Lake Lanier at Night

Gene Kearns wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III penned
> the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
>
> |Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
> |some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
> |the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
> |the drought.
> |
> |Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
> |interesting photos.
> |
> |http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>
>
> Excellent job! What camera?
>

It is a Nikon D200 taken w/ Tokina 12-24mm lens
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithersIII DeleteThis @example.net> wrote:

>Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>the drought.
>
>Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>interesting photos.
>
>http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf

You hit this one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2866505580092789669MymBxy

with Noise Ninja and leave the meta color data alone, it's an award
winner. It's a wonderful image - you don't see evening shots with
that much color, shading and nuance. All that B&W work you did paid
off on this one.

This one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2624516090092789669tamYtI

is god damn freakin' - I don't have the language skills to laud this
image.

Damn man - that's stellar. The louder blooms are right on the edge of
being blown out, but that just adds to the overall feel and gestalt of
the image. I can't say enough good things about it - wonderful.

I also like this one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2943103740092789669gteCJU

Very moody and ethereal bridge to nowhere kind of image. That could
be a cover for a sword and sorcery novel or maybe a mystery/romance.
It has a little bit of fade at the top, but that's contrasted by the
bridge lights - the meaning being the lighted bridge to the light glow
in the sky which indicates something different than a path to nowhere.

Lot's of imagery and stories in that image. Well done.

This one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2564622370092789669fATEMu

needs to have the stars and lights close in to the bridge cloned out -
they distract from the image. If you clipped those out, or cloned
them out, it would improve the image quite a bit. The eye is
attracted to what looks like dust and that doesn't help the overall
impact of the image.

Do that and it's also a good one.

This one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2488240670092789669GqMaFH

needs some help - the dark/light contrast is off. If you could
lighten up the darker trees along the side of the road and bring out
some detail, the image would work much better.

This one

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2005849360092789669iEIxVH

again, the editing process is your friend. Remove the green glows and
you've got a great image.

Here you go - the best of the shore line shots.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2285353680092789669iYOOsj

Noise Ninja on the raw shot and then hit it with HDR processing and
you have the best of the lot - which says a lot because they are all
good.

This

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2704696150092789669WhfSdk

would really be good if you could get rid of the white bloom - it's
way over done. Isolate that area and tone it down a few notch's and
you have a runner up to the preceding image.

Overall, you have a great capture eye. Several of those images would
be worthy competitors in any exhibition and I'd bet if you cleaned up
those bridge images and submitted them to whatever state magazine the
DOT or state puts out, you'd be sure to have them published.

You might also consider those shore shots for your DNR publication or
whatever state outdoors magazines are published in GA.

Well done Reg - most excellant.
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithersIII DeleteThis @example.net> wrote:

SWS
Thanks again for the in depth comments, I save this post so i can review
it in detail when I have more time.
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithersIII.DeleteThis@example.net> wrote:

>http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf

By the way, if you ever feel comfortable enough with it, I can provide
you some outlets for commercial imagery like calendars, posters and
stock images.

Just let me know.
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithersIII RemoveThis @example.net> wrote:
>
>> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>
> By the way, if you ever feel comfortable enough with it, I can provide
> you some outlets for commercial imagery like calendars, posters and
> stock images.
>
> Just let me know.

Thanks, please post them here or email them to lantaga RemoveThis @yahoo.com. I
doubt I am at that level today, but it would be good to get some more
feedback. Who ever started that post about the D50 sure got me involved
in a new expensive hobby. It would be nice to get some of my money back.
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithersIII DeleteThis @example.net> wrote:

>Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>the drought.
>
>Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>interesting photos.
>
>http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf

Very nice. I especially liked 'Slowly Sinking'. The next one looked too
distorted on the edges for me. (I think trees should be vertical, but I'm
old fashioned.)

Did you use the new lens? Now that I've got my Disney shots in the
computer, I'm much more pleased with the sharpness of the lens. Judging
sharpness with the screen on the back of the camera doesn't work too well.
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John H. wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:39:46 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithersIII.DeleteThis@example.net> wrote:
>
>> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>> the drought.
>>
>> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>> interesting photos.
>>
>> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>
> Very nice. I especially liked 'Slowly Sinking'. The next one looked too
> distorted on the edges for me. (I think trees should be vertical, but I'm
> old fashioned.)
>
> Did you use the new lens? Now that I've got my Disney shots in the
> computer, I'm much more pleased with the sharpness of the lens. Judging
> sharpness with the screen on the back of the camera doesn't work too well.

No, this is a Tokina 12-24mm at 12mm you do get some curvature of the image
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On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithers....DeleteThis@example.net> wrote:
> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
> the drought.
>
> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
> interesting photos.
>
> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf

Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
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LoogyPicker.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithers....DeleteThis@example.net> wrote:
>> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>> the drought.
>>
>> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>> interesting photos.
>>
>> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>
> Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
>

Thanks, I really didn't do much different, except play with the shutter
speed, aperture and ISO. On every shot, I took numerous shots playing
around with the settings. The green color from the docks lights had to
do with the lighting used by the marina. It did not look green to look
at it, but it came out of the camera with the green shade.

