Cardiff, night shootin'

[Hoodi]

Went out for a gander with chewyuk this evening - cracking chap, a pleasure to shoot with - definitely something we'll have to do again soon!

Here's what I came up with :

#1
Think I've overcooked this one :

#2
A bit more relaxed :

#3
With a tree! :

#4
HDR naffness that I've done quite poorly, has obliterated the nice lighting :/

#5
City hall - a strangely lit building, quite hard to shoot! :

#6
Good ol' Mr. George :

#7
Obligatory night-shooting light trails :

#8
Under the bridge :

 

[Catdaddy]

#3 and #6 for me, Hoodi; #1 IS a little overcooked, and it's a real shame #4 didn't quite work - if the lights at the top of the building weren't so blown out it'd be great!

 

[Ally]

All very good, I must say 3# does nothing for me. I love the way you have captured the light so well

 

[MattEg]

#1, is a little over cooked, but I still like it, because its different.

Looks like it could be in a scene from Dr Who.

 

[daveyuk]

7 & 8 for me as they are very good I also like 5 coz it has that spooky kind of feel to it.

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Fab set Hoodi, love the first one, great comp, don't care if it’s over cooked.
I love six and eight too....wonderful colour tones in six and the comp really works for me.

 

[geoffd70]

5 6 & 8 are brilliant - No 6 probably my fav

 

[chewyuk]

Hey Hoodi - It was a cracking night, really enjoyed it and the company !
Think I'll need much more night shot practice, but with your tips my learning curve should be allot quicker mate. I'll post some of my efforts up shortly. You managed a nice one of City Hall, even though the lighting really didnt help. Cheers Chewyuk

 

[chewyuk]

Quick job, little editing, but here you go, once again Hoodi cheers for last night - great laugh..

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Hope I'm not hijacking Hoodi, but as it was the same shoot - I thought this would be cool
btw your framing is excellent, these are raw and will work on framing and teaching myself something new this afternoon !

Cheers Chewyuk

 

[Hoodi]

Cheers for the comments all - and some groovy stuff there, Neil - particularly liking that second one, you got far more light in the foreground than I was expecting. The last one is quite different to what I was doing under there, too - having laughed at not being able to get any detail under the bridge, I managed to recover some

Think I'll re-do #1 and post it tommorow.

 

[Johnny1982]

Such a great personal style that really brings out the beauty of the night. Adore them all mate.

Glad to see your not just a talented country boy