Ships at Night............Your shots?

[cruisetobeaches]

Taken in Cozumel from our balcony. Camera in hand,, elbows on the railing:

 

 

ISO 800, 1/6 sec, f3.5, 18mm

 

 

Post some of your night shots!

[Aplmac]

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Regatta turns in the St.Johns inlet, ANTIGUA

 

 

 

Caribbean Princess backs up, into the turning bay at Bridgetown, Barbados

 

People checking out the sailaway.

 

 

 

Carnival Victory sails away

 

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[RichYak]

 

[boeckli]

SuperStar Virgo in Hong Kong

 

Queen Mary2

Edited December 27, 2009 by boeckli

[TheRoff]

I have liked this one. I believe the ship is the Sapphire Princess. We, on the Oosterdam are passing her off the Baja Coast.

 

 

Larry

[Beckyfaye-2008]

P&O Oceana At Night

[CL-JW]

Liberty of the Seas - San Juan:

[CL-JW]

QM2 - San Francisco:

[CL-JW]

Carnival Paradise - Ensenada, MX:

[Princess Cruiser27]

QM2 - San Francisco:

 

 

Love this shot of the QM2

[zackiedawg]

Don't have as many shots OF ships at night, but I have a lot ON ships at night.

 

Here's a shot of a ship - Celebration - in Cozumel, taken years ago with my Sony 717 balanced on a rail:

 

 

Here are some night shots onboard ships:

 

Nighttime on the Noordam in Aruba:

 

 

Noordam's top deck, at sea and moving:

 

Aft pool of Noordam:

 

Main pool with cover closed on Noordam:

[fotocruiser]

Celebrity Solstice Lawn Club (Deck 15) at night:

 

[BIGDADDY2587]

are these types of shots possible on a regular digital camera?

or do you need the professional bulky ones

 

i have a casio that has a setting for natrual light

i wonder if that would work

Edited December 30, 2009 by BIGDADDY2587

[fotocruiser]

are these types of shots possible on a regular digital camera?

or do you need the professional bulky ones

 

i have a casio that has a setting for natrual light

i wonder if that would work

 

The shots are possible if a.) you can turn off the flash; b.) the camera can focus in low to no light; c.) you have, even if it is minimal, control over the f-stop (lens opening) and shutter speed; and d.) and most important, you brace the camera on something, such as a railing, bulkhead, floor, or tripod so that camera does not move at all, as your exposures will likely be long, possibly as much as a second or longer, depending on the camera.

[mnbruce]

 

[FinelyCruising]

[CL-JW]

Sapphire Princess:

 

 

[CL-JW]

Queen Mary 2:

 

 

[CL-JW]

Radiance of the Seas:

[cruisetobeaches]

are these types of shots possible on a regular digital camera?

or do you need the professional bulky ones

 

i have a casio that has a setting for natrual light

i wonder if that would work

 

 

Sure, you don't have as many options available. A tripod or Monopod is a great help or rest the camera on a steady surface.

 

Decent hand-held shots can be made too. This one was from an Olympus 1030SW (point and shoot), hand held. Exposure at 1.6 seconds. that is a LONG time for hand held!

 

Edited December 31, 2009 by cruisetobeaches
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[soblue]

Two photos live from the P&O Oceana at night take during the cruise, I hear the weather is very bad back in the UK, Delboy. Lovely weather here today in Martinique (different stop from cruise schedule) St Lucia tomorrow and still no snow!!! :D Wished we could stay onboard for another month!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Wishes Gadger

 

Andrew

 

 

 

 

 

P&O Oceana At Night

[Beckyfaye-2008]

Soblue,

Thanks for the photo's Of Oceana, wish I was with you on board, we went to the Norwegian fields last June on Oceana and had great weather and a great cruise.

Just thought I would add a photo to show what you may be missing at home, I am sure your homesick. Lol.

Sorry everybody realise this photois not a cruise ship at night, but at least its night time.

[soblue]

It's going to be very cold for us back in the UK. :(

Being a lovely day in St Lucia today, it's now 4.20pm with the evening sun

Going to do some more night shots tonight

Also have plenty of new photos to post on the board when I'm back

Best wishes Andrew

[cruiserbryce]

love the Radiance pic...we just reserved a cruise on her 10 minutes ago:D

[Multi-Cruiser]

Sure, you don't have as many options available. A tripod or Monopod is a great help or rest the camera on a steady surface.

 

Decent hand-held shots can be made too. This one was from an Olympus 1030SW (point and shoot), hand held. Exposure at 1.6 seconds. that is a LONG time for hand held!

 

 

You took that shot hand held at 1.6 seconds? You have a very steady hand!