lawrence
Veteran
The view from my kitchen window in Hackney.
Pirate
Guitar playing Fotografer
I like that San Fran shot. I could never do 1/15 hand held... I've tried. 1/60 is as far as I can go without leaning against something.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
A couple more. Both in SF.
mel
Established
Love these Christopher!
Helen, this is a great shot!
So this thing got a name huh - "nightphotography" ?!
This is, what I love the most and do it mainly - don't like the light during the day:
Here is a small flickr set of some late shots, I uploaded on my fresh account "shanghai @ night".
"mobile ride" | M6 | 50 Lux | TriX @ ISO 6400
"man loves dog loves man" | M8.2 | Noctilux
"racing tricycle" | M8.2 | Noctilux
"two restaurants" | M8.2 | Noctilux
"dreaming" | M8.2 | 50 Lux
"rose" | M8.2 | 50 Lux
"night shift" | M8.2 | 35 Cron
I shoot all night handheld - tried to get used to a tripod on several occasions - never felt right, always got in the way.
I am not setting up, planning or shooting a scene over and over - I wander the night and shoot, what I see - you can't do that with tripods.
The Leica is great for that.
I used to use Nikon DSLRs for that, but somehow they miss the magic. I guess, it's the glass.
Great inspiration. Thanks for the details.
mel
Established
I like dusk and night the best.
M2
CV 35mm f/1.2 Nokton
Tri-X
Great shot. Did you push the ISO?
lawrence
Veteran
I was leaning up against the SUV that I'd been driving...I took a few shots in the hope that one would be sharp.
mel
Established
Voigtlander Bessa R4A + Color Skopar 21mm f/4
Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5 II on Epson R-D1
Canon 100mm f/3.5 LTM on Epson R-D1s
Cheers,
Wow, beautiful colors.
mel
Established
Another with fireworks
Montreal, 2010
M9, 35/2 Biogon
Great shot. How long was the shutter open?
Rhodes
Time Lord
mel
Established
I rarely ever post images here, but even rarer than that do I venture out at night with a camera. Not my standard fare, but here you go.
Brilliant, Patrick. You should shoot at night more often....
mel
Established
thegman
Veteran
This is outstanding.
mel
Established
mel
Established
Two words:
Todd Hido.
Some nite shots from me:
They're great. Are the fireworks of the Hudson River on the 4th?
What camera, film, exposure did you use, may I ask?
mel
Established
My first and untill now try. Delta 100@100, auto mamiya/sekor lens, 1.8, tripod and few seconds of exposures (guessed by me...). Their are not so good as the ones here, but I was a fun to do it.
Fireworks in S.John night celebration last year, seen from on of my house balconies!
They're great, Rhodes My maiden voyage at night were with fireworks, too. You never know what you're going to get.
mel
Established
ped
Small brown dog
Thanks again for the comments! I do also shoot with a Braun Paxette film camera but the shutter is on the lens collar and it makes long exposures hard. I recently got a cable release so I will try it on that camera and see what I can do. I am amazed at some of the photos here, lots of great ideas which will get me looking into the darkness in a new light.
ped
ped
ped
Small brown dog
Leica M6, Nokton 35/1.4, BW400CN
THIS is my fave shot on the thread so far. Wonderful composure and mixture of motion and emotion. Superb!
menos
Veteran
Great shot!
menos
Veteran
Glad, you like 'em Mel ;-)
Benny, I missed to comment on your R-D1 shots - these colors are just great! Nicely framed and especially that 15mm shot looks super!
You master that "slow lens shooting in the night very well" ;-)
Patrick James - give that shootin' another try - I love the belly shot with cut off head a lot - it really is the type of pictures, that are grabbed out of the street and show life - nothing staged. I love that!