Cemetery at night, take 2

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Cemetery at night, take 2

Postby rooboy on Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:13 pm

A few more from Waverly Cemetery, apologies if I posted any of these last time (they've all been reprocessed anyway :)). C&C welcome and appreciated

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Postby Cows Go Moo on Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:14 pm

Damn, I love these shots. I'll have to give this sort of thing a go sometime.
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Postby stubbsy on Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:48 pm

Patrick

I think #2 is a repost, but who cares it's a gorgeous pic - that said my favourite of these would have to be #3 - its wonderfully lit, has a great warm glow to it and a kind of ethereal beauty.
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Postby Manta on Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:55 pm

Bloody brilliant Patrick. I've got a few cemetery shots under my belt as well as some star trail images but I've never thought of combining the two. A great effect.

Pity the D70 only allows a thirty minute exposure - some full circle trails would be sweet!
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Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:05 pm

Some absolutely superb work there, Patrick! :up:
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Postby Alex on Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:30 pm

These are fantastic, Partick. Well done. How long were the exposures?

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Postby rooboy on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:08 pm

Thanks for the comments :)

Alex, EXIF is intact, to save you clicking, #1 is 202 seconds, #2 is 262 secs, #3 is 422 seconds (7 minutes).

Simon, you'd need a serious ND filter if you wanted 30 minutes exposures in light-polluted Sydney, but it would certainly be a great effect 8). I need to buy a remote before doing anything longer, 7 minutes holding the shutter isn't much fun :oops:. I did have a 10 minutes exposure but it's a bit soft (not suprisingly).
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Postby Manta on Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:26 pm

Yep - take your point about the light. The shots below have been posted here before and were taken in the Bunya Mountains, northwest of Brissy with minimal stray light. (Black as bat's bum actually). At one point, a car went past and I held my hand over the lens so the shot wouldn't be ruined. These were my first efforts and are crappy with a capital C. I'm looking forward to doing some more and getting better at it and the idea of using urban structures really appeals to me. Be good to give my ND8 a run at night!

The following were taken on two consecutive nights from different locations. First one, I think, was around 10 minutes and the second was 30 minutes. Remote used plus in-camera noise reduction, which, of course, takes another 10 minutes or 30 minutes respectively (same as your exposure time) to complete. Make sure your batteries are fully charged!!!

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Postby Glen on Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:58 am

Patrick, 3 is a brilliant shot, I am envious.
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Postby Geoff on Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:23 am

Patrick - these are all great, but #3 is a knockout - it really is. Maybe there should be a cemetry meet some time in the future? :)
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Postby avkomp on Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:38 am

3 is an absolute standout. well done.

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Postby elffinarts on Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:48 pm

they're all fantastic but I do really love #3!!!
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Postby marcotrov on Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:25 am

Great shots Patrick and #3 is a pearler :)
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