Night

Title: Goodnight Moon
Date taken: 11/28
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Shutter speed: 1/10
F-stop: f/3.7
ISO: 100
Focal length: 49.3 mm
Tripod:Yes

Title: Light Graffiti  
Date taken: 12/2
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Shutter speed:8
F-stop: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Focal length: 27.5 mm
Tripod:Yes

I had a great time with these night photographs.  Taking photos at night has always intimidated me in the past and I have just avoiding having to take photos at night. Now that I have tackled this project I am much more confident in my ability at taking night photographs.  The image of the moon was a good learning experience because I tried out a ton of different shutter speeds and aperture settings to try and get the results I wanted.  I am happy with how it turned out, because I wanted the moon and branches to be sharp and bright and the rest of the photo to be dark.  This creates a beautiful but erie mood. The other night photo was also a learning experience.  I  set my tripod and camera up outside of a sketchy motel with bright pink neon lights.  Using the longest shutter speed available to me (8 seconds) two flashlights, and a friend I created some light trails.  I would get my camera all set up and used a self timer then would run out in front of the camera and join my friend and start waving around my flashlight.  It took a lot of practice shots to find the perfect settings for this shot, but once I had the aperture  where I wanted it I got a lot of photographs that I liked.  I like how the neon lights add a pink glow over the entire picture.  The lights trials are also very sharp and make interesting lines and shapes.  I also tried to frame the picture using the two hotel doors.