Night Test Shot with Nikon D5000 @ Marina Barrage

[desmondyap999]

thanks bro for the info...
btw, are the first 11 photos taking with a tripod...the shutter are very slow.

 

[kinky1971]

Hi zola70,

What is "Focusing should be infinity"? Is it a characteristic of a lens or a setting in the body?

 

[desmondyap999]

he's rite...is we the photographer who decides the quality of our works...
not the SLR that do the job

 

[desmondyap999]

which train station shld i alight at ?
i viewed the map it shows Marina bay but is quite far away

 

[zola70]

thanks bro for the info...
btw, are the first 11 photos taking with a tripod...the shutter are very slow.

Yes, all the photos which I've posted are shot with tripod stand except #12 & #13.

 

[zola70]

Hi zola70,

What is "Focusing should be infinity"? Is it a characteristic of a lens or a setting in the body?

If your lens has a focusing distance indicator you should see a marking like this "∞" on the lens. This is the infinity focusing distance indicate on the lens.

 

[zola70]

which train station shld i alight at ?
i viewed the map it shows Marina bay but is quite far away

From the MRT stn. you need to take a bus in to the Barrage. You can find out more info from here - http://www.pub.gov.sg/marina/mbvisitorcentre/Pages/default.aspx and http://www.pub.gov.sg/marina/location/Pages/default.aspx

 

[Burningslash12]

Hey zola70, very nice pictures you got here!!! It seems Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR is very sharp compared to the kit lens.

I have also tried some night shots here using the 18-105 kit lens, but they are nowhere near the quality of our pics... Need to practice more...

 

[desmondyap999]

check with u guys...the rear lens cap that comes with our d5000 kit u ppl got is original or those plastic ones. i bought my d5000 at MS color n i receive plastic cap.

 

[farsidepack]

So far after browsing this site. You have the best Marina Barrage Night Shots. Stunning.... Inspired me to do a night shot in the future.:thumbsup:

 

[zola70]

check with u guys...the rear lens cap that comes with our d5000 kit u ppl got is original or those plastic ones. i bought my d5000 at MS color n i receive plastic cap.

If I can recall, the rear lens cap for the kit lens is the white translucent type plastic cap.

 

[zola70]

So far after browsing this site. You have the best Marina Barrage Night Shots. Stunning.... Inspired me to do a night shot in the future.:thumbsup:

Thanks bro, I hope I've time to post some D5000 night landscape shot from my this coming vacation trip to Melbourne & Tasmania this October.

 

[zola70]

Hey zola70, very nice pictures you got here!!! It seems Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 VR is very sharp compared to the kit lens.

I have also tried some night shots here using the 18-105 kit lens, but they are nowhere near the quality of our pics... Need to practice more...

Thanks for your comment & viewing, till today I still love my Nikkor 16-85mm lens ever since I sold off my Nikkor 18-200mm lens about 2 yrs ago. I also notice it's sharper then my previous 18-200mm lens.

 

[desmondyap999]

i went down there today...reallly disappointed with the shots
the haze is to much and affecting the back composition

 

[rocky12]

I went down yesterday .... the haze ..... aiya

 

[zola70]

i went down there today...reallly disappointed with the shots
the haze is to much and affecting the back composition

I went down yesterday .... the haze ..... aiya

Yes, it's rather hazy yesterday evening and strong burn smell. Both of you don't get too disappointed there are still time, choose a fine clear evening and go down and shoot again.

 

[astrorion]

Hi zola,

You have a very great shot... What in my mind is that which camera can give a good shot w/o using PP, as I don't know how to use PP. I still have not decided what to get with $3k budget, as I need get a dry cabinet,bags,tripod,camera + lenses, speedlight. Either D90 or D5000 for me??? Now after the image u taken I might move forward to D5000. After all like all ppl said " good Photo is not with good camera, the the person behind it".

 

[susuki]

Hi,

May I know the BW setting of your photo?

I just took some night shooting but the sky shown yellow and orange rather than dark.

 

[zola70]

Hi zola,

You have a very great shot... What in my mind is that which camera can give a good shot w/o using PP, as I don't know how to use PP. I still have not decided what to get with $3k budget, as I need get a dry cabinet,bags,tripod,camera + lenses, speedlight. Either D90 or D5000 for me??? Now after the image u taken I might move forward to D5000. After all like all ppl said " good Photo is not with good camera, the the person behind it".

Hi Astrorion,

Thanks for viewing & your comment. I'm just like you who also don't like to use PP to edit my photo shots. That why I only use very simple software to do cropping, resizing & printing. For your budget at $3K you can get a D5000 and the rest you can invest on good lenses, speedlight, tripod & so on. To take a good photos all you need is practice and to get the correct settings.

 

[zola70]

Hi,

May I know the BW setting of your photo?

I just took some night shooting but the sky shown yellow and orange rather than dark.

Hi,

I use Auto White Balance for all my photos. Why not post your photos here and let us see why is the sky shown yellow and orange rather than dark.