Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “night”
A couple weeks ago, a little snow fell on the hills just south of where I live, so I took a drive one late afternoon, trying to catch some of it, before it all melted. As usual, by best winter images are made at dusk, when the blue sky light reflects off the snow on the ground and contrasts with …
Just a classic view of the Canal Grande in Venice, taken from the Accademia bridge. Shot at the blue hour, because there is no better time of day to convey the timeless romanticism of Venice. Equipment used: Fujifilm X-E2, Fujinon XF 35mm F1.4 R. Exposure data: Six images taken at f/10, 15s, 200 ISO and stitched together in Photoshop.
The Clyde Auditorium, familiarly known as “The Armadillo”, is a concert venue and auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland. The building sits on the site of the now infilled Queen’s Dock on the River Clyde, adjacent to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. (From Wikipedia). Scotland, land of lochs, glens, castles and daring modern architecture. From afar, my expectations for a visit …
Three months ago, I got myself the new Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2.0 NCS CS lens for my Fujifilm X-E2 and in the time since I’ve been using it a lot, both locally around here and in trips to Greece and Ireland. Even though I specifically selected this lens for its qualities with respect to astrophotography, I’ve been using it for all …
You might recall that some time ago I got myself a Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens for the specific purpose of doing some night sky photography. My first attempts were thwarted by light pollution, but having scheduled a trip to the Greek islands at the end of August, I knew that I would have had better chances there, especially considering that …
This is a little story on how being prepared and ready to do some planning, even at the last minute, allows you to grab opportunities in photography that might escape those that are not prepared. A few days ago, while I was vacationing on the island of Kos, Greece, with family and friends, I checked the calendar and noticed that …
