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We went to Ratzeburg this evening to take some night shots. These are, except from some bad fireworks and moon shots, my first tries at night. Of course, Ratzeburg is not quite as spectacular as Sidney by night...



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The first and last are exquisite. They are all very good but those two really got my attention. How come you didn't post in the photo assignments thread? I've been meaning to get some night shots but I've been so busy with this new job, hockey play-offs and this weekend clients for family photo shoots I just haven't had the time. I want to try and get the lights on Grouse Mountain from the ski resort over the Vancouver city lights. Autta look cool.

Petographer Wrote:How come you didn't post in the photo assignments thread?

Ya beat me to it.

My favourite is #3, but I also really like #2 for being unusual. It's a start for an interesting series.

I dunno G, I think these shots have a charm to them that the bigger cities lack.
The older buildings are so beautiful

#2 is the one for me.

Oops, I somehow missed the assignment. Irma says she told me, but I seem to have forgotten. Getting old isn't what it's cracked up to be. Thanks for your encouragement, though!

#2 was made with a torch light, btw. There wasn't enough natural light to bring out the boats, so I moved a torch light around during the 30 seconds exposure.

1st, 3rd and 4th are all wonderful shots, I really have to get out and try some nightime photography.

Night photography has something special about it that daytime work often can't touch.
Time.
The 4th dimension.
Regular daylight photos are a tiny fraction of a moment, freezing things in a way that sometimes doesn't feel as natural as nighttime's long exposures.
Night photographs somehow seem to live and breathe, their duration of exposure capturing more than just a heartbeat, but rather the whole experience of being there and thinking our private thoughts as we view the scene.
Good stuff, Guerito.

KeithAlanK Wrote:Night photography has something special about it that daytime work often can't touch.
Time.
The 4th dimension.
Regular daylight photos are a tiny fraction of a moment, freezing things in a way that sometimes doesn't feel as natural as nighttime's long exposures.
Night photographs somehow seem to live and breathe, their duration of exposure capturing more than just a heartbeat, but rather the whole experience of being there and thinking our private thoughts as we view the scene.
Good stuff, Guerito.

Great comment also, Keith.

I liked a lot your comment too Keith, specially because it was my first experience with night pictures and I was there as well... When we arrived home and I saw my pictures I wanted to go back again in that very moment...
My pictures looked to me so beautiful... and as you said... they captured the experience of being there...

The two shots with the castle are very nice, Love the reflection!

Hey,
I find #3 and #4 quite pleasing, whereas there is a bit too much going on for my tast in #1 and the light is way to harsh in #2 (flash?)

Keep at it, looks, promising!

uli

Echo all of the above.......great series G, hard to pick a fav. #3 I like the castle in the background.........just a little more exposure on the yatchs would have been nice. Did you use your torch on any of the other shots.......I like what you did there with #2. I love the look of the water with the long exposures.........

Keith, great analogy

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My favourite is the castle as well - beautiful reflections in the water. I think I've seen that castle before, either in your or Irma's previous shots... it was daytime though.

Irma Wrote:I liked a lot your comment too Keith, specially because it was my first experience with night pictures and I was there as well... When we arrived home and I saw my pictures I wanted to go back again in that very moment...
My pictures looked to me so beautiful... and as you said... they captured the experience of being there...

I tend to get wistful and verbose when I'm full of beer.
Glad to see that my statement held up in the harsh light of sobriety.

And I know the feeling of wanting to go right back out to shoot more night photos.
I spent an hour crouched in a ditch the other night, sweating and slapping mosquitos.
But after seeing the results it took great willpower not to return for more torture and looooong exposures.
Keith