night shots of singapore

[erictan8888]

hi,

newbie try at night shots.... comments appreciated....

pic #2 seems a bit noisy.... but dun have neat image to clean up.... will buy neat image when wallet is refilled on pay day... hee hee

[patch17]

great effort!

try to shoot at around dusk, or just when the sun sets, when there's still a little bit of colour left in the sky.

your 2nd pic looks fine to me. the clouds in the sky add a bit texture to an otherwise dark sky. crop off about 2/3 or 3/4 of the water cause there's not much happening there. it'll give a more "panoramic" look to the shot.

[jonlou]

incredible pictures eric! wad were ur settings for the shots like? care to share?

[nickmak]

Sweet stuff!

Agree with patch17's advice. Crop the water in the 2nd pic away... At least a bit...

Regards,
Nick

[erictan8888]

thanks for the advice...
one more shot:

[alikishi]

can you post your settings? Id like to learn!

[erictan8888]

Exif for the 3 pics:

pic #1:
Nikon D70
2004/12/10 20:15:24
RAW (12-bit) Lossless
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
2 sec - F/13
Exposure Comp.: +0.7 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF


pic #2:
Nikon D70
2004/12/10 20:57:17.2
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/1.3 sec - F/6.3
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF


pic #3:
Nikon D70
2004/12/10 20:59:47.2
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (2000 x 3008)
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 G
Focal Length: 18mm
Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/1.6 sec - F/13
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF

[EiRiK]

i assume u were using a tripod... if so, theres no need to use iso800. keep it at 100 or 200 and your pics wont be so noisy.

[erictan8888]

so if i use tripod, can lower down to ISO 200 ???
oh..... thanks for advice....

one more night shot (last one... hee hee ) :

[denniskee]

Originally Posted by erictan8888 Exif for the 3 pics: pic #2: 1/1.3 sec - F/6.3 pic #3: 1/1.6 sec - F/13

I think it should be 1.3sec (pic 2) & 1.6sec (pic 3).

[erictan8888]

oh... should be that way.....
but the exif, i simply cut and paste..... it was extracted from the pic using the picture project that came along with the camera...