Enjoying Evening
All kinds of light here, but daylight still dominates, solving the spatial question. Pier at Lake Ohrid in the city harbor just after sundown....
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All kinds of light here, but daylight still dominates, solving the spatial question. Pier at Lake Ohrid in the city harbor just after sundown.
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Feb, 2016Views
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Winner in People and Lights Photo Challenge
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swavzmarlicki
September 04, 2019
Congratulations on winning my challenge: People and Lights. Great combination of natural and artificial light, Love It!
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JayneBug
September 04, 2019
Love the in-between moment you captured. The pastel colors softly contrast with the silhouette and the street light leads you to the transition from sundown to darkness. Excellent image. Congratulations on your award.
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LookSee
September 04, 2019
Thanks! But it's not People's Award - it's the $1M from the Challenge creator! :)
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Location
Photo has been made in Ohrid city harbor (Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia).Time
Quoth the Exif, Date/Time Original: 14-Jan-11 16:58:01Lighting
Enjoyable evening with several lightsources, but with still prevalent last of the daylight.Equipment
The camera was a SONY DSC-F828, which has been left free to choose: Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec, @ f/2.2, ISO 200, unchanged (0.00) eV, with the Metering Mode: Pattern. The Flash was Off (Did not fire) and the Focal Length was 9 mm. Funnywise, this shot was made out of hand, despite the long exposure time I used no extra equipment. Sometimes it works!Inspiration
You can see this in the photo: my darling wife, the enchanting ambient, all the little and different lights... It was a challenge in itself, and I'm lucky it worked out well. Long exposures out of hand are very optimistic adventures, but sometimes it succeeds.Editing
It's hard to remember what all I did with the photo later, but whatever I did, it was not much. I almost certainly cropped it a tad to form a correct layout, but not much else. Sorry... it was long ago, and the details escape me!In my camera bag
A standard question here gets a standard answer! So I have this answer ready, and just cleverly copy / paste it! I find it easier to carry a photo vest than any photo bag. So I load my photo vest with whatever I might need for my photo session, walk or trip, while my photo bags usually keep the equipment I'm not using at the moment. The vest's many pockets usually contain two cameras, spare batteries, ND and CPL filters, and one photo clamp standing in for a tripod. Recently I include a small action camera, mainly for its wide field of view and resistance to water and weather. The vest also has large-lens pockets that contain a small water bottle, sandwich, or a bar of chocolate if I plan on being out for the whole day. There is about three meters length of paracord or similar strong, thin rope, one hefty pocket knife, and a lighter. My smartphone comes along too. It has yet another spare camera, but more importantly the Spirit Level App wich I use to make the phone a perfectly horizontal surface under my camera. This is essential for panoramic sweeps. The app is free, and requires no extra permissions whatsoever. The large back pocket of the vest is reserved for a lightweight rain poncho. If the weather suddenly plays up, the poncho neatly covers all. Using the tools mentioned above, much can be improvised along the way, so that's all I need to make photos.Feedback
Though such lighting may be difficult, try it - but nowadays I'd make sure the tripod, or at least a monopod was at hand. That would be smart. Else, look around for anything stabile to lean or to position the camera on. Then aim it and release the shot via its 2sec self-timer. That would get you good results without relying upon fickle Luck, which might or might not be with you at such moments! Also, a camera clamp (allowing you to fix the camera to almost anything) is even easier to have along... but when pressed hard, your umbrella or walking stick will help stabilize the cam. Main thing is, try, try, try... or you'll miss the chance! Have a Good Light!
