Questions tagged [night]
Night is the period of time between the sunset and the sunrise when the Sun is below the horizon. This occurs after dusk. The start and end times of a night vary based on factors such as season, latitude, longitude and timezone. Night is also the period when astrophotography can take place, recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky.
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How do I capture the milky way?
Can the milky way actually be photographed like this? I know the image is manipulated, and is probably a composite, but how do you capture such contrast in the milky way? Is an equitorially mounted ...
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Why are these lights all different colours and how can I correct them?
I occasionally take panoramic city photos and I've noticed that certain sections of the cities have a lot of different coloured lights.
What causes these different lights? Some of these appear to be ...
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How does a circular polarizer affect the "stars" from strong lights at night?
When taking night photos at narrower apertures strong light sources such as streetlights demonstrate a star effect based on the number of blades in the lens' aperture. What effect would a polarizer ...
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Suggestions for night photography with city lights?
Pardon perhaps a beginners question. I'm starting to experiment with night photography, as I like to take city shots at night when i travel. I took a sample shot of the palace of fine arts as shown ...
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Does shooting at lower MP result in less image noise? [duplicate]
My Sony a65 has a 24MP and 10MP mode. Will shooting at 10MP result in less image noise? I'm looking to do more night photography.
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Why do my photos show blocky gradients, even in RAW?
I am learning to use my new DSLR, a Sony a57 with 18-55mm kit lens. I was shooting last night at sundown, and after exporting the RAW images to Lightroom, was surprised to see the gradient as showing ...
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How to picture thunder when storm is coming [duplicate]
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What technique and camera settings should I use to capture lightning strikes?
My home town is very lack of thunders, but when time comes, I should be prepared to shoot. I've ...
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What's the difference between a closed and open aperture diaphragm for night street photos?
I'm capturing a picture during night and to a street with a lot of cars running over the street.
What happens (in general, from a theoretical point of view) if I shoot the same photo under the ...
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Is it better to take Black and White photos during daylight hours or evening?
Is it better to take photos for intended black and white images during the daylight hours or in the evening? I really like landscapes that have a good contrast when it comes to the clouds and skyline ...
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How to stop a high F number from appearing blurry?
I have been out taking some evening photos (just after sunset) and I have noticed that in a number of instances the higher f numbers ( 14+ ) are appearing more blurred than the lower f numbers ( < ...
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How to improve the colour of night time sky?
I am looking for some advice on how to improve the colour of the sky during night time photography. At the minute I take most of my photographs in central london and the sky colour can vary by a large ...
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How sharp of an image should I expect at night?
I'm a beginner with my first camera (sony nex6 mirrorless). I was trying my first few night shots Using the kit lens but I wasn't able to find a way to take sharp images. I've done the following:
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How do the stars in this photo appear without star trails even at a long shutter speed?
I found an image of the night sky taken by James Sainty at http://500px.com/photo/11615131.
It has the following EXIF metadata:
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Is the Panasonic Lumix 14-42mm or 20mm pancake better for night shots?
I'm a total noob on photography, and I own a Lumix G2 camera. I accidentally broke the default 14-42mm lens, so I'm thinking of getting either a replacement of that or buying a new (more expensive) ...
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How to set AF in night [duplicate]
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How does one focus for landscape photos in very dark conditions?
Recently I went on a night forest safari trip with my Canon 1100D. I had put the camera in manual mode and set ...
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How to get "rays" in night photos?
In this night picture, the lamp has characteristic "rays".
How is it possible to get similar effect? Is it related to aperture, or shutter speed, or lens type?
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Time Exposures Greater Than 30 Seconds: How
What I'm looking for may not exist but I thought I'd ask here first. I know product recommendations are kind of verboten, but I'm coming up empty when I look on the Google. The goal is to accomplish ...
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What sort of adjustments should be applied to bring out the colors in this photograph of the aurora?
I recently had the opportunity to photograph the Aurora Borealis and while a limited number of my photographs where quite striking with almost no adjustments, a lot of them look like the following:
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How do I get good colors when taking pictures in the city at night?
I'm very interested in doing night time shootings.
I'm using Canon 5d3 with 85mm at f/1.2, and at iso 2000 I'm able to get exposure times around 1/150s-1/200s.
However, the lighting in my city ...
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Using photoshop for night exposures with very high contrast
I am trying to obtain this effect during nightly shots:
1) A first capture with short exposure, potentially with very high ISO, to capture the stars as points. I'll later clean the noise.
2) A second ...
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Which compact camera to shoot stars, moon and hopefully planets and sun?
I need a new camera! My Canon IXUS is now very old. What I want to be able to do is take photos of the night sky (stars, moon, planets) and the sun. Well, ideally! I have been looking at a bridge ...
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Is this a reflection in my photo?
I can't quite figure out what exactly is appearing in my photo. I was thinking it could be a reflection but I really don't know. This is the full size image, then a crop at 100%. No Photoshop has ...
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How to photograph star trails AND city lights?
I don't get how this picture was taken: http://500px.com/photo/5956842
I know this is a blended shot and that the city lights are brought out in post but my questions is, why don't the city lights ...
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How to photograph a couple exiting their wedding at night?
This is my first wedding season, and I'm mostly a natural light photographer. I'm starting to get weddings that end later in the evening. When it's really dark out, lenses obviously don't know what to ...
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How to capture details of the moon?
I just purchased a D5100 and I am slowly learning the basics. I mostly shoot landscape/scenery shots.
