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Nocturne by *ageofloss:iconageofloss:

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I usually pay a lot of attention to composition. To be honest it's one of the most important things to me in my photos, so I always try to make it work.
However, one thing that I have realized while experimenting with night photography is that you can't really see much thru the viewfinder, if anything. This means it's darn hard to compose the different elements in the picture. Most of my night shots ain't that strongly composed, but I hope they have that something else in 'em to compensate the result.

Before I got this photo, it took me friggin long to take the test shots (to figure out a suitable shutter speed) that the moon had slowly moved away from the centre of the scene. Well, that's just too bad. Also a gentle breeze waved the flower a bit, but fortunately it didn't become all blurry after all. And as if that wasn't enough, I was constantly worried that the lens would become steamy cause of all the fog, which would have had the same kinda blurring effect on the picture.

As challenging as night photography is I find it damn cool to explore dark forests and silent suburban areas when there's no one else around.

Taken in Nokia, Finland with Sigma 10-20mm.

Comments


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Mood: Amazed ~riartha Oct 18, 2006, 4:02:51 AM
ohh...its uber pretty! i love the composition, yaye :D *favourites*

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=homigl14 Oct 18, 2006, 4:05:28 AM
awee this is so beautiful :) love the focus of the flower against the glow of the moon, so lovely:love:

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*Samirs Oct 18, 2006, 4:06:10 AM
no comment......:D

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~Dibi Oct 18, 2006, 4:08:13 AM
it's sick. 566 seconds? only moonlight?

i like the fog in the distance and stars in the sky. its nice photo.
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~Vanren Oct 18, 2006, 4:13:24 AM
WOW!! This is an extremely awesome shot! Centre moon? No! Look how the flower is bending to the right of centre...like it's bending into the moon. Also like the way the moon’s reflection is being covered by the leaf...and the misty haze breaking the transition from land to sky... right through the flower... brilliant! instant :+fav::clap:

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...look up... flowers litter the sky...but we look down...where the raindrop splatters...and we forget the spaces...the silent spaces
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*hermanzaum Oct 18, 2006, 4:15:16 AM
Agreed. Night photography is really hard. I feel your pain :nod:
But it's also a very meditative kind of photography. You setup your equipament, lock the shutter button and then have lots of time to stare at the scene, thinking about your life, feeling the breeze and the all those smells around you, until it's time to release the shutter and see if you got something at least useable. :meditation:
Very nice picture, by the way! :D
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*2-m Oct 18, 2006, 4:24:01 AM
nice capture, i just wish i had somewhere near where i live that wasn't poluted by artificial light ;-(

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Subtract all that is distracting and unnecessary until only the essential remains."
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~p-h-o-e-n-y-x Oct 18, 2006, 4:26:07 AM
hey dude you did a really nice job .. :]

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Canon
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
566/1 second
F/7.1
10 mm
400
Oct 14, 2006, 11:59:43 PM

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