84 Oh wow! This is STUNNING! You said night time long exposure and then I'm guessing you rendered it in B&W and then inverted the colors? Or IR? This is amazing.
And also: I'll be doing a night-time B&W later this week as part of my Night Photography Series. So...reading your mind? OK. Just don't read mine :P
@jasonbarnette Thank you Jason, you got it in one. It's a 30 second exposure converted to b&w and then the colours were inverted.
Becuase of the street lights on our road the original picture had an unhealthy yellow/orange hue.
If you insist on reading my mind can I advise you to keep out of the section marked work, there are some pretty odd tales in there and many will make you feel ill. You've been warned :)
Had a "creative shutter speed" assignment this week. I really need to find a place with less light on the other side of the street to shoot these kind of shots, but I liked this one.
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this one is a little experiment, i shot this at F3.5, ISO 3200, 30 secs
That looks like a great attempt, but you need an ND filter! I wish I lived near rivers like that cause I would love to shoot long exposures of them all day long.
The starry night looks awesome, too. I'm doing that later this week. I hope to find a nice, dark beach nearby and either shoot star fields or full star trails.
So, if that doesn't count I got two more taken at night:
For the last one I actually tried to take a good shot of the fountain in the background but then really liked how these two guys seem to be disapparating (I'm a Harry Potter geek...)
Three seconds:
Ten seconds:
Hijack the thread much? lol.
Is that a challenge?
I'm so scared. What are you gonna do , not answer my message on facebook?
No worries. You're too busy, you're too busy.
My daughter(s) (15sec exp)
This was 3 images at 4 seconds, then stitched together to create the panoramic.
And Amsterdam:
Nope, I'm stealing it again. :)
Are you reading my mind Jason?!
On the way home tonight I decided I would do a long exposure of the oak tree outside my house.
I took it, uploaded it and then saw your topic!
And also: I'll be doing a night-time B&W later this week as part of my Night Photography Series. So...reading your mind? OK. Just don't read mine :P
Becuase of the street lights on our road the original picture had an unhealthy yellow/orange hue.
If you insist on reading my mind can I advise you to keep out of the section marked work, there are some pretty odd tales in there and many will make you feel ill. You've been warned :)
30 sec exposure...thats prob why the moon is a lil bit blurred :)
6 seconds
30 seconds
5 seconds
15 seconds
Here's mine-
this one is probably my longest at 10 minutes
this is a 4 minute shot
183 Seconds
172 Seconds
A two second exposure of my daughter and I watching fireworks:
And a 90 second exposure of a light show in Brisbane: