On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend of mine lives in SF, off of Potrero, and has an amazing view > from the porch on the top room of her house. Every time I visit, it > seems that I'm compelled by the view to pull out the camera and get > shots of the Bay Bridge. > > Last night, I also aimed the camera more directly west and got what I > think are some fun shots. > > K20, FA31, ISO 100, f/1.8, 20 Sec, Tungsten color balance: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4019428138/sizes/o/ > > Any suggestions for improvement? > > Unfortunately, I didn't remember until right now, that I wanted to try > using a polarizer at night, but that probably only works when shooting > on a moonlight night, rather than a night when the clouds are lit by > city lights. > > It's from the set: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157622478964035/ > > 11 frames, basically 3 variations on three shots. > > I think that it's a good thing that it didn't occur to me until I was > already on the drive home that the view over the bay from her porch > could be really nice at sunrise. Although, with scattered clouds, > sunset could be nice too. Maybe get some color in the sky, and with > luck the bridge lights would already be on. > > I was wanting to play with something a bit wider, but my 18-250 was in > the car, and not as sharp as I'd like for this shot. Or maybe I'm just > looking for excuses to by the 16-50 when I have money again. >
I really like the night photos. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
