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The rather ugly bus station in central Edinburgh, tucked behind a modern area of upmarket shops on one side and, fortunately, screened from most views by rather nicer, old buildings on the other side, so fortunately you really only see it from this road entrance.
I always find these places to be a bit forlorn, especially at night - they are usually cold, soulless-feeling places, not destinations, just way stations on your trip to and from other spots, a sort of limbo of in-between places.
Apologies for lack of sharpness, was walking to my book club and didn't have the tripod with me, but saw this on the way and wanted to try and grab some pics, so bracing camera against lampposts and railings to try and steady it for low-light shots.
This is an image of Cyclops Arch in the Alabama Hills of California (eastern part of Ca. adjacent to the Sierra Nevada Mtns.). I arrived and got a couple of unlighted shots, and this one decent lighted shot before clouds rolled in and obscured the beautiful sky. There is a thick layer of clouds just above the frame, but I was able to salvage this one shot. I ended coming back the next night. One good thing is that cloudy skies = a good nights sleep! This is a single exposure. Canon 6D camera, Nikon 14-24 mm lens, f 2.8, 30 sec., ISO 6400.
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The medieval walled city of Rhodes is an amazing place to explore, particularly at night. There are a bewildering number of squares, cobbled streets and alleyways to discover. If that's not enough it's surrounded by an impressive fortress wall. Just stunning and deservedly a world heritage site.
I found this gentleman in one of those wonderful squares with his array of portraits as is the way these days in most major cities. I'm not sure I've ever seen one in such an amazing setting before though.
A reduced light shot which has been captured at a relatively low ISO due to using the flash. Taken for the FlickrFriday theme of square for both the place and art. Only just got home so sneaking in before the deadline!
For what it's worth, this is my capture of the lunar eclipse last night. I was out from about 11:30 PM to about 6:15 AM taking photos around 7 points in the eclipse.
I learned that my camera lens shoots the moon better at f7.1-f9 than at f11. I could not get much clarity when the moon was eclipsed. I don't have the skill nor likely the camera (sensor) and lens to get better low LOW light shots. I did my best and am happy with what I was able to capture.
Model: Krista A.
Natural light
Shot taken during our Tai Tan Hike...using my new SIGMA 70-200mm F2.8II APO EX DG MACRO Lens. Quite fascinating.
South Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, California
Impossible SX70 Color GEN 2 05/15 test film (tiger stripes batch):
L/D A hair to light
Shot after sunset (twilight)
72F/22C 75% humidity
Not shielded
Heated under arm for a few minutes
Scanned 74 hours after shooting
Nocturnal shot of 'Sant Miquel de Castelltallat" on a cloudy night, so enjoying the Via Lactea view was not possible.
This is a simple long exposure shot (20 seconds). Illuminant for white balance was similar to the one chosen by the camera.
In the first stage, an experimental process for reducing noise was applied by means of astronomical software (Siril), including some Dark, Bias, and Flat shots from which its noise was subtracted from the light canvas. The resulting canvas was processed as usual by Darktable in a second stage. The experiment is improvable, so additional darks and light shots would be required, but overall the process improves the result.
This is a simple long exposure shot (20 seconds). You can read additional technical information in my profile (about section).
Compositionally Challenged
Week 31: Low Light
Shot with a Meyer Optik "Primoplan 58 mm F 1.9" lens on a Canon EOS R5.
Come into the light! Shot at the beautiful cathedral "Episcopal Sé Cathedral" in Madeira's capital Funchal.
So much fun to watch the orioles coming to the feeder. I've seen them as late as 8:45 pm. It is hard to see out there, but I hear the male as he seems to be much more vocal at the late hour. This was the last acceptable light shot I got of him at 7:15 pm but he did return at 8:45 on the nose :) Just waiting for the babies to arrive. Hopefully soon.
I took my new Nikon Z6ii out for a spin on a very chilly evening in London tonight. I'm really impressed so far, especially the capability of the camera to get great low-light shots with such little noise. I tested it out around ISO 5,000 in some shots and still much less noise than my D750. Incredible!
