Twilightscapes - Civil War Fort at night

[Todd Lambert]

Shot on the grounds of an old civil war fort in Oklahoma last weekend.

I didn't realize the critique thingy is on NC by default - please disregard. I love and welcome all comments!

[Todd Lambert]

Here's another from the fort:

[Todd Lambert]

And a final from the fort:

[Todd Lambert]

That bad, eh? 8-(

[biggin]

I like #1 and #3.

#1 seems like a lot of light for the amount of stars but I like it.

[Todd Lambert]

Thanks Blake. Yes, #1 was lit by a big sodium vapor light camera right. I tried to work with it and use it a bit.

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it!

[rockpics]

I like them all, but especially number 1. The colors looks really good, not like a sodium lamp is the light source.

[Todd Lambert]

Thanks Jill, that's my favorite of the night too. The light was really yellow, so it sort of afforded me some room in the color editing area.. came out with a soft tone to it, which I liked.

[adamsheehy]

Very good shots, but you gotta turn on the LENR next time - makes a HUGE difference.

[Todd Lambert]

Yeah, I haven't found it to be THAT big of a difference, honestly. And it's certainly not big enough of a difference to warrant doubling my exposure times. 8-)

I shoot many of my shots while trespassing, or in the middle of a busy road. I often have to "get in and back out" quickly.

I won't dispute that it makes a difference, it does, just not that much that it makes it valuable enough to me. I also don't get many complaints about noise, so in the end, it's a judgement call.

[adamsheehy]

Originally Posted by Todd Lambert

Yeah, I haven't found it to be THAT big of a difference, honestly. And it's certainly not big enough of a difference to warrant doubling my exposure times. 8-)

I shoot many of my shots while trespassing, or in the middle of a busy road. I often have to "get in and back out" quickly.

I won't dispute that it makes a difference, it does, just not that much that it makes it valuable enough to me. I also don't get many complaints about noise, so in the end, it's a judgement call.

I wouldn't have thought that doubling a 30 second or so exposure would be that much of a pain, but if you're trespassing I guess every second counts.

You might not get a lot of complaints about noise, since all that noise can simply look like stars, which I suppose is desirable to some, but it drives me nuts on my shots and can really detract from the actual stars. But like you said, it's all a judgement call/etc. Keep up the good work!