Christopher Kimble
Night photography
(Best viewed in low ambient light).
Living in Saint Michel L'Observatoire means there are (reasonably) dark skies and plenty of opportunities for night time photography.
I suppose that night time photography is a subset of low key photography, however getting a night time photograph to look 'right' involves more than a high ISO or a long exposure.
The whole point about night photography is that it involves photographs taken in the dark - if the ISO is too high or the exposure too long, the result begins to look quite artificial and more like a standard day time photograph.
This photo is of the night sky looking north from Saint Michel L'Observatoire. Viewed on a reflective screen in a brightly lit room, the stars and much of the detail become invisible. To get the best from this type of photography, the viewer needs to be in a similar environment to the one that the photograph was taken in - low ambient light.
Night photography
(Best viewed in low ambient light).
Living in Saint Michel L'Observatoire means there are (reasonably) dark skies and plenty of opportunities for night time photography.
I suppose that night time photography is a subset of low key photography, however getting a night time photograph to look 'right' involves more than a high ISO or a long exposure.
The whole point about night photography is that it involves photographs taken in the dark - if the ISO is too high or the exposure too long, the result begins to look quite artificial and more like a standard day time photograph.
This photo is of the night sky looking north from Saint Michel L'Observatoire. Viewed on a reflective screen in a brightly lit room, the stars and much of the detail become invisible. To get the best from this type of photography, the viewer needs to be in a similar environment to the one that the photograph was taken in - low ambient light.