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When the sky goes darker, do not keep your camera quietly inside your bag. It is the beginning for another set of awesome night photography pictures. Night shots are doubtless challenging task but it produces beautiful night photography that will hold your breath.
Believe in the night effect, and you will set the stunning output of an object or a country. It shows the magic of light on a city. Witness a building in day and night will let you know the great contrast. In night shots, there are actually several light sources such as moon light. Nonetheless, they are weak so that you have to make use of artificial lightning such as flash or play with the camera settings.
In fact, looking at the night photography is where you can see the true skill of a professional photographer. Shutter speed, exposure, depth-of-field and ISO play a combination with the low lightning in order not to have blurry or over-bright night shots. The surrounding items sometimes can compensate for this tough production too.
Besides, you may not need very sophisticated equipment or tool kit to help you in achieving the spectacular night photography effect. Only a basic digital camera with controllable features and good stabilization can do so. Those controllable features are as basic as above rather than changing lens. Even without a tripod, you can have nice night photography pictures. However, it may not able to up to comparison level with those professional cameras.
Yet, tripod is absolutely better if you have one. Additionally, a cable release will reduce the failure likelihood for those with shaking hands. There are always creative alternatives to replace this instrument. Find a flat and non-vibrating surface, aim your camera in the suitable position and then use self-timer to shoot. If you wish to do some long-exposure tricks, tripod with cable release is ever the best choice.
Timing is, of course, crucial for photographer. Night shots do not necessarily mean late night shots. Instead, late dusk is the perfect timing to take advantage of the remaining natural light. Your night photography pictures will be likely to have a balance between day and night. Clouds are still in details, or else you still can get a little bit water reflections. It is totally different with taking night shots in the whole darkness. Hence, they require different camera settings as well.
Balancing all these is hard but do ask yourself: “Do you want to miss out on the gorgeous fireworks?” It’s just one example that tells you that many night scenes are beautiful to be your night photography photos. Learn and be familiar with it.
Unsurprisingly, there are many avid photographers who prepare to accomplish this night mission when the night knocks the sky. Below are some of their amazing works:
Floating Headlights
Other than the heavy metal effect, the sky movement is another highlight.
Niagara Falls at Night
Lightning let people to observe the mighty of Niagara Falls, even at night.
Pearl Farm Beach and Resort – Davao City
Clear water reflection catches your attention.
city of lights
A city is the other city when it is illuminated at night.
A Night Under The Bay Bridge
Great color and reflection hold your breath away.
Pedestrian bridge over Drava river
Another awesome bridge shot under the green blue lightning.
Fireworks at new years eve
It is not easy to capture fireworks in such dedicated texture.
Milan Train Station at Midnight
It absolutely does not look like taking at night times.
Skybar
Taking iconic Petronas Tower inside the photo frame is creative.
Port in Blue
This night shot is pretty with foreground and background balance.
Chicago Skyline
Told you earlier, a city is magically transformed under the night sky.
Cologne at Night
Bridge with chapel is a great combination, taking the blue sky into account.
Night Sky Over the Church of the Good Shepherd
It is a fantasy, isn’t it?
Positron
Again and again, reflection adds more points to photography.
Singapore Night Photography – Merlion Park
You will not imagine such a beautiful scene when standing at there in the days.
Shoot that Bridge
Shooting bridge from a bottom angle is unique.
Night Photography of Houston, Texas Freeway
Expressway is always a good spot for night photography.
Marina By The Night
Definitely, you cannot find the line to distinguish between real object and its reflection.
Night Photography II
It is just another example of fantasy photography world.
Night Mountain
The mountain is hard to be believed as a real mountain.
Blue of the Night
Night shots are ever more breathtaking than day photography.
At night
Long-exposure effect is always there with the car headlights.
Flinders Street Station at night
Car headlights, sparkling “stars” and the Flenders Street Station is the nice combination.
City Night Scenes Wallpapers
Yes, it is a wallpaper rather than photography.
Night St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney
Looking at the city landscape from the top gives you another view.
Merlion Night Scene
Cityscape does look good at the night with the building lights.
Night: Melbourne Yarra River
Reflections are just too close to the reality.
Waterworld
All things are frozen in that moment.
Sakura by night
Sakura is proven to be elegant flower, either in days or at nights.
94th Floor
Panoramic view of a city is ideal at the late night.
Summer night in Stockholm Archipelago
Moon and those tree branches make up a good composition.
Night Shooting at Moulton Barn
Purple sky and illuminated house only come to be true inside a night shot.
Aurorus Reflectus Colosseo
Colosseo presents more than a history remaining in here.
Nile at Night
Which object do you focus, the full moon or the tall tower?
Night Watch
Always, we have to watch over the night skies to discover something.
Night blankets the land
Everything in this earth rests when pressing the shutter button.
In the night
A people is lying his back on the tree.
Sydney Opera House
Beautiful skyline overtakes the gorgeous Opera House.
Navy Pier after the Storm
Stare at the wheel as long as you can. It is how the photography attracts people.
A hazy shade of (almost) winter
Blue color reveals the winter well.
Night Lights
Night lights are unique to wait you presenting them by the camera.
