Your Night Photos

[Bibudesh]

@robin234, thats a very nice capture. For how long did u open the shutter?

[robin234]

@robin234, thats a very nice capture. For how long did u open the shutter?

DRI (4 images blended ) + B+W ND110(For trails)[508.3 sec]

[robin234]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6303241504_c375dd325d_z.jpg



WB left like that on purpose :)

[KrishnenduKes]

WB left like that on purpose :)

Boy are you good or what!

(Somehow reminded me of Black Hawk Down minus the WB)

[shreeda]

Lovely captures robin.

Just wondering what is the reason for grainy effect on this one though.


Colours of Delhi | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=271772976195119&set=a.225353414170409.53512.112549338784151&type=1&theater)

[KrishnenduKes]

Lovely captures robin.

Just wondering what is the reason for grainy effect on this one though.

Low light I reckon.

[amby]

Lovely captures robin.

Just wondering what is the reason for grainy effect on this one though.
But still the noise isn't effcecting the picture negatively.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Wow! I liked that one. Now that is a freaking Festive shot!

I wonder why nobody commented on this one.

Some images are there to visually absorb them.

Anvancy

[Bibudesh]

WB left like that on purpose :)

WB is dramatic. Awesome pic BTW.

Boy are you good or what!

(Somehow reminded me of Black Hawk Down minus the WB)

You just stole my thoughts. I was recalling some movie shot in afghanistan ;-) ..

Lovely captures robin.

Just wondering what is the reason for grainy effect on this one though.

This one seems to be high ISO shot.

[robin234]

Gol Gumbad and Qutab Minar illuminated blue on the the eve of the World Diabetes Day.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6343971468_3e1e96303c_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6341433060_7cc0a992f2_z.jpg

[debangshu]

Brilliant shots Abhinav...

An ordinary shot may come here...
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6102/6344909412_fba49405c7_z.jpg

Deepawali!
In all those electric bulbs, LEDs and dancing lights, a good old Diya / Deep still shines brighter on this day...

[robin234]

thanks debangshu :)
thats a nice picture too :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6347026742_9ba24b168b_z.jpg

[powerslave]

^ Very nice Abhinav.

[shreeda]

thanks debangshu :)
thats a nice picture too :)



Excellent capture! Did you shoot this with a tripod? Can you share the work flow if you don't mind?

[robin234]

Yes ,I cannot live without tripod when it comes to landscaping or night ^ 3 images shot using Tripod different exposures (AEB) -> Blended using Photomatix -> processed in Fusion (instead of tone mapping, which mostly gives artificial results specially at night )->later processed in PS.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6224/6364349745_01b4005760_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6055/6377836823_bc09682e93_z.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=282868191752264&set=a.225353414170409.53512.112549338784151&type=1&theater

[powerslave]

I like the first shot a lot!

[shreeda]

Yes ,I cannot live without tripod when it comes to landscaping or night ^ 3 images shot using Tripod different exposures (AEB) -> Blended using Photomatix -> processed in Fusion (instead of tone mapping, which mostly gives artificial results specially at night )->later processed in PS.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=282868191752264&set=a.225353414170409.53512.112549338784151&type=1&theater

Thanks a lot for the details. It helps.

[surya@64]

@ robin, some creative images. tfs.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

And I like the second one.

So for Robin its a win win situation.

Anvancy

[KrishnenduKes]

Yes ,I cannot live without tripod when it comes to landscaping or night ^ 3 images shot using Tripod different exposures (AEB) -> Blended using Photomatix -> processed in Fusion (instead of tone mapping, which mostly gives artificial results specially at night )->later processed in PS.



You are indeed quite good with your processing capabilities.

No ghosting, no halos... I suppose you keep your clarity slider really low. Just guessing.

[anirban]

At last, I got the results I wanted! Thank you Abhinav for mentioning Startrails.exe somewhere on flickr!
Simple, free and easy to use. Gives great trails, way better than Photoshop's Statistics! All I did was adjust the colour balance for a more blue sky.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dIHEo0gLTyY/Ts6v-5ksyeI/AAAAAAAAA0U/DRYNduxRJiY/s640/Startrails1.jpg

Some things are worth staying up till 230am! :D

[anirban]

This one is also from the July series. I chose to stack only 40 out of the 140 15-sec exposures I took that day. Used the custom self-timer to take 10 continuous shots. Did not (and still do not!) have a tripod, the camera was resting against a wall. So please pardon the shake and broken trail.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6396458141_3a4e6712a4_z.jpg
a tripod would have helped in a very long trail, spanning just over an hour of star movement.

[amvj]

Startrails.exe - application or a flickr group ? (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1174610@N24/)
and what is the photoshop statistics ?

and I am commenting on 3.00am :p

[anirban]

Startrails.exe - application or a flickr group ? (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1174610@N24/)
and what is the photoshop statistics ?

and I am commenting on 3.00am :p

That is the application I'm talking about. Available here (http://www.startrails.de/html/software.html). I didn't know its users had a flickr group!

To get star trails, go to File>Scripts>Statistics, and load the files. It is good for 25 files or so at max, not so good for more! And the image you get is terrible, a lot of postprocessing will make the trails clear!

As for the 230am post, anything for our passion for photography! :D

[shreeda]

At last, I got the results I wanted! Thank you Abhinav for mentioning Startrails.exe somewhere on flickr!
Simple, free and easy to use. Gives great trails, way better than Photoshop's Statistics! All I did was adjust the colour balance for a more blue sky.

