Night picture

[Enrique]

Hi,

I take this picture in Bahia de Kino,

It's my first night picture, so I am not sure about the noise, and white balance, so I will appreciate any critics, comments, etc

Thanks you
Enrique Vizcarra

Nikon D300
ISO 1600
f/5.6
30 sec
Tokina 12-24 at 18mm

5 pictures blending

[dcclark]

Hello!

I don't have the time to give a thorough critique right now, but let me say: I like the idea, but I think your technical details are a bit off. If you're going to "stack" (or blend) exposures, then you definitely don't need to work at ISO 1600. I can see a LOT of noise in the photo resulting from that high ISO. It also looks like there are a lot of compression artifacts -- did you save this as a low quality jpeg?

[Bianca.Tarleton]

Did you take these pictures with a tripod? Especially with night photography, you want to make sure your camera is very still. When you get to blending so many pictures together if they aren't taken at the exact same position, you'll get those streaky stars. Its a start to a good idea, but still could use some work. Nice try, keep at it!

[Enrique]

Originally Posted by dcclark

Hello!

I don't have the time to give a thorough critique right now, but let me say: I like the idea, but I think your technical details are a bit off. If you're going to "stack" (or blend) exposures, then you definitely don't need to work at ISO 1600. I can see a LOT of noise in the photo resulting from that high ISO. It also looks like there are a lot of compression artifacts -- did you save this as a low quality jpeg?

I will try ISO 200 or less, I can try again this weekend

I did save at 8 quality jpeg, but I think the noise come from the original size too.

Originally Posted by Bianca.Tarleton

Did you take these pictures with a tripod? Especially with night photography, you want to make sure your camera is very still. When you get to blending so many pictures together if they aren't taken at the exact same position, you'll get those streaky stars. Its a start to a good idea, but still could use some work. Nice try, keep at it!

Yes I did use Tripod,

I hope repeat that pictures this weekend, and I will try to asure well the tripod

Thank you very much for your valuable help
Enrique Vizcarra