Thanks to all who took the time to look and share some thoughts. I still don't know why I like this shot so much, though. But maybe it isn't too important to know why.
Marcus -- Am 10.04.2008 um 18:45 schrieb P. J. Alling: > I like this shot, what bugs me, (and this isn't a criticism of you), > is > the way that digital cameras treat night skies. They always look like > brownish smog to me. Correcting them to get something like neutral > grays > and blacks often kills the mood. > > Marcus A. Hofmann wrote: >> Hi. >> >> OK, I was sure I had set up Apple Mail to only send plaintext >> messages, but as it turns out, I had not. So maybe this is going to >> work now. I'll give it a try. >> >> I've been experimenting a little with available light pictures at >> night without a tripod. Mainly because I don't have a tripod and >> because I know that if I did I'd never bring it anywhere. I got the >> best results kneeling, leaning against something solid, pressing the >> arms tight against my body, breathing out and then holding my >> breath - >> like shooting a rifle. This is the best I managed to come up with >> (K200D with 40mm Ltd., handheld at 1 second, f/2.8, ISO 400, slightly >> tweaked in LR). >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2hz8hy >> http://www.ntony.net/engine/image/medium/b28300c6d7a85f39ed7e5d6672657040.jpg >> >> You can see a larger version by substituting "large" for "medium" in >> the url. Comments, suggestions and tips on how to improve this are >> very welcome. >> >> Oh, by the way, this is the harbour in Hoorn at night, picture taken >> from our ship, about four weeks ago. It was snowing at the time. >> Hoorn >> is a small town in North Holland where the first sailor to sail >> around >> Cape Hoorn and actually survive came from, so Cape Hoorn is named >> after this beautiful little town. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Marcus >> >> > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
