-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), July 03, 1998

Answers

Just an image to start off this new forum.

Technical data: Canon EOS Elan, EF28-70, 4 mins at f4 on Sensia 100.

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), July 03, 1998.

Bob, Thats a good one to start off with. How fare beyond sunset was it taken?

-- Tom Applegate (tapple@surfnetusa.com), July 03, 1998.

Bob,

Not that you need me to tell you but this is a beautifully framed, exposed, and focused photograph. The stars above the falls really make this picture for me. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Paul

-- Paul Shick (adelphos1@aol.com), July 03, 1998.

I don't remember exactly what time it was taken, but it was well after sunset (maybe 4 or 5 hours). The moon was full (+/- a day) and the sky was clear. The stars don't trail much because I'm shooting directly north. Polaris (the pole star) is the bright star directly over the falls (at least I think that's correct).

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), July 04, 1998.

Whoa! This looks really great. Actually, I first thought it was manipulated using Photoshop or somesuch. Pretty cool effect, I'll have to remember this and try it out some time.

-- Philipp Leibfried (phil@provi.de), July 05, 1998.

Bob,

How did you determine the exposure? Spot meter the Rocks? Did you bracket? This is a great shot.. I am very attracted to night landscapes and am very glad to see one on the forum.

Cheers

-- Bill (Bill.Wyman@utas.edu.au), July 05, 1998.

I bracketed exposures (yes, it takes at while at 4mins/shot). However this is taken at what I calculated to be the right exposure, given the brightness of the full moon and allowing for 1 stop of reciprocity failure. 4 mins at f4 on Sensia 100 seems to be about right.

-- Bob Atkins (bob_atkins@hotmail.com), July 06, 1998.

Certainly not *just* a picture... Rather a *good* one...

-- Jana Mullerova (jam@terma.com), July 07, 1998.

I have a little chart that I keep in my camera bag that gives exposure times for nighttime shots. I can't remember where I got it, but it seems to work.

-- Rob (oeanda@hotmail.com), July 12, 1998.

:::gasp:::

This image makes me ashamed of all the moonlit nightscapes I've ever attempted. What a unique and beautiful photo! I'm duly impressed.

-- J. Ramsey (QEEWEE@aol.com), July 14, 1998.

This is an amazing picture!!! How did you get the color balance so perfect? I would have expected night light to be much more bluish. Great picture!

-- (andreas@physio.unr.edu), July 20, 1998.

Bob -

Like the others, I realy like the composition but I am most impressed with what appears to be a nearly perfect exposure. I read where you indicated that you had bracketed the exposure based on your calculations of exposure value and I was wondering if you could explain your calculation method. Did you meter the scene, the moon, none of the above? I am very interested in your response.

Thanks -

-- Dave Voelker (davev@one.net), August 04, 1998.

Bob -

Like the others, I realy like the composition but I am most impressed with what appears to be a nearly perfect exposure. I read where you indicated that you had bracketed the exposure based on your calculations of exposure value and I was wondering if you could explain your calculation method. Did you meter the scene, the moon, none of the above? I am very interested in your response.

Thanks -

-- Dave Voelker (davev@one.net), August 04, 1998.

Hi Bob,

Your picture reminds me of this song, "We are the stars that sing, we sing with our light." Dead Can Dance from the CD Spirt chaser. Its a nice picture, but what really appeals to me is imagining the experience of being there to take it.

-- Larry Korhnak (lvk@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu), August 21, 1998.

Take a look at a similar picture at:

http://www.mountainlight.com/gallery.yosemite/aa482pic.html

What I do like about Bob's picture is the Polaris Star.

I guess the black foreground couldn't be avoided due to the position of the camera.

-- Costas Dimitropoulos (costas@udel.edu), December 31, 1998.