Stop the lens down to f16 or f22 if possible, for maximum sharpness and the greatest depth of field.

He's right you know. Although the more observant amongst you will note my settings aren't quite as prescribed. On the night I let the camera make?

Sadly, all my night shots are on my other computer which is not internet-capable just now, so I?ll have to admire everyone else?s.

But?

(I went there for the first time on Wednesday with Ben and Giovanni, and gazed in wonderment upon various bizarre, useless, or actively dangerous structures.?

Long Gully Bridge, Northbridge, Sydney. One of the few times I've dragged the tripod out after dark.

Love Lilith's advice too. And not breathing until the exposure is done. :-) Hehe, I've tried that, I think I shake more when I?

The advice I've seen is take the picture while exhaling, on the theory your body is in a more relaxed state than tensed up with not breathing.

There's a natural pause at the end of exhaling, I just stretch it out a bit. Works for me! :-)

That's one crazy-looking bridge, Julie. (Arrow-slits!!)

David, love your scary trees.

This one from a boat. Manly just beat the Warriors in the grand final. But we don't need to mention that.

Lovin' all the shots. David those trees are spooky, and great.

...actually Martin Phillipps (Chills) does
a good line in modern horror stories
and I believe is responsible for this image...
which I'll call?

Of course, you can have a bit of fun without a tripod too. ;-)

Any chance of dumping them on a memory stick, or something? Would be lovely if you could contribute some shots too. ;-)

Yes. After our afternoon lesson, I have used it for manual focusing a lot more. Thanks for the tip.

thanks for the breathing tips. Somewhere in the deep recesses I know that... I think I just push the boundaries of handheld because I am too lazy to haul my heavy manfrotto around. Or I'm getting shaky in?

Aw, thanks Jack, working on it! PC desktop with files on, Macbook online, only medium that goes on both is a disc and I tried writing some jpgs?

I?ve used my tripod so much I?ve developed a sort of reflexive tango-step to avoid tripping over the?

Night all, and keep the photos coming.

PS. Sorry for causing such technical angst Lilith.

Oh I don't think it's your fault my PC won't connect ;-)

Have you tried a connection over ethernet direct to the router?

He's very generous with his tech know-how – if I had the gear I'd probably give it a go.

Thanks Joe. His Time lapse Demo Reel is un.be.lievable!

That would work, but my flatmate's computer already has that spot. I can't quite believe that a PC less than a year old doesn't have a wireless receiver....

Awesome!

How do you think he did the travelling shots? With a video camera you could use a dolly, but a timelapse?? And the shot moving up the tree-trunk?

Because I don't often carry around the tripods I have been given over the years?

David that's bloody brilliant!! (Where did you get the bolt?)

Just for the lols, here's a koala on cam

Hardware shop. Most consumer cameras take a 1/4 of an inch bolt (some larger professional camera are 1/3 of an inch, these cameras often come with adaptors).
You are not like to find a bold short enough though. My solution was to add a?

Ah yes, the old don't-puncture-the-camera issue ;-)

Thinking about it, I could probably use the half of my quick-release tripod attachment that goes onto the bottom of the camera: that already has a bolt the right size!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pvfj0Q_MDs

While I admire his innovation, I think he could have picked some more dramatic?

Yeah that's clever with teh tubes. Not a koala in sight.

I have these two images, and I thought similar but in a completely irrelevant way.
I give you before....

bugger. so it was terminal

Maybe it sensed the impending end of Ektachrome
Could be. Actually, I had a roll of Kodak Tri-X in there at the time. Just started using it again and it's still?

I have some from the following year and the other direction when a certain someone helps me scan them.

Used to be my fave, you could push that bugger so far you could take pictures of black cats in dark rooms that weren't even there.
:o-]

Well you just hurry them up Sacha. Would love your contribution. :)

What a great shot. That's the year I spent in International House, more or less in the shadow of the bridge. Somewhere I have some negatives from that time of night shots at the museum and Auckland Uni clock tower. Might have to go digging.

same. lots of indoor performances and outdoor sports in varying light

Not quite as early as I thought. I was working at Camera House at the time. Free developing and printing (cough) and I can?t remember if this was one of the many demo cameras or my Olympus OM 1n.

I remember using one at a Peking Man gig – no other way I'd have kept focus on that twirling Urlich.

Minoltas always preferred by wildlife photographers :-)

And this from earlier in the evening looks like mini Parachutes. The aliens are landing. :)

Deserves bigger, or am I just greedy?

And I'm afraid a little voice in my head said, "LIGHTbulb"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHaERIvFNE

Here.;)

+1!

