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05/07/2006 08:37:07 PM · #1 |
Please HELP.....
I am so troubled, as I am having trouble taking "Night-time" images, re where distance is needed.....
I still have no idea how I should set my new "Canon" camera, apart from having it set in the "raw" process.
Can I submit am image taken at "night" but close up.
I would love to be able to use my zoom lense, and take a night shots, of a landscape/cityscape/seacsape, but have no idea how to set up the camera for this.
Running out of time so I will be submitting one of my image I have taken at night, but not like most images that will be entered.....
Will this be accepted, or knocked down re members.
Most images have been taken from 10pm up till well over midnight. Now thats night time in my book.....
Message edited by author 2006-05-07 20:49:06. |
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05/07/2006 08:41:49 PM · #2 |
Most likely, if it doesn't look like it was taken at night, it will get the DNMC comments.
As for the settings, take a tripod and put the camera on automatic. Then use those settings as a guide and bracket some shots. |
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05/07/2006 08:43:46 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by sherpet:
Please HELP.....
I am so troubled, as I am having trouble taking "Night-time" images, re where distance is needed.....
I still have no idea how I should set my new "Canon" camera, apart from having it set in the "raw" process.
Can I submit am image taken at "night" but close up.
I would love to be able to use my zoom lense, and take a night shots, of a landscape/cityscape/seacsape, but have no idea how to set up the camera for this.
Running out of time so I will be submitting one of my image I have taken at night, but not like most images that will be entered.....
Will this be accepted, or knocked down re members.
Most images have been taken from 10pm up till well over midnight. Now thats night time in my book..... |
The only requirement is that it be taken "after the sun goes down". Think of how many takes there are on this - aside from the predictable night landscapes, there's also night life (club hopping, the night shift, concerts, other indoor but obviously nighttime activities...) If a close-up can convey "night", then I'd say that's perfectly fine. :-)
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05/07/2006 08:46:46 PM · #4 |
If it looks like it was taken at night it should be fine. You might even be better off having something different--voters tend to appreciate a new idea. I am looking forward to voting on both of the open challenges.
I have taken some night shots with my Rebel, but I just set the aperture, used a tripod and hoped for the best. Most came out pretty good, but I also would like to know what settings are best. I have never used raw, so I am no help there. Always fun to experiment if you have the time. Good luck!
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05/07/2006 08:49:40 PM · #5 |
What about a "night-time" sillhouette type shot.....
Originally posted by sherpet:
Please HELP.....
I am so troubled, as I am having trouble taking "Night-time" images, re where distance is needed.....
I still have no idea how I should set my new "Canon" camera, apart from having it set in the "raw" process.
Can I submit am image taken at "night" but close up.
I would love to be able to use my zoom lense, and take a night shots, of a landscape/cityscape/seacsape, but have no idea how to set up the camera for this.
Running out of time so I will be submitting one of my image I have taken at night, but not like most images that will be entered.....
Will this be accepted, or knocked down re members.
Most images have been taken from 10pm up till well over midnight. Now thats night time in my book..... |
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05/07/2006 09:01:32 PM · #6 |
I would not have a problem with that, in fact it sounds interesting.
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05/07/2006 11:41:44 PM · #7 |
I took several that were "different" but hesitate to put them in. I guess they'd think I "faked" it being at night, although it was definitely cark as pitch.
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05/07/2006 11:46:09 PM · #8 |
"Fake being at night?" I will not lower my vote if it looks like a night shot but was done at 12 noon.
For example, If you enter a shot of your sleeping triplets in a darkend room but I found out that it was really naptime, I will not lower the vote cast.
Originally posted by Jutilda:
I took several that were "different" but hesitate to put them in. I guess they'd think I "faked" it being at night, although it was definitely cark as pitch. |
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05/07/2006 11:50:39 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by lepidus:
Most likely, if it doesn't look like it was taken at night, it will get the DNMC comments. |
I second what lepidus said, as quoted.
I dont think it really matters what time the shot is taken, or whatever subject you have decided to shoot, but if the photo fails to convey the spirit of the challenge's topic, then expect a faily low score from the voters. |
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05/08/2006 12:24:01 AM · #10 |
| How about one taken at night, but it was inside a dark auditorium? |
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05/08/2006 09:40:32 AM · #11 |
| I have a shot I really like, but it was taken only an hour after sunset. My PP led me down a path that makes it look earlier in the day. I guess we'll see if get the DNMC comments/votes! |
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05/08/2006 10:15:12 AM · #12 |
| sherpet if you look in my profile you will see a couple of night shots. The exif data is included if you want an idea of where to start. Just save them to desktop and view exif. |
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05/09/2006 08:02:03 PM · #13 |
I wouldn't vote down a non-landscape shot. I had some ideas about interior shots that had a nighttime sky visible through a window. Student pulling an all-nighter. Children sleeping with moon visble through the window. Airplane silhouetted against the full moon. Couple kissing good night at the front door. I think those would all work if the "night" was a key piece of the composition.
But I'm new here. |
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