To celebrate, here's my first photo from the Z6ii of the O2 on Greenwich Peninsula.
A male Cyclommatus metallifer (84mm, Coleoptera, Lucanidae; collection specimen, August 2015, Peleng isl., Indonesia).
Studio work with a dead specimen, rehydrated and staged. Focus stack based on 59 images, assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A7Rm3 + FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-50, f/3.2, 1.3s, -0.3step, diffused natural light (shots taken in a greenhouse).
Second night in a row of sensational colours and forms as these huge pillars of light shot up into the sky. Quite hypnotic sitting watching this, wrapped up against the 2C cold, sitting in a camping chair using the remote control to click the shutter, getting lazy in my old age :)
Inside the Sagrada Família, light is more than just illumination – it’s part of the architecture.
Stone, glass, and sunlight are carefully aligned to shape and transform the space.
Those who visit at the right time and pay close attention will notice how the atmosphere changes from minute to minute.
How colors drift through the windows, how shadows redraw the structure – how light brings the building to life.
Many visitors miss this.
Arriving at the wrong time or rushing through, they may only see cold stone.
But those who stay long enough begin to understand how much the light defines the experience of this place.
This image was taken handheld using a five-frame HDR bracket (±2 EV), capturing the full dynamic range of light.
Shot at f/2.8 for optimal sharpness and ideal ISO balance.
Precise alignment was especially difficult handheld – even slight movement breaks the symmetry, and mistakes are hard to spot on the small screen.
📌 Technical Data
📷 Camera: Sony Alpha 7R V
🔭 Lens: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM
Exposure bracketing (handheld, 5 frames):
• 1/250 s – ISO 100
• 1/60 s – ISO 100
• 1/15 s – ISO 100
• 1/8 s – ISO 200
• 1/8 s – ISO 800
🌞 Aperture: f/2.8
📏 Focal length: 14 mm
🎯 Shot at f/2.8 to maximize optical sharpness while keeping ISO and exposure times balanced.
Entirely handheld – no tripod used.
North Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Impossible SX70 Color GEN 2 test film:
L/D all the way to light
Shot at twilight / blue hour
70F/21C 65% humidity
Not shielded
Heated under arm for a few minutes
Scanned 46 hours after shooting
Happy Wandering Wednesday. This is a composite three images taken of the same Grizzly Bear foraging for berries in a valley in Denali. Fortunately it went to that mound and looked up with some nice side light. Shots were taken from the inside the tour bus. Denali National Park, Alaska, USA, August 2016
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A couple of very low light shots of Oasis of the Seas. I had a 2.8 lens with me, which would have been great for these shots, but it was a 17-28mm and I wanted to also take some telephoto shots and stuck with my f4 24-105mm.
Another natural light shot, just a bit of sun and a reflector.
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The butterfly wings are shaped like a leaf when in the closed position. The veins are darkened and resemble the veins of a leaf. The resemblance to a dried leaf is extremely realistic and gives the genus its common name, viz Oakleaf or Dead Leaf. Amazing creature!
枯葉蝶真的是偽裝高手，不但形狀像極了枯葉，連葉脈和蟲蝕孔都有，但是我一拿出果汁，他就忍不住果汁的誘惑，現身我的果汁趴。好喜歡他，那像足球般的複眼。
~南山溪, 埔里, 南投縣, 台灣
Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
- ISO 1000, F5.6, 1/320 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro lens＋Ring Flash Light
- Shot @ 10.18am
This was our true first light shot even though we had been following the train for over an hour by this point.
The castle of "Neuschwanstein" in a very special evening light! Shot this 5 years ago and ever since I enjoy the high resolution of a Flickr Pro Membership I wanted to overwork it and post it again. Hope you like it too.
As much as I love this effect with the under exposed background I have just ordered another flash and battery pack to try and light it more naturally. Whilst the river is down and I can wade across I think I may revisit my attempts at high speed sync to control the water drops which are blurring from the ambient light. My main problem is HSS reduces the flash power so much and is of such a long duration the recycle times are just too great. Still fingers crossed for some clear sunny days and some nice ambient light shots. Any way what have I got to moan about these guys brighten up any day.
