View from My Back Window @ Midnight.

SET Man · « **on:** 10 May 2008, 04:57 am »

Hey!

Just fooling around with my new camera.

This is the view of back of my apartment building tonight. It has been raining all day today here in NYC. I like the way the rain make surface looks. So, I took this photo with my camera around midnight.

Take care,
Buddy

ecramer · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 May 2008, 05:13 am »

neat picture but its a lot darker than that here in Pa at that time of night

mjosef · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 May 2008, 05:39 am »

You haven't seen the size of Buddy's flash...it can practically make night into day. aa
Nice shot Buddy.

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 May 2008, 05:55 am »

Wow, what camera and how did you get the noise so low?

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 May 2008, 10:36 am »

(I wish this was the....)View from My Back Window @ Midnight.....

Nice clear photo Buddy....

goldlizsts · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 May 2008, 11:40 am »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 10 May 2008, 10:36 am

(I wish this was the....)View from My Back Window @ Midnight.....

Nice clear photo Buddy....

All you need to do is wait below, outside the window, and catch the falling object of (your) desire! Awuuuuuuuuuu!

mcullinan · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 May 2008, 02:30 pm »

Midnight! It looks like day out... Did you have the camera on a tripod?
Mike

SET Man · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 May 2008, 07:46 pm »

Quote from: lonewolfny42 on 10 May 2008, 10:36 am

(I wish this was the....)View from My Back Window @ Midnight.....

Nice clear photo Buddy....

Hey!

Chris, I wish I had that kind of view from my window too.

I would be online here much less with with that kind of view. I think she have to remove the curtain though

Take care,
Buddy

SET Man · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 May 2008, 07:53 pm »

Quote from: ecramer on 10 May 2008, 05:13 am

neat picture but its a lot darker than that here in Pa at that time of night

Hey!

Ed, it is a photography technique. It is actually darker in reality. But still here in NYC the surrounding is always brighter than in the suburb or country side because of all the street lights and from buildings . That's why you see less stars in the sky here

Quote from: mjosef on 10 May 2008, 05:39 am

You haven't seen the size of Buddy's flash...it can practically make night into day. aa
Nice shot Buddy.

Yeah, after the shots the neighbors came out and thought that an UFO had landed.

Take care,
Buddy

SET Man · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 May 2008, 08:00 pm »

Quote from: mcullinan on 10 May 2008, 02:30 pm

Midnight! It looks like day out... Did you have the camera on a tripod?
Mike

Quote from: ooheadsoo on 10 May 2008, 05:55 am

Wow, what camera and how did you get the noise so low?

Hey!

A bit on technical side. Yes, tripod were used due to long exposure... for the camera not me.

ooheadsoo, the camera is the Sony A700 with Sony's Zeiss 16-80mm f3.5-4.5 zoom... this zoom is not full frame. The base exposure was 30 Sec. at f4.5. The ISO used was 400 of which kept the noise well under control.

Take care,
Buddy

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 May 2008, 01:05 am »

That's great low noise performance! My long exposures are always very noisy.

IronLion · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 May 2008, 01:08 am »

Quote from: ooheadsoo on 13 May 2008, 01:05 am

That's great low noise performance! My long exposures are always very noisy.

Use a tripod = gain is a non-factor (unless motion is meant to be captured in a certain way) = low noise due to low ISO or gain settings. Some cameras though, no matter what, just don't seem to hold up well to long exposures regardless of gain settings.

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 May 2008, 01:30 am »

It seems to be a moderate problem on my camera. With exposures longer than 60 seconds, naturally, I use a tripod. Looking back on the one recent (iso 400, 71 seconds) long exposure I kept, I guess the noise isn't as bad as I remembered it being, but it is still apparent in the sky. The A700 looks pretty clean, here.

nathanm · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 May 2008, 03:17 pm »

You can hold a camera steady for 50 seconds? Damn, you're good! I crap out at around 1/15th!

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 May 2008, 01:15 am »

Yes, on an average day, I can do about 50 seconds. On those rare special really good days, I can squeeze in about 59.9 seconds, but 60 seconds is my limit. I've never had a shot come out at 60 seconds, hand held.

I will post one of my hand held 59.9 second shots of my reflection in a mirror - if I can just get this EXIF editor to work...

SET Man · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 May 2008, 01:24 am »

Hey!

Hand held at 50sec? Really?

I can't even do that even with the help of the image stabilizer in my camera turned on

Back before I had image stabilizer I remembered that I could hand held down to 1/8sec and with pretty much with lens focal length up to 70mm... anything longer than that is another story

Take care,
Buddy

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 May 2008, 05:23 pm »

Quote from: ooheadsoo on 14 May 2008, 01:15 am

Yes, on an average day, I can do about 50 seconds.

I'll bet you've got one Helluva good poker face too.

"Quick draw - steady handed Abe", they called him back in the 'ol West.

Wind Chaser · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 May 2008, 05:38 pm »

Quote from: SET Man on 10 May 2008, 04:57 am

This is the view of back of my apartment building tonight. It has been raining all day today here in NYC. I like the way the rain make surface looks. So, I took this photo with my camera around midnight.

Great picture... the blue light looks surreal. It would be interesting to compare this to another night time shot when everything is dry.

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 May 2008, 01:39 am »

Quote from: Bob in St. Louis on 14 May 2008, 05:23 pm

Quote from: ooheadsoo on 14 May 2008, 01:15 am
Yes, on an average day, I can do about 50 seconds.
I'll bet you've got one Helluva good poker face too.
"Quick draw - steady handed Abe", they called him back in the 'ol West.

Indeed, my video poker face is quite good. How did you know?

SET Man · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 May 2008, 01:44 am »

Quote from: Wind Chaser on 14 May 2008, 05:38 pm

Great picture... the blue light looks surreal. It would be interesting to compare this to another night time shot when everything is dry.

Hey!

Thanks, I was thinking about that also. Last night I saw more windows with light on and I like the look. I will wait for night with more windows lite up.

Take care,
Buddy