Somethings I did learn is I need to get a black cloth to cover the eye
piece during the long exposure and also need to use the auto timer so I
won't have to hit the shutter release button. Some nice photos were
blurred because I shook the camera on the tripod as I hit the button, or
it may have been the dock moving. I also want to buy a bulb so I can
take some exposure longer than 30 secs, especially for some sky photos
in the mountains.
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:21:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithersIII.TakeThisOut@example.net> wrote:

>LoogyPicker@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
>> <rpsmithers....TakeThisOut@example.net> wrote:
>>> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>>> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>>> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>>> the drought.
>>>
>>> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>>> interesting photos.
>>>
>>> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>>
>> Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
>>
>
>Thanks, I really didn't do much different, except play with the shutter
>speed, aperture and ISO. On every shot, I took numerous shots playing
>around with the settings. The green color from the docks lights had to
>do with the lighting used by the marina. It did not look green to look
>at it, but it came out of the camera with the green shade.
>
>Somethings I did learn is I need to get a black cloth to cover the eye
>piece during the long exposure and also need to use the auto timer so I
>won't have to hit the shutter release button. Some nice photos were
>blurred because I shook the camera on the tripod as I hit the button, or
>it may have been the dock moving. I also want to buy a bulb so I can
>take some exposure longer than 30 secs, especially for some sky photos
>in the mountains.

The D200 included a mask for the viewfinder when taking long exposures or
using the timer. Of course, I left mine at home when I went on the trip, so
no timer shots were made.
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John H. wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:21:17 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> <rpsmithersIII RemoveThis @example.net> wrote:
>
>> LoogyPicker RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
>>> <rpsmithers... RemoveThis @example.net> wrote:
>>>> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>>>> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>>>> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>>>> the drought.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>>>> interesting photos.
>>>>
>>>> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>>> Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
>>>
>> Thanks, I really didn't do much different, except play with the shutter
>> speed, aperture and ISO. On every shot, I took numerous shots playing
>> around with the settings. The green color from the docks lights had to
>> do with the lighting used by the marina. It did not look green to look
>> at it, but it came out of the camera with the green shade.
>>
>> Somethings I did learn is I need to get a black cloth to cover the eye
>> piece during the long exposure and also need to use the auto timer so I
>> won't have to hit the shutter release button. Some nice photos were
>> blurred because I shook the camera on the tripod as I hit the button, or
>> it may have been the dock moving. I also want to buy a bulb so I can
>> take some exposure longer than 30 secs, especially for some sky photos
>> in the mountains.
>
> The D200 included a mask for the viewfinder when taking long exposures or
> using the timer. Of course, I left mine at home when I went on the trip, so
> no timer shots were made.

I know, but it is much easier to use a cloth than try to slide it in
after you have adjusted your composition. By the time you get that
sucker in, you have moved the camera and tripod all over the place
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On Nov 9, 9:21 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
<rpsmithers... DeleteThis @example.net> wrote:
> LoogyPic... DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
> > On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
> > <rpsmithers... DeleteThis @example.net> wrote:
> >> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
> >> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
> >> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
> >> the drought.
>
> >> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
> >> interesting photos.
>
> >>http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>
> > Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
>
> Thanks, I really didn't do much different, except play with the shutter
> speed, aperture and ISO. On every shot, I took numerous shots playing
> around with the settings. The green color from the docks lights had to
> do with the lighting used by the marina. It did not look green to look
> at it, but it came out of the camera with the green shade.
>
> Somethings I did learn is I need to get a black cloth to cover the eye
> piece during the long exposure and also need to use the auto timer so I
> won't have to hit the shutter release button. Some nice photos were
> blurred because I shook the camera on the tripod as I hit the button, or
> it may have been the dock moving. I also want to buy a bulb so I can
> take some exposure longer than 30 secs, especially for some sky photos
> in the mountains.

I was an avid 35mm guy in my day, even took some classes at a
community college close by. It's interesting when you do just like you
did, take several shots using different settings and record what you
did with each. A bulb is nice, just because of what you stated, camera
shake. I'm looking for a point and shoot for my daughter, don't want
to spend too much, maybe a couple hundred, but also want to avoid
shutter lag, which, is kind of a misnomer, because it's usually
processor lag!
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:31:33 -0000, LoogyPicker RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:

>On Nov 9, 9:21 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
><rpsmithers... RemoveThis @example.net> wrote:
>> LoogyPic... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
>> > On Nov 9, 6:39 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
>> > <rpsmithers... RemoveThis @example.net> wrote:
>> >> Last weekend I spent the night on a houseboat and played around taking
>> >> some long exposure photos late at night and in the early morning. Since
>> >> the lake is getting smaller every day, I plan on taking more to record
>> >> the drought.
>>
>> >> Feel free to comment you would like about my feeble attempt to take some
>> >> interesting photos.
>>
>> >>http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/561366333LXiTFf
>>
>> > Very good job! You did a good job with light and color.
>>
>> Thanks, I really didn't do much different, except play with the shutter
>> speed, aperture and ISO. On every shot, I took numerous shots playing
>> around with the settings. The green color from the docks lights had to
>> do with the lighting used by the marina. It did not look green to look
>> at it, but it came out of the camera with the green shade.
>>
>> Somethings I did learn is I need to get a black cloth to cover the eye
>> piece during the long exposure and also need to use the auto timer so I
>> won't have to hit the shutter release button. Some nice photos were
>> blurred because I shook the camera on the tripod as I hit the button, or
>> it may have been the dock moving. I also want to buy a bulb so I can
>> take some exposure longer than 30 secs, especially for some sky photos
>> in the mountains.
>
>I was an avid 35mm guy in my day, even took some classes at a
>community college close by. It's interesting when you do just like you
>did, take several shots using different settings and record what you
>did with each. A bulb is nice, just because of what you stated, camera
>shake. I'm looking for a point and shoot for my daughter, don't want
>to spend too much, maybe a couple hundred, but also want to avoid
>shutter lag, which, is kind of a misnomer, because it's usually
>processor lag!

Go get her a Nikon D50. The shutter lag, if it exists, cannot be noticed.
She can use it as a point and shoot just by leaving all the settings in the
default mode. That's what my wife does.
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