Category Archives: Night Photography

This year three countries, Canada, Thailand and the United Kingdom competed in the Celebration of Light. When the fireworks end it’s a unique experience to walk with nearly 350,000 people as they exit the downtown area. I like this image because it was taken close to the beginning of the performance when the sun had just set and there is the shilouette of the mountains in the distance.

The summer solstice takes place on June 21st in the northern hemisphere. This is one of the longest days of the year. Right now is a great time to explore and take images in the evening. Tonight it didn’t get dark until almost 9:30 p.m. and it was warm, quiet and there was hardly a breath of wind.

When taking a long exposure of flowing water a tripod is a necessity. An exposure of a few seconds gives the water a velvety effect. Longer exposures up to 30 seconds gives the water a milky effect, like the image below. I’ve read that images of waterfalls never seem to do very well in photo contests. Oh well, I still like to experiment with slow shutter speeds to create a graceful blur.

As a photographer I’m visually drawn to silhouettes. This is an object or scene that is backlit, and appears dark against a lighter background. This time of year many of the trees don’t have leaves on them yet and I find beauty in the way the branches are reaching out towards the sun. In the second image, if you look closely, the tree branches appear to be reaching for the planet Jupiter which is visible in the western sky right after sunset.