Opportunistic photography

Dave Boulden · #1 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 06:24 PM

Given there's a few photographers on here I thought I'd share a couple of images I've snapped this evening. I took advantage of the fantastic glow the streetlights and the moon give off through the mist that has decending around here this evening.

sureno · #2 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 06:26 PM

love it, i take it not done on your mobile?

Dave Boulden · #3 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 06:30 PM

Heh heh... nah... Canon EOS 400D + Sigma 18-200 OS lens.

sureno · #4 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 06:37 PM

how did you get the lights of the car to travel yet everything else remain, come on spill the beans

Dave Boulden · #5 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 06:45 PM

It was a 10 second exposure with the camera on a tripod using a remote shutter release. During those 10 seconds the car travelled across the field of view... et voilà!

sureno · #6 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 07:18 PM

so wouldnt the light be going the other way and the body of the car be smeared as well?

Dave Boulden · #7 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 07:32 PM

The car itself wasn't bright enough to actually be captured (just like the spoke on a spinning bicycle wheel) in the image, but the headlights were and so that's why the headlight trail was captured. The rest of the picture took the whole 10 seconds to feed enough light in to appear within the image... that's why the picture had to be taken on a tripod using a remote shutter release.

sureno · #8 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 07:47 PM

it looks like the car reverse down the road but either way all good, great pics

Tifstorey · #9 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sureno

it looks like the car reverse down the road but either way all good, great pics

I thought the same thing. Strange that it captures the light but leaves the car/road as a 'singular' kind of shot.

Cool pic though man, and oddly enough just the right time to post something like this

I've been after a camera for some time and already been reading up on the past threads. I've just been offered;

canon 400d

2 lenses 1) 18-55mm zoom
2) 55-200mm telephoto lens

natural density filter

an 8gb memory card

All for £300. I've been told that's pretty good and from what i've seen, it's a decent deal. Any thoughts?

Dave Boulden · #10 (**permalink**) 29th October 2009 , 11:59 PM

yep... that's a good deal. Do you know what brand the 55-200mm lens is? (the 18-55mm will most likely be the stock Canon lens that comes with the camera)

modz1 · #11 (**permalink**) 30th October 2009 , 11:22 AM

Nice composition on the second one Dave (gives good karma) and very creatively done on the first

Dave Boulden · #12 (**permalink**) 30th October 2009 , 11:34 AM

Thanks Modz! I am rather pleased with the composition of #2 as that is exactly how I framed the shot, its not a crop... in fact the only processing done at all is to resize it.

#1 has been cropped and resized, otherwise, no processing done on that one either.

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#1 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 06:24 PM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	Opportunistic photography Given there's a few photographers on here I thought I'd share a couple of images I've snapped this evening. I took advantage of the fantastic glow the streetlights and the moon give off through the mist that has decending around here this evening. ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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#3 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 06:30 PM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	Heh heh... nah... Canon EOS 400D + Sigma 18-200 OS lens. ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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#5 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 06:45 PM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	It was a 10 second exposure with the camera on a tripod using a remote shutter release. During those 10 seconds the car travelled across the field of view... et voilà! ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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#6 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 07:18 PM
sureno Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: west london depot Posts: 7,599	so wouldnt the light be going the other way and the body of the car be smeared as well? ______________________________ Where is the chase and how do I cut to it?!? WWW.SURENO.CO.UK www.myspace.com/djsureno http://twitter.com/djsureno
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#7 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 07:32 PM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	The car itself wasn't bright enough to actually be captured (just like the spoke on a spinning bicycle wheel) in the image, but the headlights were and so that's why the headlight trail was captured. The rest of the picture took the whole 10 seconds to feed enough light in to appear within the image... that's why the picture had to be taken on a tripod using a remote shutter release. ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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#8 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 07:47 PM
sureno Forum Idol Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: west london depot Posts: 7,599	it looks like the car reverse down the road but either way all good, great pics ______________________________ Where is the chase and how do I cut to it?!? WWW.SURENO.CO.UK www.myspace.com/djsureno http://twitter.com/djsureno
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#10 (permalink) 29th October 2009 , 11:59 PM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	yep... that's a good deal. Do you know what brand the 55-200mm lens is? (the 18-55mm will most likely be the stock Canon lens that comes with the camera) ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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#11 (permalink) 30th October 2009 , 11:22 AM
modz1 Administrator Join Date: May 2008 Location: London Posts: 1,542	Nice composition on the second one Dave (gives good karma) and very creatively done on the first ______________________________ *"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long.."*
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#12 (permalink) 30th October 2009 , 11:34 AM
Dave Boulden Keeper o' the Keys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, UK. Posts: 1,357	Thanks Modz! I am rather pleased with the composition of #2 as that is exactly how I framed the shot, its not a crop... in fact the only processing done at all is to resize it. #1 has been cropped and resized, otherwise, no processing done on that one either. ______________________________ http://www.daveboulden.co.uk/
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