Inspiration: Night Photography by community

love the idea!

Excellent feature Nat. I’ve shied away from doing much night photography so far, but now the winter nights are drawing in I’m definitely going to give it a go, particularly when you see from the shots featured what can be achieved.

thank you! i’ve been working on the night shots and this weeks assignment at pcnw with ridenour i’m working on just this thing…. here’s my work in progress from week 1 with levine – assignment is location for it’s own sake with my location being the olympic sculpture park in seattle with the train going by…

@clarkey wow! love the s curve – what a great comp and i love the stars on the lights!
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Nat, many thanks for this! Night photography can be a lot of fun. And just to prove that you do not need expensive equipment to have fun, all of these night shots have been taken using my little Casio Exilim EX-S10 point & shoot camera:
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George

A fun thing with digital cameras, since they don’t suffer from the reciprocity failure inherent in film, is to take really long exposures – , three, five, ten minutes or more – pointing the camera into what appears to be complete darkness – away from any ambient city light. The results can be amazing – blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, i.e. daylight clarity but with a slightly eerie otherworldliness about them.
The shot below was taken in my garden at 3 a.m. one morning when I was up hoping to see perseid meteorites. I got bored and aimed the camera at the garden. The shot was 196 seconds, and although there was a low moon behind the camera, everything below the horizon was black.

David

I love night photography – very therapeutic too, spending time setting up the camera and waiting for the exposure.

These are some of my faves:

Night Photography isn’t something I’ve gotten into yet but here a quiick selection of my works

I’ve been doing night photography for some time now, It’s such a great way to relax and explore without the masses of people and traffic :)
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Living in rain forest can create great reasons for wanting to do night photography … it is the best time to capture the phosphorescent mushrooms that can be seen glowing in the dark of the night …

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lol I’ve been in New York ;]

Journal to follow shortly

Great journal Nat, very inspiring, sure beats watching TV…
I haven’t done much night shooting but I certainly plan to.

Feel like pulling 4G’s?

here are some of my night photos

Below is an example of another type of night photography which also involves light painting. This shot as well as all others in my Nocturnal Garden Series was made in a garden at night. The camera was set on a tripod, while I painted over the flowers with a small flashlight during a 2 to 5-second exposure, depending on the shot. This produces a well controlled lighting on a beautiful dark background.

Night isn’t the obvious time to use a pinhole camera, but nothing was lost in trying this:

Keeping an eye on the summer night sky at temperate latitudes (Scotland is perfectly placed), can reward you with scenes like this:

One of my students has gone night shoot crazy, and really coming up with some amazing work!

The links might have been a good idea Doh. Moon Study Two and Pop!

This is one of mine :)

Thanks guys for this promotion of Night Photography. The group I started back in 2007 on RB gives me so much inspiration and rewarding experiences.

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Nighttime is kind of the great equaliser : it’s not about equipment (because fast lenses are not a prerequisite, only a stable platform and good composition and, as stated, a desire to leave the warmth and comfort of your living room!)
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Absolutely gorgeous images here. Just have to adore Forestgirls fungi!

Wow, there are some truly magnificent shots here. So inspiring !!

Awesome work there peoples!!

Wow. Wow. Wow. Fantastic!! I can’t wait to get my DSLR! lol

I love trying night shots, especially with light trails. This is one of my favourites.

ooops can’t seem to make it bigger though so you need to go via my profile to view it!

WOW, WOW, wow, these are terrific; not only the originals, but all the posts above. Love it. :D

Wow. There are some amazing photos here. Thanks to everyone for sharing them with us. Keep them coming!

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