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Taillights by moonlight

ChillwagChillwag Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
edited September 20, 2008 in Technique
I'm back for more...
I did use a tripod but this one is a wee bit dark since it was shot by the light of the moon.
http://chillwag.smugmug.com/photos/372984900_u2qYN-L.jpg
my first attempt at smugmug

I have driven this road many times, more in darkness than by daylight.

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    RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,933 moderator
    edited September 15, 2008
    Chillwag wrote:
    I'm back for more...
    I did use a tripod but this one is a wee bit dark since it was shot by the light of the moon.
    http://chillwag.smugmug.com/photos/372984900_u2qYN-L.jpg
    my first attempt at smugmug

    I have driven this road many times, more in darkness than by daylight.

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    ChillwagChillwag Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited September 15, 2008
    Try this one more time to see if i can get the exif right
    372984900_u2qYN-L.jpg[URL][/url]
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    CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited September 15, 2008
    Nice concept. What camera settings did you use? There's way too much noise in this photo.
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    ChillwagChillwag Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited September 15, 2008
    I am going to try to revisit the site tonight. My camera is a Canon S3 so it may not be able to do what I want. I used ISO 800 at f/8 and 15 seconds exposure.
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited September 15, 2008
    Point and shoot's images rarely look good at ISO 800.

    Small sensors with small pixel wells are very prone to severe noise at ISOs higher than 200 or so.

    Try this shot at your camera's lowest ISO - you are going to be shooting from a tripod anyway aren't you with a 15 second exposure?

    You might try shooting right after sundown, but before all the light has gone to help capture the image before it is too dark.
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    Dave CleeDave Clee Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2008
    Hmm, maybe its me but I can barely make out anything in this photograph ne_nau.gif The WP is for your best work, would you consider this some of your best work ? Between the noise, the darkness and a small patch of red light I am not sure this would of even made it out of my memory card..

    I guess on the bright side you are out there giving it a go so thumbs up for that.

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    ChillwagChillwag Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited September 16, 2008
    After revisitng the site with a new camera and a little photo editing for brightness...
    DSC_0027-1-1.jpg
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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2008
    This thread seems to be better suited to Technique than the Whipping Post, so I've moved it.
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    KD5NRHKD5NRH Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited September 20, 2008
    If you haven't already, google "CHDK"

    The Canon Hacker's Development Kit adds a lot of features to the S series, and it's easy to get rid of if you don't like it. I use it on my S2 mainly to get longer exposures than Canon intended.

    You could probably improve the noise quite a bit by going to 30s at ISO400, or even 60s (which will probably require CHDK unless they bumped up the max for the S3) at 200. It would also give a longer taillight trail, of course.
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    ChillwagChillwag Registered Users Posts: 32 Big grins
    edited September 20, 2008
    After reading a post or two from Andy (hold the meat) regarding shooting in RAW and using the Histogram to make adjustments to the picture I am alot happier with my new Nikon D90...
    376359132_vJhAi-L.jpg
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