Night Workin' on our night moves

Workin' on our night moves · 11:15 AM

Happened to be at my daughter's place late last night and had the camera gear with me. On the way home decided to stop and take some night shots of Edmonton Cityscape. A lot of these are more or less the same , but processed a little different. It's interesting the effects you can get. I tried an HDR as well (5 shot exposure) - have not been happy yet with the way it comes out, so I will keep trying. Most of these are 30s exposures.

It was relatively warm (-8C) I was there about 20 minutes in all. My hands were a tad 'frozen' but I do like night shooting. Hopefully it warms up as in the middle of summer I need to add a couple of hours to get this dark (latest sunset is around 10:30pm way past my bedtime ha!)

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#1

#2

#3 Looking down the other way - soon the ice will all be gone !

#4

#5

#6 This is where I am at with HDR - not too happy with it.

#7 First time I mamaged to capture 'streaking car lights' happy with this one

**tlong423** · 04-09-2013, 11:28 AM

Number 5 is exceedingly nice looking! Then again, I also like the last one (number 7); kind of nice to see the trees dominate.

**MSL** · 04-09-2013, 11:32 AM

+1 on both of @tlong423 comments. #5 in particular just seems to capture all the right aspects of color and composition

**Kerrowdown** · 04-09-2013, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by First Poster

our night moves

We call that flitting here, usually without paying owed rent.

normhead · 04-09-2013, 11:36 AM

Interesting work... and a nice vista.

**pearsaab** · 04-09-2013, 11:42 AM

wow i really like!!! i think my favorite is #2 but they are all excellent!!!!

**Bob Harris** · 04-09-2013, 01:31 PM

Bob Seger would be proud of you and the photos here Dave.

**Sailor** · 04-09-2013, 01:38 PM

Pretty classy, bud. Numbers 2 and 5 get my vote.

Jer

vievetrick · 04-09-2013, 05:59 PM

I am so inspired to get outside at night after seeing this. I live in a small town so no big cityscapes like these. I really like these and more partial to #5 - nice work

jennverr · 04-09-2013, 06:43 PM

Agree with others about #5! Also like #3 - that purple sky!

slowpez · 04-09-2013, 09:18 PM

What a fantastic series. I love the second one and the last one is really interesting. I also love the fact that the trees dominate as was already mentioned. Well done Dave.

daacon · 04-10-2013, 04:37 AM

Originally posted by tlong423

Number 5 is exceedingly nice looking! Then again, I also like the last one (number 7); kind of nice to see the trees dominate.

Thanks for taking the time to comment tlong it's appreciated.

Originally posted by MSL

+1 on both of @tlong423 comments. #5 in particular just seems to capture all the right aspects of color and composition

Thanks Marc it's starting to be my favorite.

Originally posted by kerrowdown

We call that flitting here, usually without paying owed rent.

haha I had to look that up kerrowdown - midnight moving .......

Originally posted by normhead

Interesting work... and a nice vista.

Thanks Norm just trying something different in what seems a never ending winter ...

Originally posted by pearsaab

wow i really like!!! i think my favorite is #2 but they are all excellent!!!!

thanks pearsaab appreciate the kind words.

daacon · 04-10-2013, 04:40 AM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Bob Seger would be proud of you and the photos here Dave.

Thanks Bob I knew you would get the title reference.

Originally posted by Sailor

Pretty classy, bud. Numbers 2 and 5 get my vote.
Jer

Thanks Jer - always appreciate you commenting.

Originally posted by vievetrick

I am so inspired to get outside at night after seeing this. I live in a small town so no big cityscapes like these. I really like these and more partial to #5 - nice work

Thanks Pat. We live in the burbs , but my daughter lives close to downtown. It's about a 30 minute drive for me and I don't find myself going into the city for much these days other than to photograph occasionally and visit her.

Originally posted by jennverr

Agree with others about #5! Also like #3 - that purple sky!

Thanks jennver - I really like #3 as well.

Originally posted by slowpez

What a fantastic series. I love the second one and the last one is really interesting. I also love the fact that the trees dominate as was already mentioned. Well done Dave.

Thanks Susan I got lucky with the cars passing by as at that time of night (around 10:00pm) it's not an overly busy road.

tessfully · 04-10-2013, 04:52 AM

Early morning, mountain, moon, night time photography, ...you do it all amazingly well. These are beautiful!! The reflections on the still water are gorgeous as are the tones and colours ... and compositions. Great Series. Thanks for sharing!!

cupic · 04-10-2013, 05:03 AM

Agreed #5 was a standout for Me TFS Dave

cheers

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vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	I am so inspired to get outside at night after seeing this. I live in a small town so no big cityscapes like these. I really like these and more partial to #5 - nice work

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slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	What a fantastic series. I love the second one and the last one is really interesting. I also love the fact that the trees dominate as was already mentioned. Well done Dave.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by tlong423 Number 5 is exceedingly nice looking! Then again, I also like the last one (number 7); kind of nice to see the trees dominate. Thanks for taking the time to comment tlong it's appreciated. Originally posted by MSL +1 on both of @tlong423 comments. #5 in particular just seems to capture all the right aspects of color and composition Thanks Marc it's starting to be my favorite. Originally posted by kerrowdown We call that flitting here, usually without paying owed rent. haha I had to look that up kerrowdown - midnight moving ....... Originally posted by normhead Interesting work... and a nice vista. Thanks Norm just trying something different in what seems a never ending winter ... Originally posted by pearsaab wow i really like!!! i think my favorite is #2 but they are all excellent!!!! thanks pearsaab appreciate the kind words.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914 Original Poster	Originally posted by Bob Harris Bob Seger would be proud of you and the photos here Dave. Thanks Bob I knew you would get the title reference. Originally posted by Sailor Pretty classy, bud. Numbers 2 and 5 get my vote. Jer Thanks Jer - always appreciate you commenting. Originally posted by vievetrick I am so inspired to get outside at night after seeing this. I live in a small town so no big cityscapes like these. I really like these and more partial to #5 - nice work Thanks Pat. We live in the burbs , but my daughter lives close to downtown. It's about a 30 minute drive for me and I don't find myself going into the city for much these days other than to photograph occasionally and visit her. Originally posted by jennverr Agree with others about #5! Also like #3 - that purple sky! Thanks jennver - I really like #3 as well. Originally posted by slowpez What a fantastic series. I love the second one and the last one is really interesting. I also love the fact that the trees dominate as was already mentioned. Well done Dave. Thanks Susan I got lucky with the cars passing by as at that time of night (around 10:00pm) it's not an overly busy road.

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tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Early morning, mountain, moon, night time photography, ...you do it all amazingly well. These are beautiful!! The reflections on the still water are gorgeous as are the tones and colours ... and compositions. Great Series. Thanks for sharing!!

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cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Agreed #5 was a standout for Me TFS Dave cheers