AMK town skyline

[melvynyeo]

Taken with Tarmon 17-35mm. Hope you like it.



Just thought I add this

[incubus]

nice... i like the 2nd pic. smallest aperture? still kinda bright imho

[melvynyeo]

Thanks. The 2nd pict is shot with f22, 65sec. I wanted more light trail so I drag the shutter. Guess it's too long

Thanks for the feedback

[hyperFocal]

Yeah, a tad bright but still good! The small aperture made stars out of the street lamps. Nice.

[oeyvind]

well done

[jasphotography]

Originally Posted by melvynyeo The 2nd pict is shot with f22, 65sec. I wanted more light trail so I drag the shutter. Guess it's too long

This is quite a nice shot if not because of the faded light trails. We often made the mistake (including myself occasionally) to set the longest shutter speed possible for enhanced trails but in the end to find doing so will just dilute the trail intensity even more.

In a nutshell, light trail intensity generally depends on two factors. One is the shutter speed and the other is the ambient light (which many overlooked).

Why we saw pictures in the magazines/books on a 1 or 2 minutes or longer shutter speed and yet achieved pleasant intensed light trails is because the photographers were shooting at very low or almost dark ambience/environment.

From your 2nd pic, I believe your ambient light (the road area) is pretty high (you should know better as you were there and am not). So, maybe, at iso 100, the "correct" exposure should be around f22 15sec/30sec.

By you setting the shutter speed at 65 sec, you were in fact over-exposing the road area by 1 to 2 stops and at the same time diluting the intensity of the light trails, which stand out or are best enhanced in typical dark surrounding.

[jasphotography]

to add...

longer shutter speed does equate to many light trails but
longer shutter speed doesn't necessarily equate to intensed light trails

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by jasphotography This is quite a nice shot if not because of the faded light trails. We often made the mistake (including myself occasionally) to set the longest shutter speed possible for enhanced trails but in the end to find doing so will just dilute the trail intensity even more. In a nutshell, light trail intensity generally depends on two factors. One is the shutter speed and the other is the ambient light (which many overlooked). Why we saw pictures in the magazines/books on a 1 or 2 minutes or longer shutter speed and yet achieved pleasant intensed light trails is because the photographers were shooting at very low or almost dark ambience/environment. From your 2nd pic, I believe your ambient light (the road area) is pretty high (you should know better as you were there and am not). So, maybe, at iso 100, the "correct" exposure should be around f22 15sec/30sec. By you setting the shutter speed at 65 sec, you were in fact over-exposing the road area by 1 to 2 stops and at the same time diluting the intensity of the light trails, which stand out or are best enhanced in typical dark surrounding.

Thanks for the time and effort for explaining You are right about the correct exposure at 30sec!!

Time to reshoot

[zaxh81]

wow,you stay at the first pic?

The 2nd pic i always have the idea but just lazy to go up.

[ransoma22]

If you want to get all light trail in, use a black card. *notice the bus is not moving*
Cover your len and when you get enough light trail, use black card to block the light from coming in.
When the bus started moving, remove the black card and start exposing~

hope this helps~


Cheers~

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by zaxh81 wow,you stay at the first pic? The 2nd pic i always have the idea but just lazy to go up.

No but the block is nearby. Wish I stay there too. The view is amazing

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by ransoma22 If you want to get all light trail in, use a black card. *notice the bus is not moving* Cover your len and when you get enough light trail, use black card to block the light from coming in. When the bus started moving, remove the black card and start exposing~ hope this helps~ Cheers~

Thanks for the tips

[tangoninazero]

nice pics there...maybe can jio all clubsnappers to take night shots at our neighbourhood then retreat over a kopi at Mac or S11 hehehe that will be nice.

I like your second shot

[choo]

nice shot...my area doesn't have much cars...can't get this kind of pretty light tail...sigh~~~

[mohgui]

nice shots... i've got a friend who stays at the block where the first picture was taken. you can see the fireworks during NDP from there too.

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by mohgui nice shots... i've got a friend who stays at the block where the first picture was taken. you can see the fireworks during NDP from there too.

Wow... That's good for you if you're interested in such shots. I was at the 30th storey and the neighbour was treating me like a thief

[jasphotography]

Originally Posted by melvynyeo Thanks for the time and effort for explaining You are right about the correct exposure at 30sec!! Time to reshoot

No problem...next time go lim chu kang cemetry and shoot, dark and spooky

but no cars there at night. can ask a couple of friend to drive in & out to create traffic...

[Ender]

Originally Posted by melvynyeo Taken with Tarmon 17-35mm. Hope you like it.

Second pic u took at blk 119?

Love your pic! Its very nice...bright is good!

[hyperFocal]

Originally Posted by ransoma22 If you want to get all light trail in, use a black card. *notice the bus is not moving* Cover your len and when you get enough light trail, use black card to block the light from coming in. When the bus started moving, remove the black card and start exposing~ hope this helps~ Cheers~

Hmm... good idea, but how to judge whether the exposure is enough in this case, since exposure time is probably arbitrary (unless you meticulously time when card is removed). Trail and error?

[melvynyeo]

Originally Posted by Ender Second pic u took at blk 119? Love your pic! Its very nice...bright is good!

Haha... yap! I stay beside 119 actually.