Stopped the car and brought my little buddy out in the winter night. It’s cold he said and asked me to make it quick - I thought to myself - ISO800 could work. He looked at me with his big black eye - scared that I would go all the way to 15s but I smiled and said I would make it painless. 8s later I took him into the warm car and we drove home.
Where is me??????????????????ME!!!!!!!!!!!
I was there, too! but somebody forgot that~~~~
Poor little Linn
Great shot, Carl. Glad to see that our black eyed friend can take the cold.
I was looking at some night-shots on http://ricoh.grfan.net/showthread.php?t=3700 (bottom of the page) and I noticed the “weird” behaviour of the DP1 on light sources and light trails.
The same applies to your shot.
Compare http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2331452218_303d5cd0fe.jpg
with http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2330377457_6cbc63c824.jpg.
Are the “solid trails” the tradeoff for a clearer/lighter and overall much better picture?
Linn, without you either more or less pictures ;)
I was looking at some night-shots on http://ricoh.grfan.net/showthread.php?t=3700 (bottom of the page) and I noticed the “weird” behaviour of the DP1 on light sources and light trails.
The same applies to your shot
Compare http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2331452218_303d5cd0fe.jpg
with http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2330377457_6cbc63c824.jpg.
Are the “solid trails” the tradeoff for a clearer/lighter and overall much better picture?
yeah - poor Linn. She was beside me freezing her cute butt off. hmm.. I better include her next time. :)
It’s really interesting whether the DP1 noise on ISO800 is reduced comparing to SD14?
I don’t think so. It’s more about SPP3.1 being better. But haven’t tested them against each other yet.
I was looking at some night-shots on http://ricoh.grfan.net/showthread.php?t=3700 (bottom of the page) and I noticed the “weird” behaviour of the DP1 on light sources and light trails.
The same applies to your shot
Compare http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2331452218_303d5cd0fe.jpg
with http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2330377457_6cbc63c824.jpg.
Are the “solid trails” the tradeoff for a clearer/lighter and overall much better picture?
Carl: I see stars. I see light sparkles on the snow. Just stunning.
Wow, that looks great! Did you do much post processing, or is that straight out of the camera?
It´s nice. How you do it? I would like to see exif data (not available) or straight x3f.
My experience with SD14 is that it´s unusable for this type of shots over ISO200 (irregular splashes - not spots like Bayer sensors - of heavy noise, resistant to noise reduction), developed whether in SPP or Lightroom or Photoshop CS3.
Hi Ed, (and petr) it’s more or less straight out of camera (looked very nice on the LCD) - processing is all SPP3.1 and some sliders here and there. I made a movie on what the workflow looks like before. The trick in this particular shot is to find a good white balance. And I played around a lot before I was satisfied. I could have gone for white snow but I think bluish tint gives a cool feeling that is suitable for this type of shot.
I might make some night shot raw available. :)
Carl: Good choice on the white balance. It’s my observation that snow at night is a reflection of the deep blue sky and not actually white.
Hi, great site
I’m considering the DP1.
What are those white dots on the lower left part of the image???
regards,
Diego
Charles: Thanks. And I think you’re right. :)
Diego: It’s reflections in the snow from stars and cars. Glitter or what you say in English. It was pretty cold when I took this shot. Maybe around -5C or something.
MF, first - my site said you probably where SPAM because of two links in a post. :) so this is a late reply.
secondly. I think this light effect comes from the UV filter - which is necessary - it’s not to often seen and pretty easy to avoid. And it’s not a common scenario at least not for me. If it is for you, then maybe you should consider another camera.