Light Trail photos (image heavy)

[SDK2003]

Here are some photo light trail photos taken by me tonight.

You like ?

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image1.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image2.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image3.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image4.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image5.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image6.jpg

[TT]

Me yes, for sure! Very nice indeed!

[Nemisis8u]

:shock: OMG :shock: That looks amazing. Do you have any bigger ones? I want one for my wallpaper. :shock:

[alondahan]

wow :shock: it's beautiful. looks like lasers :wink:

[draak666]

I like.

[gis]

fantastic SDK.i love lookin at stuff like that,and pics of were people live.u got nay other stuff like that dude

i have one i took bout a month ago,lookin over the country,i sent it to a few people and they said they liked it as they set it as there wallpaper.

if anyones interested let me know

[BADMIHAI]

What aperture/shutter speed did you use? And also, what lens and film (ISO and brand). Looks like an F11 (it has sharp focus from front to back). I guess the film was a ISO 800 or at least 400. Please gimme details! Was it a bulb exposure?

[novass]

very nice!!! ive always liked light trail photos, these are outstanding. do you have any bigger ones? i too would like one for my desktop :D

[SFDMALEX]

Wow, that looks great, any 1024x768 versions?

[oic0]

how did you do that *im a camera novice*

[crazidude]

oo thats nice
i wouldn't mind getting one for my wall paper

[stracing]

how does it work? coz i don't see a single car in the pics
simply amzing

[twboy1999]

hey sdk2003 very nice pic
what kind of cam did u use

and howdid u get the traffic streaks?

[cho_888]

was it a digital camera like a SLR? My father and i take heaps of photos i have a canno 10D and several L-series lenses. OR are you using film?

[BADMIHAI]

He uesd a film camera (SLR-Single Reflex Lens)! I just wish he tells me his shutter speed, aperture, lens type and film ISO!

[stradale]

Excellent stuff SDK! Very sharp. And the warm colour in the sky in some pictures gives a nice atmosphere to them. This certainly is good wallpaper material.

[SDK2003]

Thanks for your comments :)

I took them using a cheap(ish) digital camera - Canon Powershot S30

http://www.btinternet.com/~ibizacluba/canon_s30.jpg

Depending on the photo I varied the shutter speed to between 6-13 seconds, an ISO of 100 or 200 and aperture values of 2.8 – 6.3

For these less technical - The lens on camera is open for approx 10secs and that allows the light from the passing cars to leave a trail. You can't see the cars, lorries or buses because they are not bright enough to show in the picture.

The original images are 2046x1536 but I’ve resized them all to 1024x768 - Click here to view (http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Light_trail_gallery/index.html)

[novass]

thanks for the large image files! using one for my desktop already!

how did you adjust the shutter speeds on your camera. i want a new camera, i got one when digital cams first came out and now, like everthing, the pos is obsolete. how much was that camera if you dont mind me asking? do you like it?

[TT]

I tried to watch the big pics.. but only the page with the thumbs works.. if I click a pic, I get the famous red X... only me?

[Nemisis8u]

I tried to watch the big pics.. but only the page with the thumbs works.. if I click a pic, I get the famous red X... only me?

Nope im having the same problem.

[alondahan]

me too :cry:

[SDK2003]

I tried to watch the big pics.. but only the page with the thumbs works.. if I click a pic, I get the famous red X... only me?

Try now

[SDK2003]

thanks for the large image files! using one for my desktop already!

how did you adjust the shutter speeds on your camera. i want a new camera, i got one when digital cams first came out and now, like everthing, the pos is obsolete. how much was that camera if you dont mind me asking? do you like it?

I got the Camera last year and it cost £380 from the net. Now you can buy exact same camera but 5 Mega Pixels and a few other tweaks for the same money - Canon Powershot S50

The Camera has manual control settings (P, AV, TV & M). Using the TV setting (Timing Value) I can set the shutter speed from 1/2500sec all the way up to 15 seconds.

A tripod is also essential

[TT]

I tried to watch the big pics.. but only the page with the thumbs works.. if I click a pic, I get the famous red X... only me?

Try now

No :( sadly still the same...

[novass]

thanks for the info SDK. im gonna go check it out tonight.

[TT]

Dang, I tried with my Olympus digital camera to play with the shutter a little.. but no luck LOL. I set it to around 4 seconds, just to see if it works, but the resulting pic was completely normal LOL!

[SDK2003]

Sorry peeps.
I've just realised the large images were pointing to files on my Hard Drive- i've fixed it now so they will work

TT - Which Olympus Digi Cam do you have ??

[TT]

Sorry peeps.
I've just realised the large images were pointing to files on my Hard Drive- i've fixed it now so they will work

TT - Which Olympus Digi Cam do you have ??

I have a Camedia C-3000 ZOOM

[SDK2003]

I have a Camedia C-3000 ZOOM

Your min shutter is 16 seconds :)
Look for a 'Tv' mode then you can alter the shutter speed.

Read your manual :wink:

[TT]

I know I know :) I read the manual, and it's pretty poor.. nothing about the shutter...
But I found it in the menus, and saw it can go from 1/800 to 16 seconds.. but even if I set it to 4 seconds, the camera took a standard pic anyway...

[Nemisis8u]

I just found my new wallpaper. Thnx :D

[TT]

I finally did it!!!!!!!

To bad I had the camera in my hands and not on its tripod... but at least I know it works!

http://www.flytrap.it/public/ttsib/p9130004.jpg

[SDK2003]

yay \o/ - nice apartment block you're in there :)

I've taken some more today during dusk and using a different White Balance.

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image8.jpg

http://www.sdk2003.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/light_trails/image7.jpg

[TT]

Your pics are amazing :D

I tried again, with the tripod... but well.. it does not work! I tried with 16", 10", 8" and even 4", but no idea why, the shutter seems to close after a single second... you can see it in this terrible try..

http://www.flytrap.it/public/ttsib/01.jpg

The I tried to play with the rev counter too ;)

http://www.flytrap.it/public/ttsib/02.jpg

But my hand was shaking again :D

Now I have to understand why the hell my Olympus refuse to set the shutter open for longer :(

[SDK2003]

Maybe you haven't got your camera set to the correct mode ??

[TT]

Maybe you haven't got your camera set to the correct mode ??

No, it's completely straight forward.. I set it to various speeds, but nothing.. but then I found a review where they speak of shutter speed between 1 and 1/800th... so why the software has also all the other values? :( the camera fooled me :(

[Johns]

those pics are insane. keep up the good work :D

[Mazdacrazy]

nice! Any more?

[oeggermo]

These are indeed very nice pictures. Amazing effect. With what kind of camera did you took these pictures, was it a special mode or feature on your camera?? Where were they taken?

[cho_888]

It seems to me that photography and cars are very much connected and i can see that many people on this forum would be into photography.

[Billyjuan]

Those are some bad ass pics man. thanks for the wallpaper, that are some tight pics. Where exactly did u took those pics of the freeway? :D

[hemi_fan]

awesome dude, how did u make those? or did u make those?