Interesting freeway picture

///Matt · 12-28-2006, 02:35 AM

I took this picture tonight at around 9:30pm.

15 second exposure, pretty wide open aperture, fairly low ISO (I think either 50 or 100).

I like it! notice the honest to goodness stars! you thought we couldn't see those in LA, but you were wrong! =)

BMW F22 · 12-28-2006, 02:42 AM

wow- I didnt even know you could take pix of stars like that. nice!

850CSi · 12-28-2006, 02:43 AM

Very nice!

neuronpetkowski · 12-28-2006, 11:19 AM

i'm in that picture somewhere...i swear

remmib · 12-28-2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by neuronpetkowski

i'm in that picture somewhere...i swear

Prove it

Nice pics by the way, maybe a little too long shutter.

ScheerSpeed · 12-28-2006, 11:49 AM

awesome. what camera?

bmviz · 12-28-2006, 12:02 PM

great picture - light "holiday traffic"?

///Matt · 12-28-2006, 02:09 PM

Actually, traffic wasn't very heavy at all, it's just that plenty of cars had time to drive by. I had such a long shutter because I wanted more than just the lights, I wanted the hills, sky, and clouds too. I would like to have less exposure on the cars, and more on the sky. that'd be cool, but I didn't want to change it to that with photoshop.

obLu · 12-28-2006, 05:37 PM

stars = satellites

///Matt · 12-28-2006, 05:50 PM

lol. and helicopters.

Joop! · 12-28-2006, 06:07 PM

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lol. and helicopters.

I think they are UFO's with aliens try to conquer the world

Nice picture Matt

rit · 12-28-2006, 06:07 PM

Geez Matt, look at that highway! There's a huge section that looks like an earthquake damage poster. LOL. You DRIVE on that?

///Matt · 12-28-2006, 07:45 PM

It's funny you mention earthquake damage... about 200 yards further south (BEHIND the camera) is an overpass that collapsed during the earthquake in 1994. A police officer rode his motorcycle clear off of the collapsed overpass in the dark, and was killed. They named it after him to comemorate.

poldim · 12-28-2006, 10:21 PM

awesome pic, I'm starting to take more and more shots playing with longer exposures...

I really want to find some tutorials/guides for post processing...

wvtlo · 12-28-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by poldim

awesome pic, I'm starting to take more and more shots playing with longer exposures...

I really want to find some tutorials/guides for post processing...

hang out here... www.dpreview.com ...it'll keep you busy for a few days

poldim · 12-28-2006, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wvtlo

hang out here... www.dpreview.com ...it'll keep you busy for a few days

I've been watching the forums for the past couple of months, but not much is said about post processing. They mainly focus on hardware, which I'm also interested in...

spydrz · 12-28-2006, 10:29 PM

Wow, that road is in bad shape!

Cool pic though

cm3rc · 12-29-2006, 03:30 AM

craaaaaaazy!

LOLrance · 12-29-2006, 05:41 AM

i love long exposures!

///Matt · 12-29-2006, 12:14 PM

sweet man

ScBlacksunshine · 12-29-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wvtlo

hang out here... www.dpreview.com ...it'll keep you busy for a few days

Dpreview's forum is aight....too many haters and people too concentrated on the hardware rather then the art of photography. Try Fredmiranda.com instead, I think the people on their forum have more to say then just hardware...at least they don't all flock to "When's the next 40D coming out?

"

diesel007 · 12-29-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ScBlacksunshine

Dpreview's forum is aight....too many haters and people too concentrated on the hardware rather then the art of photography. Try Fredmiranda.com instead, I think the people on their forum have more to say then just hardware...at least they don't all flock to "When's the next 40D coming out?

"

I agree that site is crap.

12-28-2006, 02:35 AM	#1
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///Matt United States Marine 333 Rep 2,748 Posts Drives: 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (8) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Actually, traffic wasn't very heavy at all, it's just that plenty of cars had time to drive by. I had such a long shutter because I wanted more than just the lights, I wanted the hills, sky, and clouds too. I would like to have less exposure on the cars, and more on the sky. that'd be cool, but I didn't want to change it to that with photoshop.
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///Matt United States Marine 333 Rep 2,748 Posts Drives: 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (8) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	It's funny you mention earthquake damage... about 200 yards further south (BEHIND the camera) is an overpass that collapsed during the earthquake in 1994. A police officer rode his motorcycle clear off of the collapsed overpass in the dark, and was killed. They named it after him to comemorate.
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