I have been trying to capture the full moon unsuccessfully. It looks focused in the ...
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What is the best way to avoid moon and light glare in night exposures without using photo editing software
I took this photo yesterday and although I love it, I wish It didn't have as much glare from the moon or the city lights. I know I could go into lightroom and photoshop and crop a new moon in, but I ...
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Can a consumer-grade camera take good aurora pictures?
It's generally hard to take clear pictures of auroras because they are fairly dim and move around. To get enough light for a good picture, you need a long exposure. But then your picture will be ...
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What variable maximizes color in astrophotography?
I'm doing some research in astrophotography before my trip to Yellowstone and I'm most interested in pulling the color of the galaxies. I will be using a Canon 7D.
What should I be focusing on in ...
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What can be used to "fight" light pollution in astrophotography?
I just read an answer to a question regarding astrophotography and I wonder what filters (and other stuff that helps) I can use for astrophotography for reducing the "effect" of light pollution.
I ...
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Long exposures without turning night into day
When taking Night Photography you will use long exposures. Sometimes these exposures can be very long. My question is this:
How can I take long exposures without turning a night scene into a scene ...
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How to use pop-flash for a night shot in manual mode?
I recently bought Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm. I am a newbie for DSLRs but improving day by day. I see that when taking pics after sun set or in low light in manual mode with flash( pop up) it over ...
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Software suggestion to locate stars
I want to photograph the night sky and maybe get a Milkyway in the shot but dont know what position or time. Can you please recommend a software or a website that can let me know the position of the ...
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How do I find a semi-professional camera able to open the shutter for long exposure (night shots)?
How can I find which semi-professional camera has the resource to open the shutter for long exposure, with the purpose to take night shots?
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How can I get correct focus on the moon or stars with my DSLR? [duplicate]
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How to nail focus for DSLR astrophotography?
I don't know if D5100 is right camera for this kind of stuff, but I would like to shoot night sky covering moon, stars and if any ...
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Is it possible to make a single still photo from a video?
The idea comes from the fact that in astronomy (amatorial), it's common to take videos from a telescope with a webcam and convert them into a single, less noisy picture.
The principle is that of ...
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How to manually focus Nikon d5100 at very low light conditions?
Suppose I have to short in very low light so I have to set up shoter speed to 10-20 sec.
Live view and autofocus doesn't work in this case and view finder give you a little help since it is to dark.
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Photography in Darkness
I have a Nikon d3100. I recently shot a 16th birthday party. It's my 4the or 5th party and I've noticed the young people like it very dark. So much so, looking through the lens is like having your ...
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What camera settings should I use for NASCAR night racing?
I am attending the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race next weekend in Charlotte, NC. Much of the race will be after dark, illuminated by the track lighting.
I will be using a Nikon D-80 with an AF-S Nikkor 55-...
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Autofocus performance of different brands at night
Are there huge differences in the ability to focus in low light between different brands and models?
I have a Pentax Kx with a Sigma 30mm 1.4. My problem is, that the camera's autofocus does not work ...
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Why are there white dots on my night time photo with flash?
Could someone please explain why I am getting white, semi-transparent dots for night photography with flash on?
Original image here.
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How can I find infinity focus on a kit lens with no markers?
I have a kit lens which has no markers. What would be a recommended way to find infinity focus on this lens?
I plan to shoot objects at night -- not necessarily stars or the moon. So, adjusting the ...
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How do I eliminate reflection on glass? [duplicate]
When I take a picture through a window, I often see a reflection on the glass. I have noticed that this occurs mostly when it is dark or overcast outside or it is especially bright on my side of the ...
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How can I improve shots in the dark, when tripod or flash are not available?
About once a year, at my school we have this event called "Humans versus Zombies", whereby there are these "missons" that occur in the dark at night. I've been trying to capture what goes on there:
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Is camera damage causing these severe diagonal lines from concentrated light sources?
Since a week or so, I have severe diagonal stripes around light-sources in my night-time photographs on my Canon Powershot A650. In the past, I had some (I guess due to Fraunhofer diffraction, see ...
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What settings should I use to photograph aurora borealis with a wide angle f/4 lens?
I've tried my first night photography of the stars last week. Most articles I've seen were recommending a fast lens, fully opened, @ ISO 800 and about 20 - 30s exposure, etc. Unfortunately, my only "...
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How do I avoid so much noise in this HDR image?
I rarely attempt HDR shots at night, and maybe that is my flaw with this shot, but I was wondering why this image produces so much noise after HDR conversion.
Of course after Photomatix I was going ...
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How can I maintain camera stability without a tripod? [duplicate]
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How can I hold my camera steady?
I was shooting some photos last night and I was having trouble not blurring the images. The issue I know comes from me shaking while the ...
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What is the best setup for shooting sports at night with a point & shoot camera?
I always try to take good photographs in soccer matches or in races at night, not using flash, and I have always the same result: too much blurred photos.
I don't have an SLR, but I'm sure that's not ...
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What settings do I need to take a night cityscape with blue sky like Eric Rolph?
I was wowed when I looked at this image on google maps for the Prudential Tower observatory. Then I start digging into the photographer (Eric Rolph -flickr) and I found he had some stunning pics ...
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Why aren't my night shots sharp even when I shot at ISO 100 on a tripod?
I recently purchased a tripod because I really want to do some night photography. I have tried practicing with street lamps, moon shots etc with my Canon 550D and 70-200 f/4L and most of them are shot ...
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