Wellington (NZ) By Night...

mr judkinsmr judkins Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited March 28, 2007 in Landscapes
Well, only just getting back into photography after a number of years, I've currently got a friend's tripod on loan. I figured before having to return it, I'd have my first attempts at some city night photos.

This is the best from night one (tonight)...

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One limitation I'm dealing with is a pretty simple digital camera (Lumix FZ3), but at least it's got full manual aperture / shutter speed.

I'd like to get out a bit more in the coming weeks to keep playing.

Has anyone got some tips, or advice on these kinds of shots?

As for candid street stuff, I passed SO MANY bouncers outside clubs. I'm thinking I might go out over a few nights and approach a bunch of them as a potential series...

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2007
    mr judkins wrote:
    Well, only just getting back into photography after a number of years, I've currently got a friend's tripod on loan. I figured before having to return it, I'd have my first attempts at some city night photos.
    This is the best from night one (tonight)...
    One limitation I'm dealing with is a pretty simple digital camera (Lumix FZ3), but at least it's got full manual aperture / shutter speed.
    I'd like to get out a bit more in the coming weeks to keep playing.
    Has anyone got some tips, or advice on these kinds of shots?
    As for candid street stuff, I passed SO MANY bouncers outside clubs. I'm thinking I might go out over a few nights and approach a bunch of them as a potential series...

    Hi Mr Judkins, looks like your doing pretty darn good from the looks of that shot thumb.gif
    Manual settings, tripod, remote always comes in handy for this kind of work,
    but not sure what your using or if that camera has a remote.

    Light trails such as the ones you caught in this image, and the stars you captured in the lights look great clap.gif

    Looking forward to seeing more from you soon....... Skippy
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  • mr judkinsmr judkins Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited March 28, 2007
    Thanks for the encouragement Skippy!

    No remote, so I use the anticipatory method of a 2-second timed release to minimise movement. Sigh.

    I've always found my previous slow shutter speed shots of light trails a little ho-hum, what I like about that they are secondary to the "subject" of the clock.

    Thanks for putting a name to the "stars" in the lights too - I've never had a good way to describe those!
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