July Monthly Challenge - Night

Well I have a son in Queensland too! I don't let my camera get wet, I have a really good patio to stand under for these shots or from the back of my SUV.

 

I finally got a nice night to take some photos, the first shows the Cadbury Chocolate Factory and the second the Bowen Bridge which goes over the Derwent River.
I don't know if it is because I am using my TV as a screen or I made the image's JPEG setting at it's lowest to make sure it small enough for the forum, but the images are rather dull to what I viewed on my computer, now that I look at them on the forum. any ideas.

 

great fireworks pics, well capture.
now go join GND in the corner, i'm sure you have much to talk about

 

Lovely photo Phil! Love the smoke stacks!

 

couldn't find the pm part, rules say you supposed to photograph something for the month, not just pull something out the archive or the challenge part is lost.

 

I agree.

 

yep, thats a great pic, not even going to try and beat that on quality , been pretty much busy making three c stands atm, i have a few ideas for 'night'

 

Thanks Caladina. I'm interested to know about how you make your C-Stands - and what you use them for.

 

As a suggestion Craig, shoot an image in your best JPEG setting, (or in RAW) and in post, resize the image and see what it turns out like. I resize an image at 2048 on the long edge. That is the process that I use, and it comes out fine.

Let us know how you get on.

Gary

 

i will be putting a post in the light stands section with pics later, all steel, loads of scratch build clamp etc so be a few days yet.

 

Thanks, Gary.
I have only really got into computers and photography software in the last ten years, most stuff I have a handle on but file sizes is one of the things I still struggle a little. next shot I shall try your suggested resize options.

 

Quietly sitting in the bushes watching the Swans

 

Sitting quietly pays off, swan swimming close by.

 

I converted the image to black and white, seem to have come out ok

 

I must be quite clumsy, because it seemed to me that I had uploaded a photograph of Segovia, and I don't see it.
This time I will try to upload two photographs of the Benicasim beach, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, one two palm trees at night and the other, the lights, of the city of Castellón de la Plana, can be seen in the background.

 

Can I move now? I was out with my camera last night, and I took a snap or two. I haven't reviewed them yet but there might be one I want to post.

Gary

 

Antares and the Milky Way.



Gary

 

Very impressive, Gary.