
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]
Forth Rail Bridge - Moonlight by Flickr user angus clyne
Rowena Crest • Rowena Curves • Coming and Going by Flickr user victorvonsalza
Stars over John Moulton homestead by Flickr user IronRodArt - Royce Bair ("Star Shooter")
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
Drama In the Dark ;o) by Flickr user Ragstatic
Night Skies over the Nubble Lighthouse - in explore by Flickr user SunnyDazzled
Ice & Aurora - Jökulsárlón by Flickr user orvaratli
WAIKIKI MIDNIGHT DANCING PALMS by Flickr user RUSSIANTEXAN ©
Night Rider by Flickr user Garry - www.visionandimagination.com
My Starwars by Flickr user anthonyko
Watergate Caves - St. Paul by Flickr user Eric Fryc
juniper tree by Flickr user Eric 5D Mark III
Midnight by Flickr user dubdream
Midnight Mass by Flickr user matt_frankel
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
Caldos cavernarios by Flickr user dani.Co
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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?
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.