Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: MartinSpence on January 17, 2014, 04:55:22 am
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Last week there was a lot of hype about the Aurora being visible from most parts of the Uk. So I headed up to the Giant's Casueway as there is no light polution when u get deep down in there. Unfortunately the Aurora never arrived but I got this star shot..
(http://www.martinspencephotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fuji-XE1-Giants-Causeway-Landscape-and-Star-photograph-large-61.jpg)
This was my first attempt at night time landscape photography - does anyone haev any tips on how to get sharp focus?
Thanks
M
For a few other photos from the night I put them here:
http://www.martinspencephotography.co.uk/chasing-aurora-giants-causeway-fuji-x-e1/
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It might have been your first attempt but you managed to get a superb image.
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Manual focus, liveview with magnification. Bright stars, the moon or city lights will work for infinity. To focus closer bring a flashlight and light some foreground object.
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Thanks guys - must see if I can get the X-E1 to work with manual focus at night..
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Not crazy about the square crop. It puts the horizon thru the middle and I don't think the foreground adds anything. Other than that, It's a beautiful image. Evokes a sense of the night falling. I really like it.
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I just love it, I love this atmosphere.
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Not crazy about the square crop. It puts the horizon thru the middle and I don't think the foreground adds anything. Other than that, It's a beautiful image. Evokes a sense of the night falling. I really like it.
Thanks Walt - do u think I should crop more of the foreground below horizon out?
Did you check any of the other images I took? Didn't want to post them all on here and clog up the forum - they're here:
http://www.martinspencephotography.co.uk/chasing-aurora-giants-causeway-fuji-x-e1/
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I just love it, I love this atmosphere.
Thanks - it was a glorious night!!
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Thanks Walt - do u think I should crop more of the foreground below horizon out?
Did you check any of the other images I took? Didn't want to post them all on here and clog up the forum - they're here:
http://www.martinspencephotography.co.uk/chasing-aurora-giants-causeway-fuji-x-e1/
Martin, I did view the gallery and liked it a lot. The image that is in landscape crop does not work for me. I think the image posted here with maybe 1/4 of the bottom cropped out. My thinking is the square is so balanced between sky and land, I want the sky to be dominant so would crop bottom.Just my .02Cents
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Martin, I did view the gallery and liked it a lot. The image that is in landscape crop does not work for me. I think the image posted here with maybe 1/4 of the bottom cropped out. My thinking is the square is so balanced between sky and land, I want the sky to be dominant so would crop bottom.Just my .02Cents
Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts - Composition is a wonderful thing to learn to understand, what works and what doesn't :-)
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Manual focus, liveview with magnification. Bright stars, the moon or city lights will work for infinity. To focus closer bring a flashlight and light some foreground object.
Yes. And find the trade-off among aperture, ISO and exposure time to get those stars crisp.
Nice landscapes in your link.
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Yes. And find the trade-off among aperture, ISO and exposure time to get those stars crisp.
Nice landscapes in your link.
Thanks
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This is a great and nicely balanced shot.
Well done.
No need for any gimmicks like aurora, lightning or alien spaceships.
Cheers
~Chris
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It might have been your first attempt but you managed to get a superb image.
Damn right - brilliant image.
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Thanks Chris & Graeme
Tho I would love to capture the Aurora some day - love what I have seen in images in Norway/Iceland etc... Not sure we'd ever get the same display in Northern Ireland tho..