Author Topic: NIGHT Shots - Merwevile (Read 1605 times)

hayleyscomet · « **on:** March 15, 2011, 11:38:14 am »

HIHO Guys and Dolls

Took a dog or 2 and 6 others to merweville this past weekend.

WOW what a ride...900 km of pure fun .

Will do ride report sometime soon.

Wanted to post some of the NIGHT SHOTS.....Taken after 10PM on a Dark and Dusty road 5km outside town.

Only light was that of the MOON.

wacko · « **Reply #1 on:** March 15, 2011, 11:54:22 am »

Nice

should have tried a startrail

Brandt · « **Reply #2 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:03:22 pm »

Very nice!! Can I maybe get some of the originals to use as desktop background please??

YamaV · « **Reply #3 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:05:56 pm »

Wow, beautiful pics!

Quote from: Brandt on March 15, 2011, 12:03:22 pm

Very nice!! Can I maybe get some of the originals to use as desktop background please??

Me too please!

CorCorlia · « **Reply #4 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:16:37 pm »

Wow! Awesome photo's!

hayleyscomet · « **Reply #5 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:16:45 pm »

Quote from: wacko on March 15, 2011, 11:54:22 am

Nice should have tried a startrail

You are so Right bud...I thought of this the Following day.

Problem was...we had braaied and I had had 2 little OLAFS...(Dont drink too often)
SO there i was Plakkies NO HELMET 10PM at night 5 KM down a DIRT ROAD
Just Me and the Tripod....Many Strange sounds and that time of night ....so i was getting a Little BANG all on my own.

Next time i promise....I leant a lot about getting the Focus right....even if i wasnt too focused.

hayleyscomet · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:18:38 pm »

Quote from: YamaV on March 15, 2011, 12:05:56 pm

Wow, beautiful pics!

Quote from: Brandt on March 15, 2011, 12:03:22 pm
Very nice!! Can I maybe get some of the originals to use as desktop background please??

Me too please!

FORESURE GUYS...thanks for asking ...drop me and email and I will send you a Few

There are about 8 lekker shots...all 8 Meg plus so i will reduce them a little.

Appreciate the coments.
W

Xchallenge · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:21:28 pm »

WOW, those photos are amazing!
Nice one, I love the bottom one of the Church, looks like Disneyland.

Please share at least one of them with me as a wallpaper, preferably the one of the 1200 GS.

I wish Merweville was close to JHB, as a Van der Merwe, it must be an awesome experience.

Excellent photos!

Dinovdm@gmail.com

Oppad · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:24:33 pm »

Very pretty pics, thank you. Could you tell us more about the camera, exposure settings etc?

hayleyscomet · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:33:11 pm »

SUre thing guys ...WIll send later ...must just blow the office and work a little.

Camera is a Canon 7 D

Manual....25 Sec Exp with ISO on 1600...Tripod

WIll post Full EXIF

I really really really wish i had more time that night

Always moan with the family for not giving me more time....here I had the time but was too much of a Mof 2 stay out there on my own.

I did learn SOMETHING MOERSE IMPORTANT about focussing at night...

Will share this arvy.

DirtRebell · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2011, 12:39:37 pm »

Thanks for sharing - blerrie nice pics you took

ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2011, 01:22:17 pm »

You certainly know how to take pictures.

Xchallenge · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2011, 01:45:25 pm »

hayleyscomet kindly shared some images with me, can you believe, the most awesome photo which he didnt share is this one.
How awesome huh?

It's officially my wallpaper now.

Enjoy!

A2J · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:46:29 pm »

stunning, stunning pics!
realy very nice.
i enjoyed them.

Lourens ツ · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:51:24 pm »

Beautiful photos! It is always nice to see someone do more than just point and shoot.

hayleyscomet · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:31:29 am »

Thanks again guys for the Kind Comments.

It was a Lekker Ride.

Some shots from the Ride

1 The Gang at Brand Vlei Prison HOT SPRING

2 Ready to roll on Day Two

3 One of many water Crossings

4 Stunning Roads

Kawaki · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:15:50 pm »

Really nice!!Well done.Yes some pointers will help with the night shots thanks....

A2J · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2011, 09:57:53 pm »

your info helped!
thanks.

hayleyscomet · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2011, 10:39:10 am »

Ahhh A2J these are great my bud...I like the Composition allot.

Ive been batteling with focus at Night

I find its a hit and miss when trying to do star trails.

Most SLR cannot focus on the stars and therefore you need to fous manually....AND DONT FORGET to put the STABELIZER OFF ...VERY NBNBNB

I now carry a fairly potent TORCH called a LED LENZER M14...Shines 300m http://www.ledlenser.co.za/categories/M-Series/

I find I can use it to shine on the object and get the SLR to focus using the AUTO Focus....then Hide it and SHOOT.

Would love to hear from anyone else about Tips and Tricks for night shots

Wayne
0836264122

Sprocketbek · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2011, 11:26:10 am »

I prefer to set the focus to manual and then just use a Petzl headlamp to see what I'm doing. Set to infinity or judge the distance to the subject, for instance the bike.
Sturdy tripod, it's a schlep to drag along but it is worthwile.
As you stated, switch stabilizer OFF.
I use a cable remote and activate 'Mirror Lock Up'....it does make a difference.

Sorry no pics to post now, my desktop's power supply is knackered.

Author Topic: NIGHT Shots - Merwevile (Read 1605 times)

Oppad