For quite some time now I've had a particular shot in mind, involving my favourite structure, the Pole star, and some really long star trails ... and, obviously, this isn't it ;-)
I went out last night (this may well be the last shot I put up from 2004) and it started out being a reasonably clear night. But within about ten minutes of me setting up my camera a very fine mist started coming in from the sea and radically changed the quality of the light. On a crystal clear night I can almost eradicate the town lights from my shots, but when there's any moisture in the air it's an entirely different story – the tungsten glow seeps through the air, and on very long exposures it fogs the image (I took a 16 minute exposure last night, and while it wasn't over-exposed, it wasn't worth putting up as it looked as though it was taken inside an orange cloud).
Oh, and Happy New Year :-)
capture date camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
9.04pm on 31/12/04
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
4m 1s
manual
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
perspective corrected
comment byandre at 10:39 PM (GMT) on 1 January, 2005
Happy new year to you too. May you spend the next one at the top of my photoblog folder.
comment byChelsea June at 10:40 PM (GMT) on 1 January, 2005
Beautiful! And Happy new year to you too! Stunning shots I really like these ones from you. =)
comment by Adrian Hudson at 10:51 PM (GMT) on 1 January, 2005
Stunning! You can even make tractor tracks beautiful!
comment bymatto at 04:57 AM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
happy new year david!
this is a lovely shot, really unreal . seems more like a painting, as do so many of your shots.
comment bykane at 04:58 AM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Beautiful color. And I love the title.
Happy New Year!
comment bymiles at 06:26 AM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Happy new year Dave, this is a lovely shot, I've seen so many long exposure night shots recently I'd almost forgotten that night can sometimes look just like night and be beautiful :)
comment by yungyaw at 10:22 AM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Great shot! It gives me calm and peaceful feeling.
I have been following your photoblog for quite sometime and I really admire your work and your dedication to photography.
I'm new in photography (as I just bought Canon Powershot S1 IS). I wish to post my photo as photoblog like you.
Question:
I have installed MT 3.1. Can you please tell me how to create a photoblog like yours? Do I need any special plugin or programming? Is there any tools to do it?
I know it's impossible teach me all the way, but at least someone can show me some guideline.
Thanks in advance.
comment by sam607 at 10:40 AM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
This is so beautiful, and i've never seen that (seemingly everywhere) orange streetlight glow look more serene. Happy new year.
comment byslurpee at 12:00 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
gorgeous.
comment byIrene at 12:04 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Thanks for providing us with great photo's this last year. Hope you continue to be an inspiration for a lot of people.
The best wishes for you and your family.
Irene
comment by Jorge at 01:45 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Wow. amazing shot! I love it.
Happy 2005 Dave and everyone
comment byJerry Mc at 04:41 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Looks like something the "Mars Rover" would have captured. Very nice colours.
comment by www.enemef.blog.pl at 06:02 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Really it's very good.
I want to know where are you come from, because I'm from Poland.
Happy 2005!!
comment byErick at 07:19 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Happy '05! I love the sky; it's that simple.
comment byBoB at 09:00 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
Look who's a finalist!
http://www.blogmechanics.com/bob/
comment byjustin at 10:10 PM (GMT) on 2 January, 2005
another beautiful shot - thanks for the fabulous images and inspiration you've provided! a happy new year to you and yours...
comment bydjn1 at 12:00 AM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
Thanks everyone :-)
yungyaw: I'll email you tomorrow.
www.enemef: Blackpool, UK.
BoB: I'll take a look at the link tomorrow.
comment byMilo at 01:44 AM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
lovely colors in this shot, really wish I was there.
Happy New Year
comment bybob at 05:56 AM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
Great shot --- wonderful colours -- and Happy New Year!
comment byfrisky? at 06:35 PM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
nice contrast between the rugged foreground with all those tracks of trucks and bulldozers (??) and the warmth of the background. nice one. happy new year dave.
comment byMarina at 06:49 PM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
I haven't said anything for a while but after seeing this one I must say that this shot is really impressive. Well done!
I wish you a wonderful 2005!
comment byneil at 11:05 PM (GMT) on 3 January, 2005
For quite some time now I've had a particular shot in mind, involving my favourite structure, the Pole star, and some really long star trails ... and, obviously, this isn't it ;-)
I went out last night (this may well be the last shot I put up from 2004) and it started out being a reasonably clear night. But within about ten minutes of me setting up my camera a very fine mist started coming in from the sea and radically changed the quality of the light. On a crystal clear night I can almost eradicate the town lights from my shots, but when there's any moisture in the air it's an entirely different story – the tungsten glow seeps through the air, and on very long exposures it fogs the image (I took a 16 minute exposure last night, and while it wasn't over-exposed, it wasn't worth putting up as it looked as though it was taken inside an orange cloud).
Oh, and Happy New Year :-)
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (27mm equiv.)
f/8.0
4m 1s
manual
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
perspective corrected
Happy new year to you too. May you spend the next one at the top of my photoblog folder.
Beautiful! And Happy new year to you too! Stunning shots I really like these ones from you. =)
Stunning! You can even make tractor tracks beautiful!
happy new year david!
this is a lovely shot, really unreal . seems more like a painting, as do so many of your shots.
Beautiful color. And I love the title.
Happy New Year!
Happy new year Dave, this is a lovely shot, I've seen so many long exposure night shots recently I'd almost forgotten that night can sometimes look just like night and be beautiful :)
Great shot! It gives me calm and peaceful feeling.
I have been following your photoblog for quite sometime and I really admire your work and your dedication to photography.
I'm new in photography (as I just bought Canon Powershot S1 IS). I wish to post my photo as photoblog like you.
Question:
I have installed MT 3.1. Can you please tell me how to create a photoblog like yours? Do I need any special plugin or programming? Is there any tools to do it?
I know it's impossible teach me all the way, but at least someone can show me some guideline.
Thanks in advance.
This is so beautiful, and i've never seen that (seemingly everywhere) orange streetlight glow look more serene. Happy new year.
gorgeous.
Thanks for providing us with great photo's this last year. Hope you continue to be an inspiration for a lot of people.
The best wishes for you and your family.
Irene
Wow. amazing shot! I love it.
Happy 2005 Dave and everyone
Looks like something the "Mars Rover" would have captured. Very nice colours.
Really it's very good.
I want to know where are you come from, because I'm from Poland.
Happy 2005!!
Happy '05! I love the sky; it's that simple.
Look who's a finalist!
http://www.blogmechanics.com/bob/
another beautiful shot - thanks for the fabulous images and inspiration you've provided! a happy new year to you and yours...
Thanks everyone :-)
yungyaw: I'll email you tomorrow.
www.enemef: Blackpool, UK.
BoB: I'll take a look at the link tomorrow.
lovely colors in this shot, really wish I was there.
Happy New Year
Great shot --- wonderful colours -- and Happy New Year!
nice contrast between the rugged foreground with all those tracks of trucks and bulldozers (??) and the warmth of the background. nice one. happy new year dave.
I haven't said anything for a while but after seeing this one I must say that this shot is really impressive. Well done!
I wish you a wonderful 2005!
wonderful shot.
David: Absolutely fantastic shot - easy to get lost in - WOW! Happy New Year to you! All the best in 2005. :)
I absolutely love this shot. I have been thinking about it quite a bit since you posted it. Just wow... Your long exposures are fantastic.