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Long exposure, night shot, with Sony A7 + FE 55/1.8

Discussion in 'Scenic, Architecture, and Travel' started by vmwelt, Aug 18, 2015.

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  1. vmwelt

    vmwelt TalkEmount Regular

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    vmwelt, Aug 18, 2015
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  2. NickCyprus

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    Absolutely excellent! :thumbsup:
     
    NickCyprus, Aug 18, 2015
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  3. izTheViz

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    Wow
     
    izTheViz, Aug 18, 2015
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  4. SpaceManSpiff

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    Cool shot, Vlad!
     
    SpaceManSpiff, Aug 18, 2015
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  5. jai

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    Looks like you were almost hit by that car!
     
    jai, Aug 18, 2015
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  6. WoodWorks

    WoodWorks Super Moderator Subscribing Member

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    Woof! You even managed to expose for the moon! Well done!
     
    WoodWorks, Aug 18, 2015
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  7. slothead

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    I like it! It makes me think of a sci-fi vehicle (levitation). Some of the architecture helps in that appearance too.
     
    slothead, Sep 19, 2015
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  8. Bimjo

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    Freaking Awesome!
     
    Bimjo, Sep 19, 2015
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  9. Mus Aziz

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    Simply stunning...
     
    Mus Aziz, Sep 19, 2015
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  10. Lucille

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    you win!

    Now, tell us your settings for this shot.
     
    Lucille, Sep 20, 2015
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  11. soeren

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    Nice. Around a second f/5,6-8 focus on the arrow/speedbumps? :)
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2015
    soeren, Sep 20, 2015
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  12. southy

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    Really nice.

    According to Flickr 82 sec, F16, ISO 50, centre weighted metering.
     
    southy, Sep 20, 2015
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  13. vmwelt

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    Sorry, got backed up a bit. The settings: 82 sec, F16, ISO 50.
     
    vmwelt, Sep 20, 2015
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  14. vmwelt

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    It's actually f16 to have everything in focus (i used calculations aperture/ f. distance).
     
    vmwelt, Sep 20, 2015
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  15. slothead

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    Was there only one car that passed by in the 82 seconds of exposure? And was there any foot traffic while this was going on? It seems odd that in a place like China the street (?) was so 'empty', but maybe the exposure time allowed their 'removal'.
     
    slothead, Sep 20, 2015
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  16. vmwelt

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    Tom, I often take pics at night and if it's not Shanghai or Beijing (I work in China now) it's quite often to see practically empty streets (Chinese are workaholics and need to rest before the next working day so they go home early), although I admit I specifically look for such spots in the cities at night when I don't want people in particular views; see it for yourself in my night pictures taken in Nantong at www.vladsm.com - 80% of the night shots are people-less; and yes you're correct, if anyone would be there long exposure would do the trick so no one would be in the pictures. I remember there were a few cars and I took lots of pictures before I got satisfied with the traces, its colors and so on (for ex. I didn't want any red traces in the shot so it took me an hour actually, take exposure time into consideration), even knowing that I'll do some PP anyway to emphasize what I wanted and needed.
     
    vmwelt, Sep 20, 2015
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  17. WestOkid

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    Wow!
     
    WestOkid, Sep 20, 2015
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  18. soeren

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    Hey That's cheating :D
     
    soeren, Sep 20, 2015
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  19. Lucille

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    Now, given your settings, even at f16, as I am one that also does long exposure photography, is that moon a composite? As it should have blown out easily being such a bright object.
     
    Lucille, Sep 20, 2015
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  20. robbie36

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    There is quite a bit of PS in this apart from the composited moon. If you look at the bottom quarter of the photo you can see a lot of duplication from cloning.

    Still, it is a great photo.
     
    robbie36, Sep 20, 2015
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