I just love this shot! Wasn't really aware how I got to get the correct settings but this was one shot and pop! It was there :) I had a shoot with Marlyn and Geraldine today in Chinese Garden. I met both of them through clubsnap.com and they gave me the chance to do a shoot with them. I'll be posting the rest later. Anyway, I just love the line that John Lennon had in his song and I think it is appropriate to the picture :) Sorry for being very busy these past few days. Was doing a lot of activities lately. So for today there are no strobist info as this is a natural light shot :)
I'm bigger then you are.
No you're not.
Yes I am.
Wanna fight?
Sure, lets fight.
Outside, right now.
We are outside.
Lets fight then.
Cedar Waxwings sharing food, not really fighting :)
I was back at my 'Forest Garden' to plant some flowers water some transplants.
I grabbed my backpack thinking I had a different camera in it.
Afternoon light shot through the crevice of an outcropping with 665nm filter in Infrared.
I'm going to love this place during the high summer heat.
So cool and full of shadows and light.
A rare (for me) natural-light shot, which has brought out the texture of the wings quite well.
Mortimer Forest (Herefords).
One of the best Moments on Madeira Island last Year: a Halo produced by the Sun - and magical Light.
Shot with the Sony NEX-7 and the Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS.
SOOC . They seem be popping up everywhere around this city . This one is associated with the new underground cross river and rail network . A late afternoon light shot .
CBD
Brisbane
Painting with light shot taken in the ruins of the old Lachlan Castle looking across Loch Fyne towards the Milky Way.
Ted, Tedd and Teddy out camping in the woods for a bonfire night celebration with mulled cider and toasted marshmallows.
I think this photo may have taken the record for 'most shots needed to get a good take' with well over 100 photos taken, in total, trying to balance the annoyingly complex lighting. Final shot is a composite of three images - two differently exposed front-lit 'warm light' shots and one cool backlit shot for the moonlight. The bonfire, steam and moon are also composited in but everything else is captured in camera. Post processed in Lightroom and composited and blended in Affinity Photo all on an iPad. Final adjustments in Snapseed.
I continue to be impressed with the camera in my Samsung A7 phone taking low light shots, especially when I think back to night photography when I was a young lad in the 1970’s, luging around tripods and with 30 second exposures. Here we have East Midlands Railways 222005 working 1B19, 08:00 Nottingham – St Pancras, 8th January 2020.
Unit History
Class 222 Meridian 222005 was built by Bombardier in 2004 as a nine car unit but reduced to an eight car unit in 2006 with the removal of a MSO vehicle to strengthen a four car Class 222 unit up to a five car unit. It was further reduced to a seven car unit in 2008 to strengthen a further four car Class 222 units.
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2023 has proven to be another very lean year, in photographic terms, due to the relentless bad weather, family life and shift work. As we rapidly approach the end of the year I thought it was time to once again reflect on some of my favourite shots of 2023 and having taken so little this year there wasn't a lot to choose from.
Yer tiz! My favourite shot of 2023 and unintentionally another 'death of the light' shot just like last years image of the Class 313 at Ford. Having been sat at home, some 15 miles west of this location and watching progress on the various apps I kind of resigned myself to the fact it probably wasn't worth heading out for this working due to the rubbish weather, or at the very least head to Branksome for a record shot (again). Then, an updated look at Sat24 revealed a hole in the cloud heading towards Christchurch, surely it was worth a go? And so I made my way here, arriving as the down train to Weymouth passed, knowing this move would be next and was only a couple of signal sections away. And thankfully the hunch paid off, not only for myself, but also for Nic Joynson who had also calculated there may be a chance. Passing in the briefest of light on 20 November 2023, under a most impressive sky is GBRf Class 56 No.56081 approaching Christchurch hauling four barrier vehicles, and 47727 trailing to the rear, running as 5O58 05:20 Leicester LIP - Bournemouth T&RSMD in the most fortunate of breaks in the cloud. The train will be used to convey South Western Railway Class 458 No.458524 to Alstom's Widnes facility for upgrade and refurbishment works.
