Hi all.
I´m experimenting with some nightshots. And I think it´s real fun to do.
I just made the lights for the Kirk´s billboard:
The scene below includes a Lincoln -31 from Ricko and my BLI SW-7.
The harbor by night, a busy place all times of the day.
It is really amazing how much the lights make for a city layout.
Absolutely first class. I hope that I can do half as well some day. The pools of light from the street lamps are perfectly done. Thanks for sharing.
Werner
Most excellent, Graffen. Very well done! [tup] I hope to see one in a magazine before long. [;)]
Crandell
Graffen,
I dont think I would leave my convertable in that neighborhood after dark !
Great shots and structures !
Thanks for sharing
Thanks! I think it might be about time to submit a couple of pics to MR [swg].
I am in the “severe” detailing state of the layout right now, so in a week or two, I should have most scenes “photo worthy”.
All 3 are great photos, but that one in the middle is the best !
Rich
Excellent pics. What lens and camera settings did you use?
I enjoy staging night shots as well. How do you avoid light flare? Every time I try a shot like yours the lamps come out looking like miniature super-novas.
Nicely done photos, Graffen. [tup]
This photo was taken at night, but, as you can see, it’s never “nighttime” on the layout. [(-D]
One way that it used to be done was to take a time exposure of the unlit scene - this was a trial and error process. Then, the same frame was exposed again, with the lights of the model lit - this would be for a short exposure. I don’t know if it’s even possible to do a multiple exposure with a digital camera, but it may be possible to do so in a photo editing programme.
Another possibility is to do a time exposure with the structure lights off, then, at the appropriate time, turn the structure lights on for a short duration, then close the shutter.
Wayne
So, Doc -
Are you telling us that the time period and location of your layout is December 21, somewhere in the Antarctic, probably sometime during the 1920’s ? [8D]
Rich
Well, I am living in the land of the midnight sun (although not far enough north to notice the full effect). [swg]
The era, though, is the mid- to late '30s. [:D]
Wayne
Fantastic pictures.
Wolfgang
I use my Sony Cybershot DSC-W320 for all my photos. It is a very nice camera with a Vario-Tessar lens.
I use the program mode and adjust the ISO values and exposure to suit the lighting.
I think the light flare has something to do with a lack of ambient lights when taking nighttime shots. I use lights that I bounce off the reverse wall to avoid total blackness on the layout.
I have experienced flares when I adjust the exposure too long as well.This is where a compact-camera really comes into its own, because even with relatively short exposures the focus depth is very acceptable compared to a system-camera with the same adjustments.
That’s the mood I will be aiming for with my layout. I love the guy running from a mugger in the tugboat scene. [;)]
I love good night shots and those are outstanding. I find good night shots to be some of the most realistic and in my case, the lowered light does a lot to had the blemishes on the layout. Here are a couple I did a few years ago:
