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30-01-2007, 5:42 PM
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A couple of night shots with my new D40, I have always been fascinated with night time photography but never had much luck until now....
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30-01-2007, 5:49 PM
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Neither of those look like 'luck' to me. Well exposed and composed shots, both of them!
Well done!
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30-01-2007, 6:03 PM
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Very nice shots - impressed!!
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30-01-2007, 6:06 PM
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Very very nice 
Did you use a tripod or were these handheld?
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30-01-2007, 6:08 PM
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Looks like the d40 is a very capable camera in the right hands.
I like the 2nd but the foreground is a bit busy IMO.The fountain, column and fish waterspout all up front is a bit distracting.
As a night shot experiment though,its pretty much spot on exposure wise.
nice shots
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30-01-2007, 6:36 PM
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Great shots - I like the second one the most, I agree that it's quite 'busy' but it's all interesting stuff
Might have been nice to get some detail in the sky though, even if it was a very deep blue. Very good for a first effort with a new camera though.
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30-01-2007, 6:44 PM
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great shots love the fountain shot how long was the exposure 
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3.6 seconds according to the exif - guess it must have been tripod (F8)
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That fountain shot is breathtaking Del45
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Really nice shots Del but can you resize your pictures to 800pixels max against the longest edge and no more than 200kb file sizes thanks.
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30-01-2007, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Zone  Really nice shots Del but can you resize your pictures to 800pixels max against the longest edge and no more than 200kb file sizes thanks. | Sorry about that, the pictures are hosted on photobucket whats the best way to go about resizing.
Thanks.
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02-02-2007, 9:44 AM
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Right I have resized the pictures hope they are OK now.
Thanks for all the replys.
To answer a few Qs....
No tripod used, the shots were taken with a thing called The Pod which is basically a bean bag that screws into the bottom of the camera, a tripod will be my next purchase.
I agree with the foreground being a bit busy, but to be honest I was not expecting a lot that evening just wanted to get out and get some pictures under my belt.
I have to say that I am very pleased with the D40, just need to find the time to take more shots.
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02-02-2007, 10:11 AM
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National Art Gallery is always a good place to take night shots, so many different angles.
They also look very good. I was please with my ones when I went there in December. Good work!
Paul
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02-02-2007, 11:17 AM
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Those are awesome !!
Do you have a link to the POD you mention ??
AJ
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