My Gal, Millie G.

[Coastal Flyer]

I really enjoy night photography and this one came from tonight's outing.

CF

[Greg McCary]

I always enjoy your night pictures CF. Great image again. The lights in the background are a little distracting, but just a little. Strong composition and I love the reflection....
Greg

[Coastal Flyer]

Thanks Greg. I wish I knew PS well enough to take out those 4 hot spots going across the horizon, behind the boats. They are distracting but there wasn't a bloody thing I could do about it. Thanks for the kind words.

CF

[Don Schaeffer]

I like it. It glitters.

[Frog]

Love the sharpness.
Hot spots don't bother me much.
Maybe if toned down a bit but I think they give the viewer information as that's very close to what the eye would see from that position anyway.

[Coastal Flyer]

Thanks, Don/Frog. I appreciate the comments.

CF

[Overbeyond]

Very nice indeed and good sharpness and exposure. The lights in the background are fine by me but the bright area on the left I do find distracting. I feel it could be cropped out without doing any damage.
Tom

[Coastal Flyer]

Thanks very much for the comments. I will give that crop suggestion a try and see what happens.

Thanks again.

CF

[mcpaul]

Beautiful! Love the colour of the water and the great composition! And no tripod!!! Oh, okay - what I learn from this is to follow your fine example and take the tripod out more!!! Love it!

[Coastal Flyer]

McPaul,

Thanks for the fine comments. Not sure if you meant this photo was taken without a tripod or you need to take it out more often. This shot was definately taken on a tripod, however.

Thanks again.

CF

[Anunnaki]

Very nice picture, I love the reflections in the water.

However, I would've angled the camera a bit higher so you could see more of the sky.

[mcpaul]

McPaul,

Thanks for the fine comments. Not sure if you meant this photo was taken without a tripod or you need to take it out more often. This shot was definately taken on a tripod, however.

Thanks again.

CF

Sorry, what I meant was I applaud your use of the tripod and criticise myself for not using one more often - should follow your fine example.

[Coastal Flyer]

Ah... good enough. I kinda thought that was what you meant but wasn't sure. I have a full size tripod and a smaller more compact version that fits neatly in my photo backpack. It's always there just in case.

Thanks again.

CF

[readingr]

CF,

Nicely captured, my only critique is the light on the left on the boat hull next to Millie G. Perhaps a bit of burning in will sort this out.

Roger

[Ronnoco]

Thanks Greg. I wish I knew PS well enough to take out those 4 hot spots going across the horizon, behind the boats. They are distracting but there wasn't a bloody thing I could do about it. Thanks for the kind words.

CF

I can take them out for you, if you want. It will only take a few minutes.

Ronnoco

[Coastal Flyer]

Ronoco,

That would be great. I have no idea how to make that happen so your offer is most generous.

Thanks,

CF

[GB1]

Awesome shot. Super, super sharp. If it were a little darker I bet the boats would have rocked and there would be a little less sharpness. The reflection is awesome.

GB

[Coastal Flyer]

GB:

Thanks very much. I took this Saturday night at the G Street Pier, downtown. Conditions were ideal, I got lucky. Thanks so much again.

CF

[Alison]

WOWWWWWWWW!!!!
Gorgeous shot CF. Would a polarizer help the hot spots in future?
Now I know you have a 400D but what lens did you use please?

[Coastal Flyer]

Allison,

The next thing I need to learn to do is include all the information about the shot. This was taken with the 400D and the Tamron 28-300 lens, 15 seconds. I really like that lens. I tried a polarizer on other shots which helped the hot spots but the colors came out darker thus are not as striking. Perhaps that is an exposier issue and I simply missed a chance due to inexperience but I will keep that in mind when on my next night shoot.

Thanks for the comments. I appreciate it very much.

CF

[Alison]

Well I think you do a fantastic job with your night shots.
Did you also apply a noise reduction filter? Because when I take night shots they are sometimes pretty grainy.

[Coastal Flyer]

Allison,

Not in this instance. The ISO is 100, which is as low as my camera will go. Another good idea though and will keep that in mind. I don't always remember to slap that on.

CF

[Ronnoco]

Well the four bright lights are gone and the bright area on the left with the reflection as well. It's a start.

Ronnoco

[Coastal Flyer]

Ronnoco,

Wow, what a difference. Thanks so very much. I appreciate you taking the time to work on this.

CF

[schrackman]

Your photo doesn't need photoshopping, what you need to do is go back and reshoot using a smaller aperture. Those bright blown out lights will come out like stars. You'll love the effect.