Bet you are good at scrabble ;)

Not hard to see the theme there. My moderate moderator self is hovering over the redaction button. Call me a prude, but... Actually, go on, because in all likelihood, I am.

And comfortable with it. ;-)

bloom·er 
n.
1. A costume formerly worn by women and girls that was composed of loose trousers gathered about the ankles and worn under a short skirt.

Love your work Sof'. ;-)

Apparently some parts of the Bible are plagiarised.
;-)

Or in this case...
bloomer noun (MISTAKE )
/?blu?.m?r /
/-m?/ [C]

Definition
UK old-fashioned slang, a silly or embarrassing mistake which does not have?

Nah, I just feckin' Googled it.

Wait...

They were the last 2 letters and there was no Wes in John Key.Hey, It was an Election Special, and politics is a dirty word afterall. Didn't realise it was a G rating around here. My bad {;)

Nah, just a P rating. (Or maybe a C rating?)

Like I said, carry on, and I'll go read the censorship thread.

Wah? A PC rating? { ;)

Yay, back to photos. ;-)

Guess that is an expensive pool with a view. Very nice.

Guess that is an expensive pool with a view.

Guess so, but for one night, all food, drink and access to the pool included, plus breakfast, didn't seem too extravagant at the time. Compared to say this. In fact, not even close.

Yep we went down to check it out when last in Dubai. I've posted it before but why not again.

Even I got that {:)

What can you do with last nights moon? Had a very distinctive orange halo.

Evening, sir. Those are great. Did you get any closer shots of the Treaties poster or the "What do we do when we can't be together?" bill?

Have been missing the Roamin' thread, TBH, so giving this one some meandering themes is all good with me.

Keep 'em coming.

Found it.

That first moon shot is lovely Sofie, like light at the end of a cloudy tunnel

Great shots Geoff, really like them, you could do a feature on Capture maybe?

edit: the image wont?s show it seems, can you delete it Jac, and I?ll?

Yes, good call. Although Geoff has been working on a collection of photos of classic New Zealand cinemas for us (hopefully), which we aim to feature here at some stage.

Of course we'd be pretty thrilled?

lol Jackie. I can keep you good company.

Altho inspired by the tips and pics on here, I dusted off my dslr and captured a night portrait of the?

Me too, that one was fun. And I was planning on having a Roamin'-themed picture to share. See those pink characters on the map there that say ??????? (X?húlín Catholic Church)? That's been intriguing me ever since I bought that map book. What's?

Where a star and the moon meet Pollen....

old Ponsonby fire station?

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77360&src=fb

Yes, it's an attractive building, no matter what time of day or night. :)

Palm Jumeira. I should have mentioned further back that the photo of the Hotel was at the tip of the Palm island. This is on the way back emerging from the underground tunnel that lead us to the ginormous Hotel. Not a great photo but we was?

Still is, sort of.(geez I could be in marketing,or realestate ;)

this was today at Silo park, kinda the same but different.

*lunar leftovers make for light snacks
and with Autumn falling faster
you'll need this Mooncake recipe....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUIBTjz9pk&feature=related

Stool life...
Ok then. Here?s a?

Tips for seeing noctilucent clouds, here. And more images.

A friend living in Northern Scotland for several years said he saw them a number of times. And did he take a single photo?? No!

I'd like to see nacreous clouds even more.

We seem to be in lateral thinking mode. Ernest Raglin was here in 1999. He was exceptional, from fading memory. Don?t think Sly & Robbie were there though.

Gone surfin?.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0tpI4Y4W7I&feature=related

Besotted with those nacreous clouds... thanks Lilith, that has made my week just knowing that they exist.

Neil Young moment. ;-)

Thought I'd posted this, but appears not.

That's kinda freaky on my brain. Very coolish. { : )
Cant look at it for too long though.

Do you think? Actually, I I took that on the night I went to see Call Cutta in the New Performance Festival. Was hoping to get some other shots around the?

Nice.

I love how jaggy and pixellated the figures look.

Thanks Lilith. I feel like I should go back and have another go at it one day.

Nice shot, Jonathan.

It would be a sin to travel so far, to stand in the holy place at the foot of your master and not imbibe of the great and wonderful bounty that he bestows upon one for a token.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hour_Church_of_Elvis

You are truly blessed to have?

In 1993, at the start of our Grand Tour, we went to San Francisco, and I was pretty happy to visit the Vesuvio bar, frequented by?

Bar sign in Vesuvio.

Great little series DR. Cheers.

Do you know how Mark is, these days? He taught me art in the 7th form, many moons ago, but an experience I'll never forget. :-)