Chicago-Fairy of night

Yzy

Hello everyone )

I came back from two weeks in Chicago where I took three set of pics and here the first one )
I hope you'll enjoy them and give me your comments and advice thanks )




I didn't have time to pp all the pics yet so check for updates later )
http://cauv1.smugmug.com/gallery/5727753_BPHt9/1/353598412_Pw3Xp

dlplumer

Great shots. Especially like #1. What settings did you use?

Yzy

Thanks for your comment )

I used a tripod in aperture priority - iso 64 - 2 sc delay - 4 sc exposition - f5.6
I hope that'll help you )

dlplumer

Yzy wrote:

Thanks for your comment )

I used a tripod in aperture priority - iso 64 - 2 sc delay - 4 sc exposition - f5.6
I hope that'll help you )

Thanks. They are gorgeous. Why the two second delay?

System

I am guessing he used the delay because it is a long exposure and did not want to shake the camera when pushing the shutter button. With the delay, you hit the button and two seconds later the "shutter" opens and you are not touching the camera at all.

cj99si

Your white balance is a bit off. what did you have it set at?

schmoo

I love Chicago! Thanks for sharing a gorgeous series of skyline shots.

WB is tricky for night shots sometimes. Although the city lights are warm, they can often benefit from some cooling of the general WB. If you were shooting in RAW, this simple tute can show you how to correct this and make it appear more like what you see in real life.

Hope to see more from you!

Yzy

Many thanks for all your comments and advice )

I'll try to do better as night shots are sometimes tricky )
Here two new pics :



A little planet Skyline for fun ^^

Speedie

That last shot is a great idea - looks like a UFO from the Close Encounters movie.

System

How do you do those "planet" shots?