Panel:
- Bart Busschots (host) – @bbusschots – Flickr
- Mark Pouley from Twin Lakes Images – @switcherMark – Flickr
- Antonio Rosario from Switch to Manual – @amrosario – Flickr
- Kenny Lee – @KennethLeeNJ – Flickr
Our topic for the third show is ‘Shooting After Sunset’. As the northern hemisphere winter continues, why not turn those long nights into photographic opportunities?
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Mark’s ‘Accidental’ Blue Hour Shot:
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Bart’s Illustration of the Blue Hour – St. Patrick’s College Maynooth during the blue hour and in full darkness:
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Antonio’s Moon Shots During the Blue Hour:
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Antonio’s ‘accidental’ Andromeda Galaxy shot:
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A city skyline against the blue hour sky by Antonio:
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A skyscape with lit foreground by Antonio: http://500px.com/photo/16626067
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An example of light painting by Bart:
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Some light trails by Bart:
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Bart’s longest single-exposure star trails:
- Mark’s Link to the Kick Starter Project for a light painting tool
Hi Bart,
Again … great show … I did hear the tip about the ‘manpod’ too. Not quite sure where it was mentioned. Additionally I have one question for you guys. Not sure if you will be doing a ‘dumb question corner’ session here, but who knows …
Is it true that it’s better to turn of Image Stabilization (IS on the Canon lenses) when shooting things like the moon using long exposures? I’ve heard that being mentioned by someone a few months ago, but I have no idea if it is true and what would be the reasoning behind it. So … I’m checking with the experts 🙂
Firstly, you’ve just hit on a great idea – we should do a listener question show every few months!
Secondly, I know that in the past it was advised to always turn off IS when using a tripod. I’m totally not an expert on this topic, but I THINK modern image stabilisation systems are smart enough not to get confused by being tripod mounted, but I could be mis-remembering. Personally it’s not something I’ve thought about much because my astro lens (Sigma 10-20mm) doesn’t have optical stabilisation.
It is my understanding the image stabilization can actually introduce camera shake when the camera is locked down on a tripod. I don’t know the mechanics, but my understanding is that IS systems “move” to counteract your camera movement, and therefor arrive at a “stabile” image. If the camera is not moving (on a tripod) the IS gets confused and introduces shake. I suppose what Stefaan heard was part of this, but it would be even worse if you’re using a long lens zoomed in on the moon. Even a very small shake from the IS would be magnified in that case.
Here is a Digital Photo School link that briefly mentions this issue.
http://digital-photography-school.com/image-stabilization-on-tripods
Aha, so it is actually when the camera is mounted on a tripod. I didn’t actually know that. Thank you for the feedback. And yeah it might be a good idea to make a listener feedback episode once in a while …
Thanks Mark, I will have a look.