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04/30/2005 04:04:48 PM · #1
Hi,

I'm from sweden and have a little question; What's the definition of "late night". Is it sunset/twilight or when its night, dark?
Stupid question but what do you think?
04/30/2005 06:10:56 PM · #2
Yep, I´ve been wandering about this too. since I´m in Iceland. Now, at 22:10 it´s still in the early twilight zone and will be in the zone untill midnight.

04/30/2005 06:12:45 PM · #3
Night and Dark I would think..
I have a follow up question though, does late nite mean Long Exposure at night? or could you take a picture of some scene with flash that happens to be late at nite?

I am thinking most people are assuming that they are gonna get out tripod and setting the shutter real damn slow..

This may have been discussed in another thread if so I apologize..
05/02/2005 03:55:32 PM · #4
All we can do is interpret the rules on our own, but I think the night challenge is quite clear that it requires the shot to be "outdoors at night". I see absolutely no reason to think that you cannot use flash to illuminate your subject. It would still be very obvious that it's nice as the areas around and in the background will still be dark. Many people have cameras which cannot do prolonged shutter releases and it would be unfair to create a challenge which requires anything more than a standard digital camera.
05/02/2005 04:04:22 PM · #5
I was actually wondering about this over the weekend. Although I am not in a zone that can have the "midnight sun" I think it would be unfair if someone from that area couldn't submit a pic due to uncontrollable conditions. I guess you could get some really dark filters and do an exposure that way. If you do submit one that is like that I would probably put the time shot in the title to show when.

Buzz...I would think (and hope since my image I shot this weekend) that it does not have to involve long exposures but some people do find these more attractive and you may score better. The one I intend to use was a short exposure to capture the feel of the lighting around.

Good luck to all...I'm done submitting crap and now want a ribbon :)
05/02/2005 04:16:03 PM · #6
To those dealing with the midnight sun, I would think the theme could be expressed in any number of ways without ever leaving indoors. A shot comprised of a hand off the edge of a bed with an alarm clock at 3:30 would imply late night. A tumbled drink off a bar counter with dark shadows in the BG would do the same. My shot IS of city lights, but I know it will not do well ... because the vast najority of the shots will interpret the theme in the same fashion and many are bound to be more striking than mine. Try to be creatively different.
05/02/2005 04:18:01 PM · #7
Originally posted by RonBeam:

To those dealing with the midnight sun, I would think the theme could be expressed in any number of ways without ever leaving indoors. A shot comprised of a hand off the edge of a bed with an alarm clock at 3:30 would imply late night. A tumbled drink off a bar counter with dark shadows in the BG would do the same. My shot IS of city lights, but I know it will not do well ... because the vast najority of the shots will interpret the theme in the same fashion and many are bound to be more striking than mine. Try to be creatively different.


The challenge REQUIRES that the shot be taken outside...

Robt.
05/02/2005 04:18:06 PM · #8
Originally posted by RonBeam:

To those dealing with the midnight sun, I would think the theme could be expressed in any number of ways without ever leaving indoors. A shot comprised of a hand off the edge of a bed with an alarm clock at 3:30 would imply late night. A tumbled drink off a bar counter with dark shadows in the BG would do the same. My shot IS of city lights, but I know it will not do well ... because the vast najority of the shots will interpret the theme in the same fashion and many are bound to be more striking than mine. Try to be creatively different.


and you hit my problem on the head...trying to be creatively different than anyone else. These are great idea that didn't even begin to cross my mind. thanks
05/02/2005 04:21:20 PM · #9
Originally posted by sabphoto:

Originally posted by RonBeam:

To those dealing with the midnight sun, I would think the theme could be expressed in any number of ways without ever leaving indoors. A shot comprised of a hand off the edge of a bed with an alarm clock at 3:30 would imply late night. A tumbled drink off a bar counter with dark shadows in the BG would do the same. My shot IS of city lights, but I know it will not do well ... because the vast najority of the shots will interpret the theme in the same fashion and many are bound to be more striking than mine. Try to be creatively different.


and you hit my problem on the head...trying to be creatively different than anyone else. These are great idea that didn't even begin to cross my mind. thanks


Unfortunately, as has already been pointed out, the shot must be taken outside.
05/02/2005 06:48:20 PM · #10
Foi mal .... my bad. Guess the midnight sun dwellers will be compensated when the "Northern Lights" theme hits us.
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