Night Photography

[InLimbo87]

This was my first attempt at night photography. Took a trip out to Lake Eola and took some shots of the downtown skyline here in Orlando. Pics are with the Nikon D40 and 18-55mm lens.

Any critiques are more than welcome

 

[cutegecko3]

You must be a pro or your camera cost a fortune.

Those are great pics.

 

[BlueCorn]

Nicely done. The primary suggestion that I'd make is to level the horizon.

 

[fancyfish]

fabulous job. I love the nikon. I have the d40 x and these inspire me to take night photos. what settings did you use?

 

[keithntracy]

Nice pics!!!!

 

[InLimbo87]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13077885#post13077885 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by beerguy
Nicely done. The primary suggestion that I'd make is to level the horizon.

Guess I should not be drinking when I evaluate my photos! :lol:
Good catch Beerguy, here they are straightened (I think):

Thanks all for the kind words!! Here's a link to the pics with the EXIF data for the settings.

http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n18/InLimbo87/?action=view&current=August22008001.jpg

http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n18/InLimbo87/?action=view&current=August22008002.jpg

http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n18/InLimbo87/?action=view&current=August22008004.jpg

 

[rkelman]

Great job. What kind of shutter speed did you get? I'd just hop into Photoshop and straighten the pictures up.

 

[InLimbo87]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13078650#post13078650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rkelman
Great job. What kind of shutter speed did you get? I'd just hop into Photoshop and straighten the pictures up.

The shutters were different between all three photos.. I think it was 3, 5 , & 10 seconds.

I already did straighten the photos (see second batch). Right? :lol:

 

[rkelman]

Really, That slow? I'm a newb. I figured the waves would be blurred if the shutter speed was real slow. Very nice pics. I do see they are straight now. I'm a little slow

 

[Scythanith]

Gorgeous shots, looks good!

But I think they are still off-horizon lol! Easy fix though, use a eye peice grid and get it level off the hop.

 

[InLimbo87]

Let's try this one more time!! LOL