NOTE. Taken with the aid of the camera on a pole.
Ed Dickens and my fellow crew of photographers set out to capture a special moment in Union Pacific history, a lasting portrait of the last of the giants at the Steam Shop together; and a special thank you to Ed and the Steam Crew for their enduring spirit and participation making this shoot possible with me. And thank you to my friends Derek Brown and Bruce Brackley , Sachit Egan, Jennifer Howell for you guys made this wonderful. It was important to Ed Dickens to preserve this occasion, I got lots of back up photographers in case my camera failed so it was forever captured. I just press the button, Ed set up the magic. I’m just so honored he entrusted me to do it for him.
In this frame I really badly wanted a blue hour sky and artificial light shot! I called on my friend Tim Tonge to make it possible to do a night shot or 2.
I don’t have any of this kind of specialty lighting equipment and really enjoy these night artificial light shots but due to the secret nature of this shoot I was unable to share with Tim; so I asked Ed and after some special permissions I was given the go ahead to ask Tim to help me with a set up of lights to make this last occasion a reality! Thanks Tim! And your helper Sean Hoyden.
For the group Sharing Exposures
Theme for December 2006 - Light
Shot in two shots. First one of moon with a meade telescope and D200. Second shot of rooster in dusk light.
The courtyard of Somerset House at night. I don't normally take my tripod with me to London so the annual Photo24 event gives me a great opportunity to get some low light shots.
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Another Asian bird in Hawaii. This is a low-light shot with a point and shoot, so it's not the best quality.
Hedychrum sp. (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) cuckoo wasp on the flower of the annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus). Body length: about 10 mm.
Mixed light shot taken handheld.
This is a shot from my butterfly archives. I took it during a visit to Victoria's Butterfly Garden. As the butterfly is in the shadows, this is a low light shot. Below I have linked the same photo with my usual processing. Which one do you prefer? The photo was taken in 2017, with my trusty Olympus digital camera. Enjoy and stay well!
We had one sunrise shoot in Kolmanskop. Our guides have been coming here for personal shoots and leading tours for 10-11 years. They know the best places at sunrise and sunset. In this shot, the light looks like this for 4-8 minutes. There were 2 other locations which have very rare directional light. Our guide suggested we split into two groups so we could get at least two of the three shots. None of us liked that idea. One of the participants suggested positioning a tripod at each location to shorten the amount of time necessary to get the shot with rare light. The idea was to dial-in our settings, place our camera on the tripod, take no more than three shots; in/out. Our guides were very intrigued with the idea. We arrived before sunrise and were allowed to enter the town. We split into three groups, pre-positioned three tripods and all 10 of us managed to capture the rare-light shot. Very impressed with ourselves as were our guides.
The wind and sand blew all day and night,, creating beautiful ripples in buildings which never had them in the 10-11 years the guides have been visiting this town. Ripples were gone by the sunset shots as tourists walked all over them. Even some photographers (not in our group) trampled the ripples. In any case, some turned out nice.
On a visit to Tokyo in June I decided to head up to Kyoto for a Friday night sunset and Saturday morning sunrise shoot before flying back from Tokyo on Saturday afternoon. I had two locations in mind: the famous Fushimi Inari shrine with its path of torii gates, and the nearly-as-famous bamboo grove at Arashiyama. I decided to try Fushimi Inari for sunset and that turned out to be a good choice, not because there was any epic sunset but because the late afternoon light shining in through the gates made for a beautiful rich red glow from the brightly painted gates. I particularly liked the glow from the little hanging lantern here in addition to the ambient light. And as every photographer knows, it's all about the light. Shot hand held at 1600 ISO.
I found that a Friday night in June was a good time to visit the temple, while there were certainly lots of other people there they were almost all on the way out by the time the sun started to go down. As I climbed up the 4km path through the thousands of torii gates, I enjoyed the serene quiet of the wilderness around the shrine. I debated just shooting the bottom but I decided I had to do the full experience and climb to the top of the mountain. Very glad I did, I have to say it was a very spiritual and memorable experience.