I was actually more interested in playing with my new camera than I was with taking the picture. I didn't have a tripod so this was about the best picture I could get out of the bunch.

 

whoa cool shot!

 

Very cool shot! I don't have a tripod either so I always have trouble with night shots but yours turned out great! You could turn that into a nice sig.

 

I agree thats a really awesome shot. Very interesting background.

 

thanks for the compliments guys. I haven't been able to wash my car for a while since it's cold out and having had my appendix taken out last week, it's a little difficult to move around sometimes (really more then rain and cold that's preventing me).

 

What camera did you use?

JP

 

how did you blurr the back round?? did you do it with the cammera or you edited??

 

well he didnt use a tripod......thus resulting in this blur. its hard to get a clear sharp picture just by taking it with the camera in your hand at night

 

SpeedCrazie;
I used a Canon 20D w/ a 50mm f/1.8 lens. It was shot at 1/60s, f/2, ISO400

Nickel, Nissan 6;
Actually, the blurred background was because of the f/2 aperture creating a relatively shallow depth of field (meaning only a certain distance range will remain in sharp focus). Indeed, not having a tripod did blur a bunch of my shots, but bumping up the ISO did help quite a bit.

 

could you get a cheap tripod and turn down the iso for a better shot?

nice pic btw

 

Thanks.

I actually do have a cheapo tripod that'll do the trick, though I didn't have it on me at the time.

 

Nice night pic man!

 

Nice pic! I like the way the light from the building comes down on the left side. Very cool pic.

 

that is a cool pic! i need to experiment with night photography.

 

very cool!

 

Wow, thats a pretty cool looking picture. I feel like puttin another 100-300 bucks on my circuit city card...but I'm almost done paying for the ipod and I dont want to owe those robbing bastards anymore money..24.99 APR pfffff!

If only I could afford a camera...damn those $180 rims and tires! I could've gotten a cheap camera!

 

Good start polvo. You have the camera above mine which has MUCH better autofocusing than my Canon 10D. In dim light, the autofocusing goes absolutely nuts while my friend with his 20D can focus in almost no light. Here are some night shots done with my 10D and a Sigma 12-24mm f/5.6 lens.

 

 

nice...almost looks computer genorated

 

holy crap we should have a photography sections with tips editing shotting

 

How do you do that PA?

 

cool picture

 

Its quite easy Kev. Just get a tripod and set your cameras exposure to stay open for a few seconds. Either you can do it via fully manual mode or just use the (AE - Auto Exposure) mode.

I think that one was done with a 10 second+ exposure time. That way it captures all the incoming light (no flash needed), anything that is fixed will come out sharp and clear, anything moving will be "ghosted" or leave "trails." This is the same technique used to make long exposure highway shots showing the long trail of red brakelights.

A few more for your viewing pleasure:

 

I really really wanted the 10D too, but I couldn't afford it at the time.

I've tried out the 12-24, though I found it a little soft for my liking. I'm probably gonna be looking at either a sigma 10-20 or a canon 10-22 (if the canon is worth the premium in the price).

Nice shots!

 

im diggin the lambo diablo