Some things are worth staying up till 230am! :D

Great efforts man. I don't have words to appreciate this :)

[anirban]

Great efforts man. I don't have words to appreciate this :)

I don't think I deserve that compliment Shreeda! :) I would certainly want to do a lot better.

[zwaltek]

a shot from tonight

http://www.matthieu-nopsir.org/images/photos/11/suite/mkII_20111126_019.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

a shot from tonight



That is a really good shot as usual.

I am almost inclined to believe that the moon and Venus are not photoshop additions. :)

[zwaltek]

you have an exact inclinaison.
I would not bother adding a moon and a star to this :)
It was pretty amazing tonight as well. (this one was yesterday)

[anirban]

I was dying to do this. What a way to kick off my relationship with my tripod!
Worth every second spent out in the freezing Jamshedpur night!
http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2517&d=1325002985

[powerslave]

Very good!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Did you do a stack or a long one?

How many for stacks?

Anvancy

[anirban]

Very good!
Thank you powerslave!
Did you do a stack or a long one?

How many for stacks?

Anvancy

Stack of 90 15-sec exposures at ISO 400.

[nelson_sanjoy]

Thank you powerslave!


Stack of 90 15-sec exposures at ISO 400.
That's quite some effort Arinban
Very well done...

[surya@64]

I was dying to do this. What a way to kick off my relationship with my tripod!
Worth every second spent out in the freezing Jamshedpur night!
http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2517&d=1325002985


Include foreground while doing Circumpolar startrails...It adds value to the image & makes it more dramatic.

Choice of location and dark sky conditions are critical.

[anirban]

Include foreground while doing Circumpolar startrails...It adds value to the image & makes it more dramatic.

Choice of location and dark sky conditions are critical.

I will certainly keep that in mind Sir. Actually from where I was shooting, there was absolutely nothing till the horizon to keep as foreground! And this was the only place near my home where light pollution was the least.

That's quite some effort Arinban
Very well done...

Thank you Nelson. This is the first time I'm trying star trails with a tripod. I wasn't even sure if I'd get enough stars since I couldn't make them out on the LCD. For a first time, I'm satisfied. Next time I can try what Prakash Sir said.

And, I spell my name as Anirban :) it has been spelt and pronounced in a hundred incorrect ways till date :D

[shreeda]

I was dying to do this. What a way to kick off my relationship with my tripod!
Worth every second spent out in the freezing Jamshedpur night!


Great effort Anirban! Well done.

[robin234]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6617563683_92bf238482_z.jpg

Camera Nikon D700 | 50mm 1.8D | ISO3200 |Hand held

Haze is due to rain.

[anirban]

A panorama of a lake known simply as 'Taar Company Taalab'. Will elaborate more on it soon.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6690526483_0e268e1186_z.jpg
WB is like that on purpose, and a minor tweaking of colour balance.

See the flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbannandi/6690526483/in/photostream) for full size.

[anirban]

Startrails v2
Stack of 100 15-sec exposures at ISO200

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6720580123_db5faebb34_z.jpg

[shreeda]

Startrails v2
Stack of 100 15-sec exposures at ISO200



So you have come back :) Definitely looks better to me.

[Deltaone]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/MasterMD/DSC_2801.jpg

[anirban]

So you have come back :) Definitely looks better to me.

Haha! I've never been away actually! Thanks!

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/594/AbstractPark.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Hey Ashish, that is not bad.

Good mood capture. Almost feels like a secret political meeting of sorts.

[shreeda]

Good one Ashish. I personally would have covered up the glare at the bottom during PP though.

[ashishtamhane]

Hey Ashish, that is not bad.

Good mood capture. Almost feels like a secret political meeting of sorts.

Glad that you liked it. It is very hard to please you, but I guess thats good for us beginners only. :)

Good one Ashish. I personally would have covered up the glare at the bottom during PP though.

Thanks mate.

I did saw that glare after viewing the photo on my PC, but left it since I regard that as hiding your mistakes/faults (as Cyclops had said once).

[KrishnenduKes]

Glad that you liked it. It is very hard to please you, but I guess thats good for us beginners only. :)


I hope you are not shooting to just please me!!!

[ashishtamhane]

I hope you are not shooting to just please me!!!

:D No no, but it does take a lot to please you!

[KrishnenduKes]

:D No no, but it does take a lot to please you!

And believe me, I am being very lenient!!! :D :D

[eswarpr]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6115/6300190522_675e855cc2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprakash/6300190522/)
Rome at Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprakash/6300190522/) by Eswar Prakash (eswarpr) (http://www.flickr.com/people/eprakash/), on Flickr

[Cyclops]

Eswar Prakash (eswarpr) on Flickr

Good shot there, bud!

[eswarpr]

Good shot there, bud!

Thanks mate!

[KrishnenduKes]

Rome at Night

Good shot young man!

When were you in Rome?

[eswarpr]

Good shot young man!

When were you in Rome?

Thanks Krishnendu sir. Autumn 2011. Great place!

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks Krishnendu sir. Autumn 2011. Great place!

Yes great place indeed. I have been there often.

You may also like this... The Europe Story 2011 (http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/showthread.php?t=1226).

[eswarpr]

Yes great place indeed. I have been there often.

You may also like this... The Europe Story 2011 (http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/showthread.php?t=1226).

Wonderful pictures there sir. Here is my tribute to the Paris.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6586596299_911fd01074_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprakash/6586596299/)
Paris (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eprakash/6586596299/) by Eswar Prakash (eswarpr) (http://www.flickr.com/people/eprakash/), on Flickr

[KrishnenduKes]

Wonderful pictures there sir. Here is my tribute to the Paris.



Very good one there!