City Lights in the Arctic

Mark LedinghamMark Ledingham Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
edited January 29, 2010 in Street and Documentary
The title may be a bit misleading. You'll have to forgive me for that...

I was out shooting with my camera the other day, taking a few shots as I walked around town. The timing was just right, because of the location of the city in which I live. Nearly 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the sun had been hidden by the horizon for almost two months when I shot these images at noon. Normally, this time of day wouldn't be the best for slow shutter shots, but they didn't turn out all that bad - considering how little light there was. Both were shot at f/5.6 and 1/6 sec (as far as I recall).

#1 - City Lights I

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#2 - City Lights II

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Enjoy!
All the best from northern Norway,
Mark Ledingham

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Comments

  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2010
    Mark,

    Two very beautiful images!
    Maybe you should go on shooting at 1/6 even when you do get more light... headscratch.gif

    I'm not sure they can be defined "street", although obviously created in the street, but then again, how important are definitions?

    I like them both!
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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2010
    VERY interesting, I also like both shots. Colors are great.Thanks for sharing.
    Trudy
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2010
    They remind me of impressionist paintings. Lovely colour.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2010
    Mark Ledingham wrote:
    The title may be a bit misleading. You'll have to forgive me for that...

    I was out shooting with my camera the other day, taking a few shots as I walked around town. The timing was just right, because of the location of the city in which I live. Nearly 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the sun had been hidden by the horizon for almost two months when I shot these images at noon. Normally, this time of day wouldn't be the best for slow shutter shots, but they didn't turn out all that bad - considering how little light there was. Both were shot at f/5.6 and 1/6 sec (as far as I recall).

    #1 - City Lights I

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    Enjoy!

    Really lovely images, particularly the second. As to the first, it's an odd one. There's enough there that's recognizable that I have to ask 'so?' when I look at it. It might have worked better had you been back further from the subject, showing them head-to-foot. In any case, this is a neat experiment - keep going.clap.gifclap.gif
    bd@bdcolenphoto.com
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