23 Outstanding Photos Shot in Darkness

There's something really magical about taking photos in near-darkness. A nighttime landscape takes on wonderful, sometimes eerie, sometimes surreal, often beautiful qualities that you just can't duplicate during the day. Near-dark photography takes a lot of patience and guesswork, but when all that patience and guesswork pays off the reward is an amazing image that may not look exactly the way you imagined it would. And that's a good thing. For some inspiration, here are some outstanding photos that were shot in darkness or in low light

[ Top image Witching Hour (Golden Gate Bridge), San Francisco by Flickr user flatworldsedge]

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
100
f/5.0
260
20 mm

Forth Rail Bridge - Moonlight by Flickr user angus clyne

Nikon D300
200
f/4.0
373
10.5 mm

Rowena Crest • Rowena Curves • Coming and Going by Flickr user victorvonsalza

Stars over John Moulton homestead by Flickr user IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")

Nikon D300
100
f/4.0
48
16 mm

Return to Pigeon Point Lighthouse - 138th Anniversary by Flickr user Darvin Atkeson

Let's Dock Here by Flickr user Mikko Lagerstedt

"Rockstar" - The Milky Way from Joshua Tree National Park by Flickr user Stephen Oachs (ApertureAcademy.com)

The stars were dancing just for me by Flickr user c@rljones

Nikon D700
400
f/8.0
50.6
21 mm

Drama In the Dark ;o) by Flickr user Ragstatic

Canon EOS 7D
100
f/5.0
59
15 mm

Night Skies over the Nubble Lighthouse - in explore by Flickr user SunnyDazzled

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
3200
f/2.8
15
16 mm

Ice & Aurora - Jökulsárlón by Flickr user orvaratli

Nikon D700
200
f/10.0
30
24 mm

WAIKIKI MIDNIGHT DANCING PALMS by Flickr user RUSSIANTEXAN ©

Canon EOS 5D
200
f/5.6
209
16 mm

Night Rider by Flickr user Garry - www.visionandimagination.com

Nikon D700
1600
f/5.0
67
24.5 mm

My Starwars by Flickr user anthonyko

Canon EOS REBEL T3i
800
f/4.5
30
28 mm

Watergate Caves - St. Paul by Flickr user Eric Fryc

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
3200
f/2.8
30
14 mm

juniper tree by Flickr user Eric 5D Mark III

Nikon D800
125
f/9.0
0.6
65 mm

Midnight by Flickr user dubdream

Nikon D600
200
f/9.0
15
17 mm

Midnight Mass by Flickr user matt_frankel

Canon EOS 40D
1600
f/4.0
30
17 mm

A night on mars by Flickr user caddymob

Vodable - cave - 14-07-2006 - 20h53 by Flickr user Panoramas

Devetashka Cave by Flickr user inhiu

"Pools" - the Subway of Zion National Park, Utah by Flickr user Justin Reznick

Nikon D300
200
f/13.0
25
12 mm

Caldos cavernarios by Flickr user dani.Co

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Robert Bailey says:
Nov 6, 2015
Great shots, but in some Night shots the stars are dots and other they are curve. How doyou take a long exposure and keep the stars is single dots, or is this a photoshop deal?

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- David Peterson says:
  Nov 6, 2015
  Hi Robert,
  
  Without investing in expensive tripods that will move your camera, you need to make sure your shutter is faster than around 30 seconds. More info: http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/5506/photograph-stars-without-star-trails/
  
  David.
  
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