Viewed from a leidseplein hotel terrace:




bang boom bang boom boom

great shot!

Very nice ! Great detail with the foreground and fireworks.

What camera was that taken with anyway? All my similar night shots are totally blurred.

Nikon D200, handheld.
Otherwise, use a tripod ;-)

SWEET PHOTO!!! Wish I was there.

Hand held?! I'm impressed. The D200 is sweet, but a good camera doesn't necessarily make a good photo. Did you use an image stabilizing lens?

I guess the wide angle helped quite a bit. Did you use one of your older lenses or did you get a lens along with the D200 body?

I've got the D70. I'm not yet impressed with the image quality. When I blow up images, the detail that I'm accustomed to with film just isn't there. And the highlights block up really bad. I just ordered the Capture 4 software to see if I can do better by processing the 12 bit NEF file.

Nice pic

the dogs

if you look fast, it looks like Disney Land..

great picture!

amazing!

we found ourselves using all sorts of things for tripods to try to capture A'dam at night. i'll post the directory once we sort out the thousand or so shots!

Dogs: The lens? My old Nikon Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 AI-s workhorse...and holding still ;-) ISO was cranked up alot, needless to say. All others I'll be posting, or have posted already are done with my little pocket camera---Canon IXUS 50, and now IXUS 750. I don't lug the big Nikon around usually. I had used a D100 since they came out, and it was a very fine camera---no complaints---but I prefer the much larger LCD screens that are now available. The Nikon and the IXUS 750 both have 2.5" screens.

Starr: Improvising camera support is all part of the fun...lampposts, railings, utility boxes, etc. whatever is handy...but you can't mind dinging up your camera...;-)

greetz

Tripod tip #36...

Use a lamp. Remove the shade and the screw fits perfectly into the camera to hold it securely in place.

Auston,

I have been into photography for over 40 years and I have to admit that I've never heard that one before. Great idea, especially at parties, where someone is already wearing the lampshade.

the dogs

but does it work if a naughty slut is wearing the photographer at the time... ;-)

Hey Auston,

I am a professional photographer and I have never heard quite as good idea as the "Lamp Pod" What a great "Mcgyver" move. I will be sharing this idea with many. Just curious, are you located in Austin and do you shoot stock?

Peace,
Paraquat

Paraquat (and DogsAfire) –

Glad you found my tripod tip enlightening. Learned that trick many years ago from my older brother who was in the Peace Corps and did a lot of photography at the time. I’ve used it quite a bit at gatherings and parties over the years and when I do, everyone just shakes their heads in amusement.

Plus, it always leads directly to the shade being worn by the drunkard in the group, which is always a good thing.

And sorry, I’m not from Austin, I’m from the Detroit area. And yes, I do mean I’m sorry that I’m from Detroit!

Rock on...

- Auston