Heathrow at night

[mach one]

during my stay at heathrow last weekend i was in my room as it started to get dark so i thought i would try some shots at dusk so opened up the aperture to max and cranked up the ISO to 12800 and fired away

740A0249-1 by machone photos, on Flickr

740A0259 by machone photos, on Flickr

it is somthing i haven't really tried before, I am also surprised at how well the modern DSLR cameras handle the very high ISO,s, in the days of film I once tried a roll of Kodak ektra 1000 ISO and the grain in that was very visible and now you can go up to 12000 ISO plus and still get a reasonably acceptable image

and one more with the camera on a pillow on the windowsill F/16 30 sec exposure

740A0343 by machone photos, on Flickr

[keithnewsome]

Yes darkness is a whole new ball game isn't it ..... something I attempt sometimes and fail at badly !! I would be very pleased with those especially the Brussels Airlines shot .... lots of detail in there ! well done mach one !

Keith

[mach one]

Yes darkness is a whole new ball game isn't it ..... something I attempt sometimes and fail at badly !! I would be very pleased with those especially the Brussels Airlines shot .... lots of detail in there ! well done mach one !

Keith

Cheers Keith

it is somthing i will have to try and do more often, I have seen some great Night shots posted by various people on the boards and was happy with some of the results from my first attempt

[pig hunter]

nice job

impressive

camera/lens plz

pig hunter

[andygolfer]

very nice and well improvised with the pillow, a handy tip to remember

thanks for posting them and inspiring me to try some more night shots

andy

[mach one]

nice job

impressive

camera/lens plz

pig hunter

Hi I used the Canon 5D Mark III and the canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens to take these shots

[mach one]

very nice and well improvised with the pillow, a handy tip to remember

thanks for posting them and inspiring me to try some more night shots

andy

I was looking for somthing to give the camera a bit of height off the windowsill so folded a pillow in half and used that like you would with a bean bag, set up the camera and used mirror lock up and released the shutter with the self timer to avoid touching the camera

I had to find somthing to do after emptying the complementary mini bar

[MikeG23]

Excellent set with some learning for me there also re: using a pillow (or whatever is close to hand) - good tip.

Mike

[pig hunter]

THX

BET U PAID A BOMB FOR THE MINI-BAR

the 70-200 f2.8 is much more suited to these type of shots

but I still prefer my 100-400 v2 for aircraft photography

Canon did a good job with that lens

best

pig hunter

[mach one]

THX

BET U PAID A BOMB FOR THE MINI-BAR

the 70-200 f2.8 is much more suited to these type of shots

but I still prefer my 100-400 v2 for aircraft photography

Canon did a good job with that lens

the Minibar was complimentary with the room i had so i felt it was compulsory to empty it, i was staying in the renaissance heathrow in an Executive Runway view Room, i managed to get it for £120.00 a night as a marriott members rate, but the rooms have unparalleled views of heathrow even if you do have to shoot through the double glazed windows

room-with-a-view by machone photos, on Flickr

I have not tried the 100-400 mk II yet but i did own the MKI version for a few years until i sold it to my brother in law last year, and that was a good all round lens that offered lots of reach and range, I have been tempted to get hold of a MKII 100-400 to try but up until now i have resisted

I have the canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS mk II lens and the canon 300mm f/2.8L IS mk II lens and a canon 1.4 X converter mk III so have pretty much the range of the 100-400 covered with the two lenses and a converter so i keep telling myself that i dont need a 100-400 as well

[pig hunter]

try to keep thinking like that

but it is a great lens

up to 640 mm on a 1.6x body

I love it

best

ph

[talldan76]

Nice shots, and well done on the improvisation!!