Night long exposures @ the beach

[Otavio]

Dear fellows,

Here are some long exposures I just shot at the beach. Hope you like them. I shot them about 10PM local time. It was pretty warm there, with a nice ocean breeze, so I went with my wife and my son. We had a great fun while doing this. C&C welcomed, as always. Thanks for viewing. Regards,

#1 - 226 seconds; F/13; ISO 100


#2 - 60 seconds; F/13; ISO 100


#3 - 9.5 seconds; F/13; ISO 100


#4 - 113 seconds; F/13; ISO 100


#5 - 102 seconds; F/13; ISO 100


#6 - 95 seconds; F/13; ISO 100

[jcuknz]

All interesting to see

[ShaneS]

Nice Otavio. I'm not sure that I would head out at 10PM but am thinking of trying my hand at shots just prior to or after sunset this weekend and I hope I have as much success as you!

Would you mind sharing the exif data? Particularly how long your exposures were and where you focused as this is something that I am trying t wrap my head around for shooting in low (or minimal light).

Thanks for sharing

[Shadowman]

I like #3 the best.

[IzzieK]

I am with John...#3 for me.

[Stagecoach]

Yes Otavio I certainly like them and my vote is for No 1 ! What a great way to spend a late evening.

Grahame

[Otavio]

All interesting to see

Thanks, Jcuknz. Cheers,

[Otavio]

Nice Otavio. I'm not sure that I would head out at 10PM but...

Hi, Shane! ...Maybe you would, if it was as hot as it was here, last night. Besides that, restaurants and bars are crowded this time (they do until about 3 AM), so it is pretty safe.

Would you mind sharing the exif data? Particularly how long your exposures were and where you focused as this is something that I am trying t wrap my head around for shooting in low (or minimal light).

I dont mind at all, Shane! That is why where here. I added the Exif above each image (Shutter speed, aperture and ISO values). Regarding the focus, all of them were focused manually, as there was no brigthen area where the camera could autofocus. I turned the camera to a lit area (the bars came in hand!) and focused, manually, on a distance I believed was similar to the distance to the rocks (the live view helped to set the manual focus). Then I turned the camera again to compose the shot. I also set the "VR" off, as I was using a tripod.

Thanks for sharing

My pleasure! Cheers,

[Otavio]

I like #3 the best.

Hi, John. Thanks for your feedback. Rgds,

[Otavio]

I am with John...#3 for me.

Thanks, Isabel, for your feedback! Rgds,

[Wavelength]

Fantastic works...i find it difficult to choose any one

[Otavio]

Yes Otavio I certainly like them and my vote is for No 1 ! What a great way to spend a late evening.

Grahame

Thanks, Grahame. We really had a great time there, last night! Cheers,

[Otavio]

Fantastic works...i find it difficult to choose any one

Thanks, Nandakumar, for the encouraging words. I am just venturing into this kind of photograph. Regards,

[Brownbear]

Beautiful images. #1 for me...

Hope to see more of these from you!

[Otavio]

Beautiful images. #1 for me...

Thank you Christina!

Hope to see more of these from you!

You surely will!

Cheers,

[mknittle]

All are very good Otávio, I like them all but a little better,

[ShaneS]

Thank you for the shooting info Otavio. I went out yesterday morning and unfortunately didn't have near the success that you have shown us here.

First of all, I was out before even a hint of sun was in the sky (Colin would be proud) and had a much darker scene to deal with (no city lights). Despite having a flashlight with me and a familiarity with the area I found it very difficult to identify a good composition in the dark. On top of that I am still learning my D7000 and couldn't figure out how to get the dang thing into bulb mode to enable an exposure longer than 30 seconds. Needless to say I cam home a bit disappointed but I did learn something and will be taking a hard look at the images today to make some notes for further improvement. Practice makes perfect, or so they say

[batmura]

On top of that I am still learning my D7000 and couldn't figure out how to get the dang thing into bulb mode to enable an exposure longer than 30 seconds. Needless to say I cam home a bit disappointed but I did learn something and will be taking a hard look at the images today to make some notes for further improvement. Practice makes perfect, or so they say

Shane, when you keep turning the wheel on your camera, once you hit the 30-second mark you will get into Bulb mode. Try it and let me know if you have any questions

[Otavio]

All are very good Otávio, I like them all but a little better,

Thanks, Mark. I appreciate your feedback!

[Otavio]

Thank you for the shooting info Otavio. I went out yesterday morning and unfortunately didn't have near the success that you have shown us here.

First of all, I was out before even a hint of sun was in the sky (Colin would be proud) and had a much darker scene to deal with (no city lights). Despite having a flashlight with me and a familiarity with the area I found it very difficult to identify a good composition in the dark. On top of that I am still learning my D7000 and couldn't figure out how to get the dang thing into bulb mode to enable an exposure longer than 30 seconds. Needless to say I cam home a bit disappointed but I did learn something and will be taking a hard look at the images today to make some notes for further improvement. Practice makes perfect, or so they say

Hi, Shane. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Regarding your question, to exceed the standard 30 seconds, you have to set the camera to manual mode ("M"). Once there, turn the dial until the maximum exposure time, ie 30s. One more "click" in the dial and you will go to "bulb" mode. Then you can use a bulb. If you prefer to use a IR (remote), select the trigger mode to IR (instant or 2s timer, as you wish) and the word "BULB" will be replaced by "TIMER". At this point your camera will start exposing the sensor at your first click (remote) and finish the picture when you click again. Hope that helps. Any issue, let me know if I can be of any help.

Cheers,