Photography after dark... Why do I beat my head against a wall

[Sherlock77]

Back in the day of silver-based photography, images like this would be close to impossible without high-speed film, a very wide aperture, and rock-steady hands.

Ah, the joy of pushing High-speed Ektachrome to ASA 400 and shooting at f/1.4 for 1/30 second handheld! And it would be super grainy, have a very shallow range of focus, the colors would be off, and there would be a tiny bit of motion blur. I liked to call it "available darkness photography."

In 2005 I photographed a stage performance in a dark bar, no flash because it wasn't allowed... On a film camera, I forget what kind of film speed it was, the results were awful, admittedly at the time I had very little experience with photography at all, especially such a difficult situation

And one from last summer, does this count? A couple dancing very briefly as they passed a music stage at a night festival, at the time I didn't get the photo I wanted, I wasn't prepared for it... I did get this photo which I first thought was a failure (because it wasn't what I wanted), but after further examination I quite liked it in a different way

 

[velociraptor]

I can't even fathom what one can do with that ISO.

Complain about noise in the photo!

 

[Au Naturel]

In 2005 I photographed a stage performance in a dark bar, no flash because it wasn't allowed... On a film camera, I forget what kind of film speed it was, the results were awful, admittedly at the time I had very little experience with photography at all, especially such a difficult situation

And one from last summer, does this count? A couple dancing very briefly as they passed a music stage at a night festival, at the time I didn't get the photo I wanted, I wasn't prepared for it... I did get this photo which I first thought was a failure (because it wasn't what I wanted), but after further examination I quite liked it in a different way

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I think most of the blur is because you were focused on the closest thing to you. The thigh of the person in the foreground is quite sharp. Probably a very wide aperture which gives a thin depth of field. There's some motion blur in the moving things because of a slow shutter speed but again, since that thigh is sharp, there wasn't a lot of camera shake. Kind of an interesting photo.

Was it an auto-exposure? All my old 35mm cameras had a built-in light meter but the exposure was manual.

 

[Sherlock77]

I think most of the blur is because you were focused on the closest thing to you. The thigh of the person in the foreground is quite sharp. Probably a very wide aperture which gives a thin depth of field. There's some motion blur in the moving things because of a slow shutter speed but again, since that thigh is sharp, there wasn't a lot of camera shake. Kind of an interesting photo.

Was it an auto-exposure? All my old 35mm cameras had a built-in light meter but the exposure was manual.

I was sitting down in a chair, just listening to the music, but always try to be alert for anything (ie. photography)... I am known for steady hands, I was just trying to capture "something", ended up with this...

 

[Judge]

Complain about noise in the photo!

I only complain about film grain/noise if I can't eliminate or reduce it in Photoshop.

 

[Jeff T]

Your photography looks very good to my eye, especially the one with the older woman sitting by herself in front of a restaurant? while someone is going up the entrance. A thousand words!

I'm lousy at night photography, maybe except moonlit landscapes on a tripod.

 

[Outdated]

I dabbled a little with night photography but only out of curiosity, I never ended up with any pictures that I really liked. Except this one:

 

[Kalinychta]

You’re constantly beating your head against the wall about something. It’s a form of egoism. How about just start enjoying your art and quit with the jealousy and self-conflagration. You’re an excellent photographer. Everyone thinks so but you. So, shut up and get on with it already.

 

[velociraptor]

I'm currently experimentng with night photography using my drone.

Forty Minutes After Sunset, Strathmore, AB, 2022-12-14 by Sean McCormick, on Flickr

It's going to be a real challenge.

 

[Chhoww]

I'm currently experimentng with night photography using my drone.

Forty Minutes After Sunset, Strathmore, AB, 2022-12-14 by Sean McCormick, on Flickr

It's going to be a real challenge. Drone DJI is a great

Amazing photo! Just like I visited this place