kevrab Posted May 2, 2013 #26 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Phillipsburg, Saint Maarten--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORDER REIVER Posted May 2, 2013 #27 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Cunard's Queen Victoria at sunset, seen from P&O's Aurora, in the North Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted May 2, 2013 #28 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Some onboard ship night photos... Zuiderdam's pool deck, with Orenjestad behind: Emerald Princess' aft pool: Emerald Princess main pool and Movies-under-the-Stars: Kralendjik, Bonaire at night: Emerald Princess at night in Aruba: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travlnblueberries Posted May 2, 2013 #29 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Zackiedawg, can you tell me what type of lens you were using on your night shots? I was wondering if I could capture anything good with 11-16 f2.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted May 2, 2013 #30 Share Posted May 2, 2013 No reason you shouldn't be able to get good results form an 11-16 F1.8 lens. For the wide angle ship night shots I was using a Tamron 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 lens...steadied on a rail or flat surface. Since I was using longer exposures, the faster apertures didn't matter so much - same would go for your 11-16mm lens. Best results would actually come from stopping down a little bit, to F4-8, and using a fixed surface to run some longer exposures in the 1/2 second to 1/8 second range, or a tripod and letting it go into several seconds or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireflies Posted May 2, 2013 #31 Share Posted May 2, 2013 On Oasis of the Seas From Celebrity Solstice Docked In the Caribbean Not from a cruise ship but in San Juan, Puerto Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travlnblueberries Posted May 2, 2013 #32 Share Posted May 2, 2013 No reason you shouldn't be able to get good results form an 11-16 F1.8 lens. For the wide angle ship night shots I was using a Tamron 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 lens...steadied on a rail or flat surface. Since I was using longer exposures, the faster apertures didn't matter so much - same would go for your 11-16mm lens. Best results would actually come from stopping down a little bit, to F4-8, and using a fixed surface to run some longer exposures in the 1/2 second to 1/8 second range, or a tripod and letting it go into several seconds or more. Thank you:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted May 2, 2013 #33 Share Posted May 2, 2013 WOW!! There are so many wonderful pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awboater Posted May 3, 2013 #34 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted May 3, 2013 #35 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Port of Miami on the bad day (debarkation!) Dave :) This brings back lots of great memories ... is that Norwegian Epic heading in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDSue Posted May 3, 2013 Author #36 Share Posted May 3, 2013 WOW!! There are so many wonderful pictures!! I agree! I always thought a tripod was necessary to great good night shots, but maybe not anymore. Just curious, how many people use a tripod (never see them on the ships), or do you use a night setting, or what's everyone's secret to a great shot at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted May 3, 2013 #37 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Here are mine. I must first express a debt of gratitude to Bruce. I noticed his image of Juneau when he first posted it and said “Wow,” and it was on my bucket list to get a similar image. So, from last summer’s trip… :) Your images are beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted May 3, 2013 #38 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Port of Miami on the bad day (debarkation!) Wonderful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted May 3, 2013 #39 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Some onboard ship night photos... Wonderful night images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted May 3, 2013 #40 Share Posted May 3, 2013 WOW!! There are so many wonderful pictures!! I completely agree. Every single poster here has beautiful images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awboater Posted May 3, 2013 #41 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I agree! I always thought a tripod was necessary to great good night shots, but maybe not anymore. Just curious, how many people use a tripod (never see them on the ships), or do you use a night setting, or what's everyone's secret to a great shot at night? I do occasionally take a tripod or monopod, but I often use a railing, top of a deck chair, etc. to rest the camera on. At least something to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted May 3, 2013 #42 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I agree! I always thought a tripod was necessary to great good night shots, but maybe not anymore. Just curious, how many people use a tripod (never see them on the ships), or do you use a night setting, or what's everyone's secret to a great shot at night? No tripod for either of my panoramas above. With the advent of stabilization and usable high ISO, I have reduced my tripod use to long exposures, staged still-life and macro shooting...none of which I usually do on a cruise. I shoot in aperture priority about 99% of the time and hold the camera "real steady" when it drops the shutter speed too far. Not much of a secret...:D I wrote an article on low-light photography that has some tips on getting by without a tripod: http://www.pptphoto.com/articles/lowlight.html Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grumpus Posted May 3, 2013 #43 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I agree! I always thought a tripod was necessary to great good night shots, but maybe not anymore. Just curious, how many people use a tripod (never see them on the ships), or do you use a night setting, or what's everyone's secret to a great shot at night? No tripod on my pic either (post #17) but sometimes it will take me 4-5 shots before I hold the camera steady enough to get 1 that is in focus. I'm a newb with a DSLR, just got it right before the last cruise. Dave, thanks for the link, I've been trying to figure out how to take good night shots by the "winging it" method, and not very successful so far. I will definitely check out your link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted May 3, 2013 #44 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I do sometimes bring a tripod - especially Caribbean cruises since I drive to port and it makes packing less of an issue. I shoved a cheap tripod in my luggage to fly to Quebec, because I knew I wanted to walk around that city at night and take some long exposures. Many or most of my other night shots are as the others mentioned - steadied on a counter, a chair, a rail, or something flat, and taking advantage of higher ISO and image stability systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted May 3, 2013 #45 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Here are mine. I must first express a debt of gratitude to Bruce. I noticed his image of Juneau when he first posted it and said “Wow,” and it was on my bucket list to get a similar image. So, from last summer’s trip… This is back under the Golden Gate Bridge on the same Alaska cruise. And, a six second exposure somewhere in the Caribbean Larry Wow, these are beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awboater Posted May 3, 2013 #46 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Both of my shots were at ISO 200. You have to know your camera's capabilities and lots of practice. And I'll admit these photos took more than one take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted May 3, 2013 #47 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Both of my shots were at ISO 200. You have to know your camera's capabilities and lots of practice. And I'll admit these photos took more than one take. Hand held at ISO 200? Pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awboater Posted May 3, 2013 #48 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Hand held at ISO 200? Pretty impressive. Hand held/resting on something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDSue Posted May 3, 2013 Author #49 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks everyone for the night shot tips. I've been wanting to buy a tripod, but I just can't imagine carrying one more thing with me- never knew how heavy just lenses could be! Dave- Thanks for the link to your article. I'm looking forward to reading it. Looking forward to more shots:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boeckli Posted May 4, 2013 #50 Share Posted May 4, 2013 SuperStar Virgo leaving Hong Kong Singapore - taken from 22nd floor of hotel Disembarking Singapore pilot On deck - Celebrity Solstice Departing Sydney onboard Diamond Princess Queen Elizabeth arrives in Tauranga - taken from Diamond Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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