I find it bizarre that this, of all challenges, shows up on the night of the new moon: you'd think this would be a natural for full moon, wouldn't you?
I find it bizarre that this, of all challenges, shows up on the night of the new moon: you'd think this would be a natural for full moon, wouldn't you?
R.
ETA: I see I'm Yankoing marbro :-)
I'll avoid a double-yanko by quoting, but yes, my very first thought was "oh crap, I don't have a chance with the weather here" followed immediately by "well, it really doesn't matter, there's no moon!
The folks in Romania certainly have an edge. They always have a full moon, don't they? Well they do in the movies. Same as real life.
So is it fair to ask how this can be done without that weird yellow hue? Is it as simple as a WB adjustment? Long exposures without lighting typically just turn out like film I've left in a hot car.
So is it fair to ask how this can be done without that weird yellow hue? Is it as simple as a WB adjustment? Long exposures without lighting typically just turn out like film I've left in a hot car.
Shoot RAW for sure. Play with white balance and hue in conversion.
Let me add, BTW, that another issue restricting night photography right now, in these parts at least, is absolutely frigid nighttime temperatures. And we don't have it anywhere near as bad as some places :-(
Let me add, BTW, that another issue restricting night photography right now, in these parts at least, is absolutely frigid nighttime temperatures. And we don't have it anywhere near as bad as some places :-(
Let me add, BTW, that another issue restricting night photography right now, in these parts at least, is absolutely frigid nighttime temperatures. And we don't have it anywhere near as bad as some places :-(
But I guess that's what makes it a "challenge"?
R.
i was thinking the same thing, i keeping coming up with ideas that will be hard to execute in the cold temps.
Twilight and moonlight are of more interest to me than supplemental lights of civilization. But, I might use some of both. I like this challenge because it makes me think of how I can utilize the paucity of light to meet the challenge.
Initial research for Colorado. YMMV
for March 9, 2011 Moon: 23% waxing crescent, moonrise 08:20 (after sunrise), moonset 23:00
Sun: Sunset 18:00
Civil Twilight ends 18:27
Nautical Twilight ends 18:59
Astronomical Twilight ends 19:30
Temp forecast: +13 to +43 F.
Preliminary analysis: There is a window of available natural light to meet the requirements, with or without manmade light. Temps may be below freezing, but should allow outside photography.
Let me add, BTW, that another issue restricting night photography right now, in these parts at least, is absolutely frigid nighttime temperatures. And we don't have it anywhere near as bad as some places :-(
But I guess that's what makes it a "challenge"?
R.
i was thinking the same thing, i keeping coming up with ideas that will be hard to execute in the cold temps.
Saturday night should be good. High of 58 / low of 46.
Is twilight considered post-sunset? The sun has dipped below the horizon, but there's still plenty of light around.
I'm glad you asked, as this is important info for this challenge:
Civil twilight is defined to begin in the morning, and to end in the evening when the center of the Sun is geometrically 6 degrees below the horizon. This is the limit at which twilight illumination is sufficient, under good weather conditions, for terrestrial objects to be clearly distinguished; at the beginning of morning civil twilight, or end of evening civil twilight, the horizon is clearly defined and the brightest stars are visible under good atmospheric conditions in the absence of moonlight or other illumination. In the morning before the beginning of civil twilight and in the evening after the end of civil twilight, artificial illumination is normally required to carry on ordinary outdoor activities. Complete darkness, however, ends sometime prior to the beginning of morning civil twilight and begins sometime after the end of evening civil twilight.
Nautical twilight is defined to begin in the morning, and to end in the evening, when the center of the sun is geometrically 12 degrees below the horizon. At the beginning or end of nautical twilight, under good atmospheric conditions and in the absence of other illumination, general outlines of ground objects may be distinguishable, but detailed outdoor operations are not possible, and the horizon is indistinct.
Astronomical twilight is defined to begin in the morning, and to end in the evening when the center of the Sun is geometrically 18 degrees below the horizon. Before the beginning of astronomical twilight in the morning and after the end of astronomical twilight in the evening the Sun does not contribute to sky illumination; for a considerable interval after the beginning of morning twilight and before the end of evening twilight, sky illumination is so faint that it is practically imperceptible.
Someone already entered this challenge! How did they do it? It was already after sunrise when I woke up this morning. It must be an entry from Australia! (or an insomniac :)
