It's odd that you should post that photo just after I'd been out to
photograph a First Manchester bus myself in similar lighting
conditions. That I can push up to 6400ASA and get good results is a
testimony to modern camera development and at that speed the bus
doesn't even have to be stationary!
Your picture shows one of the issues that no camera technology can
deal with (at the moment at least), which is the narrow colour
spectrum from sodium lighting. Whilst high pressure sodium lighting
isn't as bad as the older sodium lights, there's still a yellow cast
which colour correction won't get rid of. Of course, it is actually
an accurate record of the scene and thus perfectly correct. You can
use a flash but apart from, at he very least, annoying the driver, the
photograph wouldn't look natural and would be flat.
Nonetheless I'm an enthusiastic exponent of night photography and am
glad to find someone else trying - do try more! When it works well
the effect can be so dramatic. Heavy rain makes for great photos but
a pretty miserable experience taking them. And don't forget those
Christmas lights!
Regards,
David Beilby
On 13 Nov 2012, at 21:25, Barrie Gilbert wrote:
One of the few good things about the clocks going back an hour at
this time of year is the potential to take photographs in different
light conditions, provided that you have a tripod or a steady hand.
This teatime shot is of First Cymru Pointer-bodied Dart 42610, which
is one of a handful that have been repainted in the new corporate
livery and refurbished with leather seat covers. It is also one of
the three that carry the new bilingual fleetnames and branding for
Service 36.
The location is Clase Road, Morriston in November 2012.
© Barrie Gilbert
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