The shortest day of the year is a little more than 6 weeks away, and with the recent time change sunset now happens at around 5 pm. That makes it a convenient time to practice outdoor “low light” photography. There are several ways to take advantage of high ISO, low shutter speed or shallow depth of field in “low light”. Here is an article from “The Photo Argus” website highlighting 35 examples of night photography. For other inspiration click here for a Google search on “Low light photography”
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Went out to Broadcast Hill and found a great spot for photgraphing downtown by accident. f/2.8, ISO 2500, 1/30 sec. Processed in Photoshop Camera Raw pushing the blacks and negative shadows. Then ran it through Topaz Denoise (severe noise)
I was there tonight, Henri. Probably the same place you found. I also found it by accident…a second time. Is your spot at the end of a street overlooking a nature area? Looks to be. Here is my unprocessed shot. I did not have my telephoto lens in the bag so just shot off two frames and left
I took a separate image of the full moon this evening and pasted it in the image above. Next I ran it through topaz denoise.
I like the photo with the moon Henri.
Tried to shoot interesting storefronts this evening through the windshield of my car. Used an 8 star filter for starburst from dominant lights. f/20, 1/30, ISO 2500
I love this shot. It is one of the interesting ‘scenes’ to be found at night. It gives off a sense of detachment between the photographer and the subject…it/they are inside whereas the photographer is outside, un-noticed.
I had to wait until Nov 8 to get a clear night to photograph the moon. By then it was no longer full. But I liked the sharp edges of the craters.
Sharp picture! Clear night in Florida or Arizona?
Downtown from Crescent Heights
f/4.5, 1/25, iso 6400
Downtown and Field of Crosses
f/4.5, 1/25, iso 6400
This was taken looking west from the top of 17th Ave. S.W. before it descends down to Springbank.
It was one of the brighter ones taken on my iPhone. Only post processing was cropping in Preview. 0.5 s exposure
Wow, spectacular.
Boy and burro. iPhone photo
Windmill and old truck. iPhone photo.
Two pictures of the auroras last Wednesday taken with my iphone.
They were spectacular.
Taken with a 3 second exposure.
I was walking back to my car after my night photo shoot and saw this skinny woman scurrying across the park. I only had time for one shot.
ISO 3200, 177 mm, f/16, 1/8 s
FYI the unedited photo.
I tried up and down ICM at the Chinook Arc interactive colour changing sculpture in the Beltline. I had my settings on manual, which is why my other photo is so underexposed.
ISO 3200, 20 mm, f/16, 1/8 s
Steel Trees on Eight Ave. @ 8:39 PM I have shot these before and while this I find to be the beast angle there is that distracting building in the background. I guess I could try AI’ing it out but…nah!
F/7.1 ; 1 sec. and ISO 200
I have “serious” shots from the downtown session but I am feeling whimsy. Couple of nights ago I was driving around looking for something to shoot and got nothing. So on the way home driving on Stoney Trail I held my camera in my right hand and shot through the windshield as I drove…still nothing. But, after distorting the heck out of one shot with Light Room I got this. Original photo shot at F/4; 2 sec exposure and ISO 160