Night shots

**Mike Bailey** · 17 September 2007, 07:33 PM

I took these in natural light using a Canon power shot SD800 IS. They were very dark, I adjusted the brightness level in Photoshop to reveal the image.

**raynerj1** · 17 September 2007, 11:15 PM

Hi Mike,

To get a night time shot without having to photoshop it... Try putting the camera on a tri-pod and using a slow exposure. If the camera doesn't do it automatically, then slip it into manual mode.

Nice job of photoshopping the shots by the way.

**Mike Bailey** · 18 September 2007, 02:01 AM

Try putting the camera on a tri-pod and using a slow exposure.

Thanks for the suggestion John. My Camera is a small point and click shooter about the size of a pack of cigarettes, there is no room on my Harley for luggage. I carry my Camera and Phone in the same pocket.

**Soquili** · 18 September 2007, 02:36 AM

The shots came out looking very good, Mike. They look as good as any film night shots I have seen.

**Mike Bailey** · 18 September 2007, 02:40 AM

Thanks Bill.

**raynerj1** · 18 September 2007, 04:18 AM

Does it have a manual Mode? Set it up on something stable like the seat of your bike, and set a 10 second timer... The camera should stablize after your trip the timer and then you can have a 1 second exposure... It would make your work in photoshop easier. You wouldn't have to dig in the dirt as much for the shot.

**RTK** · 22 September 2007, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by raynerj1

...then you can have a 1 second exposure... It would make your work in photoshop easier...

Mike, as in the two example shots --- telling everyone and everything to freeze for a second wouldn't have been that big of a deal, no?

Risto

**geminiguy** · 22 September 2007, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Bailey

I carry my Camera and Phone in the same pocket.

Hence the phrase..... "Calling the shots"!!!!

I "had" to

**raynerj1** · 23 September 2007, 02:35 AM

Hmmm... Telling a bunch o partying bikers to "freeze" would seem to be asking for trouble.

That is almost as bad as walking into a redneck bar and asking who's pickup did I just back into...

**geminiguy** · 23 September 2007, 04:25 AM

Just before my son was born, I won a "HUGE" stuffed duck while up at Old Orchard Beach in Maine (USA)
It was my first year up there sans-my ride.... There was a large group of "Star Riders" and I walked up to the biggest, baddest lookin one and said... "Can I put my duck on yer ride, for a pic"??
........ He burst out laughin (lookin over at my "then" pregnant wife) and said "Absolutely"!!

( I don't think I have to tell John.... just how completely relieved I was)