Newbie here. need some comments with my night shots.

[goetomo89]

Any comments are welcomed. I know there are still much more for me to learn so pls give me some valuable guidance

Thx for viewing!!!
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[Francis247]

Don't know where to start commenting...
What lens are you using to shoot? Looks like it is having Chromatic aberration problem.

[TroyP]

Some of the shots are quite blurred. I'm not sure if there was any movement in your tripod (even a slight gush can cause it over the long shutter speed), or if it's due to resizing of the image. I downloaded 1 and sharpened it once in Photoshop, you can notice a big improvement.

[ettk75]

Originally Posted by Francis247 Don't know where to start commenting... What lens are you using to shoot? Looks like it is having Chromatic aberration problem.

Agreed with Francis. There seems to be some chromatic aberration issue here.

I also have this problem when I used a wide angle converter with my kit lens. Usually affect the brighter area of the shot.

Don't know how to reduce that possibility.

Also your shots seem to have some camera shakes...hope you don't mind this comment...

[lenrek]

Me still a newbie...

However, I was told, the best timing for taking night shots (where we want to include the buildings and sky as part of the scene) is between 6.30pm-8pm.

The sky would look like this:



There are better shots I saw in forum. Do a bit of search, and check them out.

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by Francis247 Don't know where to start commenting... What lens are you using to shoot? Looks like it is having Chromatic aberration problem.

Ermm im using a D60 with the kit lens.15-55m maybe cause i did too much color adjustments with the photoshop

Is there anywhere else i should improve? cause i dun have a senior to guide me along, i learnt all these from clubsnaps

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by TroyP Some of the shots are quite blurred. I'm not sure if there was any movement in your tripod (even a slight gush can cause it over the long shutter speed), or if it's due to resizing of the image. I downloaded 1 and sharpened it once in Photoshop, you can notice a big improvement.

hoho!! thx for the tips

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by ettk75 Agreed with Francis. There seems to be some chromatic aberration issue here. I also have this problem when I used a wide angle converter with my kit lens. Usually affect the brighter area of the shot. Don't know how to reduce that possibility. Also your shots seem to have some camera shakes...hope you don't mind this comment...

Haha. yea im using a vitacom wide angle lens with my kit too!! maybe thats the prob.. bud hopefully someone can come out with a solution to it

yea there are some minor blur in my image juz realised that too hahas.
Will bear these in mind. THX!!!

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by lenrek Me still a newbie... However, I was told, the best timing for taking night shots (where we want to include the buildings and sky as part of the scene) is between 6.30pm-8pm. The sky would look like this: There are better shots I saw in forum. Do a bit of search, and check them out.

ohhh okay thx for sharing hahaz. will take note of it !!! seems like i still have many many things to learn!

[Francis247]

Originally Posted by goetomo89 Ermm im using a D60 with the kit lens.15-55m maybe cause i did too much color adjustments with the photoshop Is there anywhere else i should improve? cause i dun have a senior to guide me along, i learnt all these from clubsnaps

Have you tried reading the sticky threads?
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=365864

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by Francis247 Have you tried reading the sticky threads? http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=365864

ohhh nope nvr touched those threads b4.. THX for sharing!! hope there would be some improvement in my next night shots!

[Octarine]

Get rid of that vitacon thingy. If you need a wider field of view get a real wide angle lens. The converters are usually of lousy quality and the damages in image quality are quite obvious.
Another reason for blur pictures can be your very small aperture. Good to see the starlight effects in some pictures caused by that setting. It is ok to close the aperture up to f/11, but not further. Diffraction will kick in then and cause blurring. Pic 5 is a good example about flaring and ghosting, caused by a strong light source in the frame. It's even multiplied by cheap filters and other low quality glass. Best for night shots: 'naked lens': no filter, nothing. If you need to prolong the exposure further use lowest ISO and ND filters, don't close aperture beyond f/11.

[goetomo89]

Originally Posted by Octarine Get rid of that vitacon thingy. If you need a wider field of view get a real wide angle lens. The converters are usually of lousy quality and the damages in image quality are quite obvious. Another reason for blur pictures can be your very small aperture. Good to see the starlight effects in some pictures caused by that setting. It is ok to close the aperture up to f/11, but not further. Diffraction will kick in then and cause blurring. Pic 5 is a good example about flaring and ghosting, caused by a strong light source in the frame. It's even multiplied by cheap filters and other low quality glass. Best for night shots: 'naked lens': no filter, nothing. If you need to prolong the exposure further use lowest ISO and ND filters, don't close aperture beyond f/11.

Wow! Thx bro will bear that in mind

[cy_j]

Night landscape photography needs two essentials - tripod and hands-off triggering of shutter, the latter by remote, or cable release or by timer.

And yes, do get rid of the converter.

[unlease]

Just a question to all the pros,

On pic5, u could see some faint round spots. Sometimes I do have this type of faint round light spot on my picture.

What causes it? Is it Dirt on lens?
Could it be prevented?

[stubertsg]

Originally Posted by cy_j Night landscape photography needs two essentials - tripod and hands-off triggering of shutter, the latter by remote, or cable release or by timer. And yes, do get rid of the converter.

Else, u could use the 10sec self timer in ya camera.

[jeremyteocx]

Originally Posted by stubertsg Else, u could use the 10sec self timer in ya camera.

not that there's anything wrong using a 10 sec self timer, but the 2 sec one would be more suitable in this case. that's what it is for anyway. 10 secs are usually used for group shots and you need to run into the shot as well ...

[Octarine]

Originally Posted by unlease On pic5, u could see some faint round spots. Sometimes I do have this type of faint round light spot on my picture. What causes it? Is it Dirt on lens? Could it be prevented?

That's flare and ghosting, uncontrolled and undesired reflections at glass surfaces. Usually lenses are coated to minimize the reflections to an extend that they are not visible anymore. But in cases of strong lights in the frame (as in pic 5) they become visible. How much will depend on the quality of the glass and the coating. Here we have an example of bad quality (Vitacon wide angle converter) with a respective result (no offense to TS). I also have examples where a Hoya Pro1 UV protector is the culprit. So the lesson learned is: the lens has the best coating, it was designed with the intention to eliminate any flaring without additional glass. Best to remove filters when taking pictures with strong lights i the frame (lamps, sun).
More to read: http://toothwalker.org/optics/flare.html