Top Photos From 2014

dlplumer

clap These are great, Joel. I especially love #1 and the wildlife shots from YNP.

denisegoldberg

kdog wrote: »

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Many good ones here... these 2 are my favorites!

--- Denise

anwmn1

kdog wrote: »

Here's a dozen from various little jaunts in 2014.

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These are my favorites of your set Joel. Nicely done.

anwmn1

Stumblebum wrote: »

Any chance you can share the exif data or any other helpful pointer how to execute shots like these? Thanks!

Sure-

#9
ISO 800
27mm
F/8
30seconds
Manual with Auto WB

#10
ISO 800
17mm
F11
30seconds
Manual with Auto WB

Usually I shoot a much lower ISO and like to shoot around 5-8 minute exposures. This was a very cold night with streaking clouds and snow flurries so I decided to shoot higher ISO rather than mess around with my intervalometer.

I shoot a lot of landscapes at night. They are a challenge but you can get some rewarding shots that are unique. Timing the moon cycle and angle to each location is key. Sometimes a full moon is needed and sometimes a full moon is far to bright.

Focusing wise I use two techniques. One is to light something in the scene with a bright flashlight and then use live view to manually focus. The other is to compose the scene, use auto focus and focus on the moon, then switch back to manual- be sure not to hit either focus ring after switching back to manual.

Processing wise neither required much work, adjust exposure and white point a little bit, a little saturation of red, blue, and yellow, and a little clone stamping to bring down bright spots in the clouds.

Hope that helps.

kdog

Thanks, Dan, Denise and Aaron!

Juano

Great work by everyone! I wanted to share these.

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#2



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#9



#10



#11

denisegoldberg

Juano wrote: »

#1 / #11

Nice set... I love these!

--- Denise

dragandjordjevic

Wow, guess 2014 was a very good year for most of you

absolute winner

bow

Juano

dragandjordjevic wrote: »

Wow, guess 2014 was a very good year for most of you

absolute winner


bow

I agree

Stumblebum

anwmn1 wrote: »

Sure-

#9
ISO 800
27mm
F/8
30seconds
Manual with Auto WB

#10
ISO 800
17mm
F11
30seconds
Manual with Auto WB

Usually I shoot a much lower ISO and like to shoot around 5-8 minute exposures. This was a very cold night with streaking clouds and snow flurries so I decided to shoot higher ISO rather than mess around with my intervalometer.

I shoot a lot of landscapes at night. They are a challenge but you can get some rewarding shots that are unique. Timing the moon cycle and angle to each location is key. Sometimes a full moon is needed and sometimes a full moon is far to bright.

Focusing wise I use two techniques. One is to light something in the scene with a bright flashlight and then use live view to manually focus. The other is to compose the scene, use auto focus and focus on the moon, then switch back to manual- be sure not to hit either focus ring after switching back to manual.

Processing wise neither required much work, adjust exposure and white point a little bit, a little saturation of red, blue, and yellow, and a little clone stamping to bring down bright spots in the clouds.

Hope that helps.

Thanks Aaron! You rock! Cheers!

Cornflake

Aaron, Joel... wow. Just wow.