Planning for Night Photography

Night photography does need some planning. A tripod is a necessary tool one needs to carry case exposure run in excess of a few seconds. But more important is the subject. On this night as I was wandering around the capitol building in downtown Austin. The statue of this horseman provided a good subject. I did have a flash light, a sturdy tripod. I did try to use the flash to light up the horseman but that light did not provide the desired effect. Hence I decided to use his outline by exposing for the brightly lit building in the background.
These days when you are out for night photography it would be better to make a few judgement calls about what you plan to shoot. If you are shooting a public building such as above inside of the grounds, if you see any security around. It would help to inquire to see you are not violating any unpublished laws against photographing the place.
Shooting details f/22 at 4 secs on a Nikon D70 White balance set to Luminscent.
Comments are welcome - KD

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