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A couple of week ago when we had the 'super moon' I tried my hand at long exposure night shots using just the light from the moon and a torch to highlight the walls and windows in this church ruin. This old church is truly spooky, especially at night so I'm glad I was in the company of hubby and a couple of friends on the night.
What I want from this upload is CRITIQUE, MODIFICATIONS and ADVICE about night photography as I am really interested in doing more of it but struggled with focusing and other aspects on the night.
Version one is the finished processed image.
Version 2 is straight from camera, raw file converted to JPG which I hope will be the one used for any MODIFICATIONS. I would really appreciate help, comments and critique from anyone with any knowledge of this genre of photography. The exif data is included.
Many thanks for your comments on my Mothers Day image and special thanks to Chris (imagephotographics) for the UA. Your imput and support is always appreciated.
Have a good week.
Fran
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens: | Canon 17-40mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 19 Mar 2011 - 8:13 PM |
| Focal Length: | 17mm |
| Aperture: | f/16.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 366sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Holy Trinity Church Ruins |
| Username: | 
franfoto |
| Uploaded: | 5 Apr 2011 - 1:47 PM |
| Tags: | Architecture, Church ruins, Holy Trinity church Buckfastleigh, Low light photography, Night photography. |
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Great first attempt at night shooting.
A good way to focus is to shine a bright torch on your subject and focus on it using manual focus or light your subject as before and use live view and zoom right in on the point you want to focus on.
The rest is pretty much as you want it! I've learnt mostly by trial and error and some expert advice from my friend Diana
Night photography and light painting is so much fun and so rewarding i love it!
Look forward to seeing more of the same from you 
Regards Ricky.
really like the spooky feel youve achieved here. theres a dust spot that could do with cloning, and think worth using noise reduction on the sky. i'd be tempted to clone alittle of the left perhaps to the edge of the window as the light stars are distracting. good work.lesley
Thank you Ricky for the useful information and also for the link to 'Diana's' excellent low light portfolio.
Paul, I was using manual focus but found it difficult with very little light falling onto the subject, I think Ricky's idea of using a strong light to get the focus is worth doing next time.
Lesley, thank you for your Modification , I agree with your observations especially the 'light stars' to the right of the image.
Many thanks to all for taking time to add your comments and encouragement your input and support is always greatly appreciated.
Fran
I dont do low light photography and like you Fran need to learn more about this subject, looks a good effort to me tho
What a stunning scene, Fran! Wonderful light, tones, colours and composition! Lovely!
Cheers
Phil
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