Night Shots from Sardegna

Here are some of the night shots we got from the beach in Sardegna. It was quite difficult to get all of the aspects in line due to limited lighting but it was an experience and quite fun to work with.

Night Photography and Painting with Light

After spending the weekend in Indiana and being reminded of the wonderful cloud cover I was unable to use the moon in my pictures of Indiana. When I got back to Montana I headed out to take some shots with moonlight but alas the moon had not risen by 11pm when I went out. Thankfully I used the city glow around this subject of the tree and I think it turned out really nicely. I loved how the only part of the tree picking up the light was the smaller branches because they were the only things tall enough. To focus I had someone shine a maglight on the tree and I used live view. My ISO was set at 100 on my Canon Rebel and I held down the shutter on bulb mode for a minute to get this shot. There is some movement among the stars but it was a toss up between clear stars or a visible tree. 

The next series of shots were taken at the park where I used the maglight to paint the subject. The swing shot didn't really turn out the way I would have hoped but it still looked pretty cool. I will have to go out and try again maybe when the moon is actually up. 

For this swing shot I used the Canon Rebel at ISO 100 and a 30s. shutter. In Photoshop I turned the shot black and white then adjusted the opacity of that layer. Before it was far too saturated for my liking of a night shot. 

This shot was taken with the same camera and settings as the swing set. Here I used the maglight to light up my subject again. To edit I cropped in and sharpened but that was all. I was disappointed that I didn't light up my subjects face fast enough at the bottom of the slide to be able to have it clear. Yet another thing that I need to keep in mind when I shoot night shots again. It takes a lot of practice!