Harbour-side Trees

[ourkind]

Playing around with B/W, I find it's still a little grainy. ISO 1000 was too high I think, 5 sec exposure, focal length 10mm (cropped).

Thanks 'H' for the inspiration, your images are breathtaking.

Comments and advice are very much welcome!

Thanks for looking :)

[Larryp]

Love the light and shadow contrasts, Carlos

[Wavytone]

Hi Carlos,

At night in Sydney I don't think you need ISO1000 - this one was handheld from a ferry: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/7398429248/photos/1644527/p1020278

If you're using a tripod and the subject is static you can use ISO100 and longer exposures even at night. An extreme example of mine - note this was taken in MOONLIGHT at ISO 100:
http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/7398429248/photos/1408576/mt-cook-by-moonlight

These were from a small-sensor compact and you can see the exposure details; if you are using a DSLR the noise (grain) should be a lot less than you can see in these.

[ourkind]

Thanks Laurie! :)



All I can say is WOW! Mt Cook by Moonlight is stunning! Thanks for the tips Wavytone I'll definately be putting it into practice on my next outing. Still can't get over how clear and crisp those mountains look. :thumbsup:

[gregbradley]

A spectacular shot. Worth some extra work.

A couple of suggestions. There is still lens distortion apparent. Lightroom or Photoshop or Canon/Nikon software will correct for this. So does DXO Pro Optics. You can download a free trial. The lens distortion is not that important though but it may be worth correcting for.

Level the horizon. Its leaning and is distracting. One of the features I found appealling about the Nikon was the pilot style horizon so you can easily level your shots before taking the image. Saves cropping.

Greg.

[midnight]

B&W suits this photo Carlos. Quite lovelly & calm.

Darrin...

[ourkind]

Thanks Darrin I appreciate your comments :)

[ourkind]

Thanks Greg I'll definately look into correcting the lens distortion and leveling the horizon, the Canon 60d also has a leveler on the LCD screen which I almost always use, in this case I clearly didn't or thought I had it right, but I can see what you mean :) I really appreciate your feedback, Thanks!! :)