• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Norfolk , Virginia Skyline by Night

© Tammy L. Newcomb

Norfolk , Virginia Skyline by Night

Uploaded: July 18, 2009

Description

Sharon Kearns and myself meet up while I was on vacation at Virginia Beach, Virginia and she took me to her favorite spot to show me how she does night photography. So a huge thanks to Sharon!!!!

Exif: F Number: 5.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.33, ExposureTime: 300/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 45.00 mm, Model: NIKON D40X

Comments

Sharon July 19, 2009

So beautiful, Tammy!! The colors are amazing!! I had a great time doing these night shots with you!! You did an awesome job!! I like the light streaks from the ferry on the left as well!! #1156333

Tammy L. Newcomb July 19, 2009

Thank you Sharon and I was wondering what those pretty streaks were since I don't remember the ferry being in this particular photo. #7754717

Stephen S. Maguire July 20, 2009

Fantastic night time capture!!! Great work!!!! #7760333

Ron Evans July 21, 2009

The photo is beautiful. More amazing is the comraderie exemplified by two members of this site. This truly should be an inspiration to everyone to share knowledge and support of one another. It's why I love it here.

Phenomenal! #7763213

Tammy L. Newcomb July 26, 2009

Thank you Stephen and Ron.

Yeah Ron that is the nice thing about non-competitive friends, they do shoot together and share all their photo knowledge with one another and most of all support each other no matter what and I do hope that our example with inspire others to do the same since we are all here to learn from one another. If I had the opportunity to win grand prize and I knew that I had a friend more deserving than myself I would surely pass it up so a friend could take the spot light if it meant making them happiest person in the world. #7784166

Michelle L. Frick August 15, 2009

This is beautiful Tammy - the colors are incredible, and that streak of light makes it extra special! Good luck with this beauty! #7850258

Debra K. Johnson August 15, 2009

STUNNING! #7851138

Tammy L. Newcomb August 16, 2009

Thanks Michelle and Debra... Your opinion always counts to me!!! I am thrilled you both like this shot and it's very special to me. #7854477

Joannie Bertucci level-classic August 17, 2009

No way can this be your very first night shot Tammy! :-) Seriously, this is amazing. The details are sharp, the colors are vivid and those streaks add great depth to your composition!
Sharon is one heck of a teacher for sure! Good luck on this beauty! #7855225

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic August 17, 2009

Gorgeous, Tammy!
Great job with the colors, comp, and details!
~Lisa #7855982

Tammy L. Newcomb August 17, 2009

Joannie: Yes this would be my very first attempt at night photography and I had always been dis-interested in night photography thinking how can you shoot photosat night and they turn out great. Sharon told me some of the settings she used for night and I did struggle getting the right settings set within my camera since they were not easy to manipulate manually. I did shoot in manual mode with auto focus and the end result was an amazing shot. Usually, I am a fast learner who needs just a little information to get me started in the right direction. I was amazed at how little I actually knew my camera. Sharon is an amazing person and photographer.


Lisa: Thank you so much and I am thrilled you like this!!! #7856129

Gary Lange August 18, 2009

Tammy, GREAT shot! Low light photography is kind of a favorite of mine. Toward sunset, or just after the sun actually sets the light is phenominal for low light imagery. Depending on the time of year, the time for the best images happens up to a half hour after the sun sets. After that happens images lose the pop because the sky fades to black and subjects become dull. There is also a short period of time, usually 5-7 minutes after the sun sets where the light is balanced evenly from sky to stret level lighting so exposure is quite easy. If you want good exposure as a rule aim the camera at the sky with your longest lens, take note of the reading, put on your intended lens (or shoot a tight isolated shot) compose and shoot. When the light level gets lower, you can do a little exposure trick math with opening up the apeture to its widest where the meter can get a reading, then stop down to your intended apeture. Say at f4 the meter reads 3 seconds. You want to take a shot at f16. So double the time with each stop and the same exposure will render 48 seconds at f16. If it involves moving objects you can really get cool stuff going on.

Again, great shot! Have fun with low light shots. #7862156

Tammy L. Newcomb August 25, 2009

Hey Gary, thanks for the addes information and I will utilize the information when I get a break from my college class I just started. This week will give me an idea as to how much time I will have to play around with my photography hobby.

Anyway, I was wondering if you can tell me by looking at the shot above how I could have maybe have adjusted my settings a tad bit more that make the far off lights not so bright? I did take this photo from across the bay as you can see in the complete darkness at about 10 or 11 p.m. at night.

Tammy #7886318


To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

2

You & 2

Love It!

BetterPhoto.com Editor's Pick


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Tammy L. Newcomb.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.