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Travel Photo Thursday: Shooting Calgary at Night
This is not my usual sort of travel photo Thursday blog; but what it does do, is take you on my journey to improve my photography. In this week’s class we spent time shooting Calgary at night – but playing around while we did it – zooming, tilting and panning – then checking out the effects.
We were given a very handy night exposure chart – listing night scenes with ISO, f – stops and shutter speeds, so I had half a chance of getting the correct exposure.
All of these shots were taken in manual focus mode with an ISO of 400 , an aperture of f11 and a shutter speed of between six and eight seconds. I turned the anti vibration off and played with the white balance too – alternating between daylight and tungsten mode.
The commuter train in action
Calgary downtown on a January night
Zooming in, half way through the exposure
Panning the camera from top to bottom - half way through the exposure
Another zooming shot
Not many lights turned off
Looking east in Calgary - photographed using the daylight setting on the white balance
Same photograph - tungsten white balance
Have you tried zooming or panning to great effect?
Here is this week’s submission to Travel Photo Thursday at Budget Travelers Sandbox, a website where Nanci offers a chance every Thursday for fellow travelers to post their favourite photos.
Leigh McAdam
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Love these, Leigh!
Haven’t tried panning yet. Just getting comfortable with manual focus and getting in a few night shots. Posted my first night shot for TPT.
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I still have lots to learn with manual focus too. The course is helping because we’re forced to complete outings and work on different shots that I wouldn’t normally take the time to do.
Lovely photos
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Thanks Muza-chan.
Fun! The zoom shots are my favorites.
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@Jenna I need to play around some more but it was interesting to see what kind of an effect I could get.
Some great ideas there. I’ll be sure to play with the white balance settings a bit more at night now. Thanks!
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@Ryan Our instructor says to make sure you never use the auto white balance – partially so you’re thinking about the conditions you’re shooting in and partially because it doesn’t always give you the best results. I liked his info for the nighttime photography and think I prefer the warmer look when you get when shot under the daylight setting.
Great shots and inspiring me to sign up for a photo class. . .and get a better camera.
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@Jackie My new camera is definitely helping – and so is taking lots of shots to see what does and doesn’t work. I have a long way to go but I’m loving the journey.
What fun pics! You make me want to take a photography class myself
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@Sabrina I’m learning a lot and feel a bit like a sponge.
I haven’t tried either of these! I really liked your zooming in pictures so I may give it a try. I need to take a photography class to improve too.
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@Debbie Focus when the zoom is out at the furthest point, wait a few seconds and slowly bring it in so it stays in focus. It won’t stay in focus if you do it from close in to a zoom picture.
Cool. I especially like the zooming shots.
In the Travel Photo Thursday post (http://ttftr.com/Anx0Ff) I wrote about taking photos of Hawaiian sunsets, I included one I took of the moon and street lights while waving my point-and-shoot camera around in my hand. That technique produced a very interesting night shot.
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Hi Dick,
I checked out your Hawaii post and you’re quite right. It certainly makes you think a little more creatively about what you can do.
These are great Leigh! Love the zoom shots. How lucky for you to being taking such a wonderful class. I’m looking forward to seeing what beautiful photos you’ll produce as you progress with the class.
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Thanks Mary. Everyone seems to like the effects you get with a zoom. It’s fun to do. I’ve signed up for three more classes between now and the end of May so hope to learn a lot.
Good for you taking a class. I guess if I ever want to improve, I should do the same. These are very cool shots — I love the one captioned “Zooming in, half way through the exposure”. Have fun!
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Hi Cathy, Thanks for the positive feedback. The course is actually great fun – and a good time to take it because it’s not interfering with any traveling plans.
A lovely images, I really enjoy the zooming in effect you get on the skyline. It works really well with the city light, a great composition indeed!
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@Marc Thank you for your kind words. It’s a lot of fun to learn new techniques.
I love that first zooming in shot! You make Calgary seem almost sexy!
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@Raymond – Calgary almost sexy – now there’s a compliment if there ever was one! Thanks.
Those shots are awesome – so glad I visited from BTS to see them.
Thanks Becca.
Love the night time shot of the commuter train and the half way zoom. Good idea to take photography lessons.
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Beautiful shots!
I have done some panning, but not enough to really getting any great effect.
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