FE135 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Looking forward to seeing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 The second shot tipped me off that you were using a small apeture. The starbust effect in the lights. That sign is just brite. The best way to solve it is to take two shots from the identical position and overlay them. Expose for the sign on one, then expose for the rest on the other. I'll do it in camera using the overlay function. You could also do it in photoshop. If you use a filter, everything on the filters dark side won't look right. Be sure to use the same apeture for both so the depth of field is the same. Also, try around F11 so that the diffraction isn't as bad. You could also do three exposures. One for the hotel lights, that way everything is perfect. Also, do this about 10 - 20 minutes after the sunset, you will have an awesome blue sky. I've done this with about six shots to get things the way I like it. Remember the Christmas photo in the dunes? That was about five. All done in camera. sh*t, giving away secrets. Would you mind keeping your posts in English? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Haha, Terry, I re read it and your right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 It made sense to me! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Since the question of lighting a sign came up I thought you might like this. I'm thinking about entering a local contest and went out and did this about two months ago. The first is the original and the second is the edited for contest version. I went black and white and gritty to give it an old look to emphasise the historic road. I did a few with passing cars but liked this one better. This was taken about 20 minutes after sunset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I now have a special appreciation on what it takes to light those things, considering that they're reflective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I just light them away from the camera so they don't reflect on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yep. I couldn't use a speedlight on mine though (maybe if I tried it with an amber gel). I had to find a light that most closely resembled the color temp of the streetlight, otherwise I was cooling the temp of the sign down WAY too much. You'll notice that my white balance settings have turned the streetlights white (and cancelled the color pollution on the sky, giving it an accurate blue color you guys in the desert are used to seeing). Here's one with Christmas lights that aren't yellow using the same technique (only moderate editing done to it, since it didn't fit the series I was working on): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I didn't use a speedlight. Just a maglite flashlight. My discipline on white balance lacks most of the time. Normally not a problem since I'm looking for a unique look but when it might be important for like the street sign, I cheat. I'll use an adjustment brush to change the temp locally if needed. Nice shot BTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Took a detour through L.A. on my home from across town yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Nice series, Eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b370 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Why have I never seen this post until now? hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Nice series, Eddy Thanks, Pete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 One of my Norway pilots did a strafing run on the range today and we grabbed some bullets. He wanted to send a photo home so I did a quick setup with some copy paper and used a little bounce flash to make the shot more presentable. These are 20mm bullets out of a rotary cannon in the wing root. Something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bp-guy Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thought I would bump this thread back up. I bought a ND (Neutral Density) filter off EBAY and went out to the beach at sunset to try it out. These are between 15 an 30 second exposures. The waves were about 3 feet also. This filter makes the water appear flat. Gonna play with this filter in different locations. The filter is adjustable and takes a bit of getting use to but I like the results so far. These were touched up a bit in lightroom also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thought I would bump this thread back up. I bought a ND (Neutral Density) filter off EBAY and went out to the beach at sunset to try it out. These are between 15 an 30 second exposures. The waves were about 3 feet also. This filter makes the water appear flat. Gonna play with this filter in different locations. The filter is adjustable and takes a bit of getting use to but I like the results so far. These were touched up a bit in lightroom also. Those are nice. The first one is very similar to a framed photo I have in my house. Popular shot. I bought it at an art fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 I added a couple to my Vegas Nights series. I was already downtown so I figured I'd snap a couple while I was down there to add. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas6car Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) pete I don't know what you did to the site but I can finally upload pictures. yea Edited January 26, 2014 by nas6car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas6car Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 130.00 dollar Nikon Coolpix, really need a better camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Nice shots Pete! Love night time lights! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 pete I don't know what you did to the site but I can finally upload pictures. yea Cool picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks Eddy. Glad it's working for you, Clark. I don't know what I did but the guys at the host/server moved some things around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I figure this thread could use a I took my mom up to Zion this last weekend for her birthday. It was a good opportunity to bust out the DSLR and grab a few shots of the place while I was there. The weather was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUn2it Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Did the sheep scare you? NAAAAAAAHHHHH! he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted April 10, 2016 Author Share Posted April 10, 2016 Another for the DSLR thread. Hard to believe I started this thread 7 years ago. My old 50D camera body is feeling and showing signs of age. It was a cloudy night after the rain today in Vegas so I went out and grabbed a few shots around town. Down at the south end of the strip near the runway... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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