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03/30/2006 07:28:01 PM · #1

I took a long exposure (30 sec @ F11) of downtown San Diego across the bay last night. Used my 50mm lens (a great buy).

I'm new at still photography, and am looking for comments.

I didn't PP it much, curves a little, brightness/contrast, crop.

Highspeed (250kb):
//www.mikeandmusic.com/DowntownLarge.jpg
DialUp (40kb):
//www.mikeandmusic.com/DowntownSmall.jpg

Thanks!

Message edited by author 2006-03-30 19:28:10.

Tranquil

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

03/30/2006 07:32:00 PM · #2

Beautiful lights and exposures. Cool trails of the airplanes although I find them slightly distracting.

tjbel05

Nikon Z9

Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

03/30/2006 07:38:46 PM · #3

Beautiful photo

photomikey

Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF for Canon

03/30/2006 10:29:32 PM · #4

Thanks for the praise... any suggestions for a better photo?

MQuinn

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom

03/30/2006 10:44:11 PM · #5

Originally posted by photomikey:

Thanks for the praise... any suggestions for a better photo?

Its a great photo, I wonder how it would look if you were closer to water level, shooting low to give the city more scale. I would also keep the rocks in the foreground.

03/30/2006 11:16:24 PM · #6

Nice shot Mike, is this from Shelter Island or closer to the airport? I tried a similar shot from Coronado (ferry landing)... Mine ended up darkish and not so much detail.

Like the sharpness in your shot, what settings did you use?

(See you are signed up over at the SD dSLR Photography group...It's a fun bunch on the monthly outtings...I did my first group shoot with them this month.)

Message edited by author 2006-03-30 23:29:49.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/30/2006 11:25:42 PM · #7

Ah, my old home town :-)

Andy, with the Star of India in that relationship to the skyline, this has to be shot from Coronado. I'm guessing hte Old Ferry Landing.

Nice work, Mike.

Robt.

kenskid

Nikon D700

03/30/2006 11:29:03 PM · #8

Seemed like a basic night skyline until I realized that the streaks were planes. It makes this shot different than most!

Good work.

Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom

03/30/2006 11:43:14 PM · #9

Originally posted by kenskid:

Seemed like a basic night skyline until I realized that the streaks were planes. It makes this shot different than most!

Good work.

San Diego has an extraordinary landing pattern. Her Lindbergh Field is alongside the harbor just a stone's throw from downtown. The glide path for landing brings jets in directly over downtown, which is why we have no really tall buildings there. When you fly in, you actually feel your flying below the tops of the buildings, they are that close. It's a VERY steep glide path, too.

Robt.

MQuinn

Olympus OM-D E-M1

03/30/2006 11:46:17 PM · #10

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by kenskid:
Seemed like a basic night skyline until I realized that the streaks were planes. It makes this shot different than most!

Good work.

San Diego has an extraordinary landing pattern. Her Lindbergh Field is alongside the harbor just a stone's throw from downtown. The glide path for landing brings jets in directly over downtown, which is why we have no really tall buildings there. When you fly in, you actually feel your flying below the tops of the buildings, they are that close. It's a VERY steep glide path, too.

Robt.

And one of the shortest runways!

photomikey

Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF for Canon

03/30/2006 11:47:13 PM · #11

I am still learning about f-stops and exposure times, especially on a tripod at night.

As an exercise, I sat the camera down and took a picture at every f-stop, and then switched lenses and did it again. I don't have a remote release, so there is a jiggle in every one of them (look at the sbc sign in this photo), but of course, the longer the exposure, the less noticable it is.

The shot is taken from Shelter Island, by the airport. Turn left once you're on the island, take the first pull-off on the right.

I could have gotten closer to the water, but there are rats that live in the rocks, and I'm a chicken. (And rats eat chicken.)

I am on the SD DSLR group, but didn't make it to the outing last month. I also work for CBS locally, and have shot inside that park too many times while working to make it fun while I'm off. :-)

But I would love to go hang out with photo guys. I'll make it a point to get back over there, if only to post this.

Thanks, pollard.

It's 30 second exposure at F/11. The Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. Shot on aperature priority. Took it at 8:41pm last night. ISO 100. Cropped to 2214x1584.

03/30/2006 11:51:15 PM · #12

From Ferry Landing Coronado

Tripod, Tamron 17-35mm 2.8-4 30 Seconds, f/18 ISO-200 @ 35mm

(pretty scary that we both have rocks in the left foreground)

Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom

03/30/2006 11:51:47 PM · #13

Originally posted by photomikey:

The shot is taken from Shelter Island, by the airport. Turn left once you're on the island, take the first pull-off on the right.

Gotta be Harbor Island, Mikey. Right? I don't think you can get that view from Shelter Island...

As for no remote release, use the self-timer. The camera will settle down and stop moving before the exposure happens.

Robt.

MQuinn

Olympus OM-D E-M1

03/30/2006 11:52:06 PM · #14

Originally posted by photomikey:

A simple fix for this is set up the shot and use the timer, you no longer have to touch the camera while it exposes.

03/30/2006 11:52:57 PM · #15

Originally posted by awpollard:

From Ferry Landing Coronado

Tripod, Tamron 17-35mm 2.8-4 30 Seconds, f/18 ISO-200 @ 35mm

(pretty scary that we both have rocks in the left foreground)

What was I thinking? I know better :-) As for rocks, not so scary as the alternative; that's all that keeps you from the water...

Robt.

03/30/2006 11:57:23 PM · #16

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by awpollard:

From Ferry Landing Coronado

Tripod, Tamron 17-35mm 2.8-4 30 Seconds, f/18 ISO-200 @ 35mm

(pretty scary that we both have rocks in the left foreground)

What was I thinking? I know better :-) As for rocks, not so scary as the alternative; that's all that keeps you from the water...

Robt.

Did you notice that I spelled San Diego wrong on the pic I uploaded...it happens...

As to the timer setting definately a must (as is a tripod).

Mike, does the Rebel 350 do Mirror Lock-up? It seems to avoid even more cam shake when shooting low light, I use it when I think about it.

03/31/2006 12:38:05 AM · #17

Back to your shot Mike...

Looking at it closely, I'm thinking a tad bit more USM to make it crisper. It will enhance the building edges and make the light flares pop.

The one that we can't do too much about at this shutter speed is building lighting. The only real distracting hot spot that you have is on that building (I should know what it is...but can't remember) on the left side, where it just whites out. Maybe a higher Aperture or drop back on the shutter.

But over all it is a good shot.

How did your higher aperture shots turn out? Quite a bit darker?