Light Painting the Old Chevy's

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6 жыл бұрын

I spent an amazing time recently searching out some awesome subject matter on a farm property including two old Chevy's and a wonderful gate post and tree. When I returned at night the 3 or 4 hours flew by as I put my fine art light painting techniques into practice.
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Website: www.nightscapeimages.com.au/
Facebook: / nightscapeimages
Instagram: / nightscapeimages
Equipment I use:
Nikon D750
Nikon 20mm f1.8
Nikon 14-24 f2.8
Sigma 35mm f1.4
Nikon 50mm f1.8
Nikon 85mm f1.8
Yongnuo RF603nii remote triggers
DJI Mavic Pro Drone
Godox Flash Equipment
LED Lenser P7.2 torch
Z96 continuous light
Syrp Genie Mini
Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
Video Equipment:
Panasonic GH3 camera
Panasonic FZ2500 camera
Panasonic 12-35 f2.8 lens
Panasonic 25mm f1.7 lens
Z96 video light
Yongnuo YN300 video lights
Sennheiser Radio Microphones

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@diosesplenitud 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!!!

@nightscapeimages.richard 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tato

@xthian05 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente trabajo. Gracias por compartir tus conocimientos.

@nightscapeimages.richard 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Cristhian.

@paultrunfull3324 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, awesome shoot as usual, just let my 10 year old watch he just said EPIC, enough said.

@nightscapeimages.richard 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for that awesome feedback Paul

@icecrobat 3 жыл бұрын

You're the best

@nightscapeimages.richard 3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind David. Thanks for watching.

@icecrobat 3 жыл бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard I'm a commercial photographer in Las Vegas where the bottom has dropped out of the photographic business. I'm older so I'm in the house a lot trying to find things to do. Well, I found your channel and it truly has lifted my enthusiasm and now I'm on a mission to photograph the night sky. It's really perfect for me because I go out into the Nevada desert on my own and enjoy the serenity of the night and with your great teaching, I have come back with some really decent images. Thanks again

@nightscapeimages.richard 3 жыл бұрын

@@icecrobat That's fantastic to hear David . .not the drop in business bit .. but it's always encouraging to hear that people are motivated to get out there under the stars. Take care.

@TheCinefotografiando 5 жыл бұрын

Exquisitely framed this video is. Every shot is the right one. Well done.

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. Always appreciate people's perspective and support.

@carolelabrecque2799 5 жыл бұрын

WoW! You’re a magician. This again, is such a great video! All pictures are “out of this world” as they’re so amazing! Wonderful!!!

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

I think you are being very kind Carole, thank you

@NewMoon57 6 жыл бұрын

Very Beautiful.

@richardtatti9133 6 жыл бұрын

John Spurr Thank you so much for watching John I really appreciate your support

@g0mhc 6 жыл бұрын

Another cracking video with loads of useful information, thanks Richard. Just the right amount of background music that in this case enhances the tutorial, well done.

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps for your comments .. really appreciated.

@richardsollorz6158 5 жыл бұрын

Really fantastic videos and insight. Thank you

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comments Richard ... much appreciated.

@richardsollorz6158 5 жыл бұрын

Most welcome. I have learned alot from your videos so far and also inspired me to just ask local farmers to access some great locations around my town. Look forward to seeing more from you.

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Richard. My aim is to inspire and it's good to hear the positive feedback.

@quarkyman1 6 жыл бұрын

Stunning Richard. The time lapse was epic. Thanks love your work👍👍

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Michael your comments are very much appreciated.

@colindunne8934 6 жыл бұрын

Once again Richard. Another incredible video!! I love the way you film these episodes. And results are as stunning as usual. Keep it up..

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps Colin. Your encouragement is so very much appreciated and I'm glad you like the videos.

@Lexxo777 6 жыл бұрын

Great Job Richard, a great find! Superb images.

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Rexx. Yes I was really pleased to find this location.

@criztianvenitec5273 6 жыл бұрын

Gracias por mostrarnos!!saludos Desde Argentina!!

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you like it Criztian. All the very best from Australia to Argentina ...!!!

@someofthem 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Luxembourg

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thank you very much for watching

@simonharding5696 5 жыл бұрын

I thought I'd watched all your videos, but then came across this one (I am already an enthusiastic subscriber to your channel). It's another excellent video, and your enthusiasm and professionalism are inspiring, and the results are outstanding. I wish I lived in Australia to attend your workshops. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and experience and for posting such excellent content.

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for watching Simon .. not sure how you missed this one but I was really excited to find these old wrecks that's for sure.

@peterreichstein3910 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one Richard

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete ... glad you like it. Hope you're well.

@sunnysideup1744 6 жыл бұрын

Love your images Richard, they are always stunning. Living in Maryborough (Not far from you) i have always been given the ok from owners to go on their land to shoot. So many great locations just 10 minutes out of town in any direction.

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic sunnyside up. I've just driven through Maryborough on my way home from the Grampians. I'll have more videos available soon.

@old4004 6 жыл бұрын

I'm a new subscriber, Richard, really enjoying your concise tutorials including the beautiful images. On TV we see a lot of snakes in Australia, but that's probably in areas other than the agriculture zones. Would be concerned about walking among the snakes in total darkness. (I'm from Texas and we have some of that problem.)

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Old400. We have plenty of snakes in Australia but not in the winter time. I don't visit some of the more dangerous places in the warm weather. In the Southern Hemisphere we have our best milky way viewing through the winter months so it's not a problem.

@michaelurdak5878 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely STUNNING! Thank you Richard for your wonderful instruction and inspiration. Please, what is your standard for distance from bright lighted urban areas? I am in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA and must travel a distance to achieve dark enough skies for proper milky way observance. Also, your time laps shows the lighted highway traffic AND a beautiful milky way rising through the sky. How is that possible?

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Michael. I live in a rural town of about 100,00 people but it's only a 20 minute drive to get away from the lights. Where I shot the timelapse is in a dark area of the freeway ... I'm also guessing our freeways here in Australia may not be the same as your's over in the US. The country roads are very dark.

@fingerstylefan 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video Richard. If you don't mind me asking, on your last timelapse, you said it was about 3 1/2 hours or so. What did you set the interval at between shots. Just started doing timelapse and want to start capturing the milky way next year when it returns. thanks.

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching fingerstylefan. For standard milky way timelapse I shoot using an external intervalometer, just a cheap ebay one. I set the camera to f2.8 20 sec exposures iso2500 or thereabouts. I usually set a 5 second interval between shots and then let the camera take shots until I think it's finished. This time will vary depending on what you're shooting. With the timelapse in this video I used a special intervalometer to gradually "ramp" the exposure as the light changed because I strtaed the shoot before nightfall and finished well after dark. I used the Timelapse View Plus to do that. Hope that helps.

@AerialLensVideo 6 жыл бұрын

THANKS - Your videos are simply incredible! Instructive, yes of course, but also FASCINATING! These are so well done - My wife and I cannot wait for each episode to come out. Do you really use mainly a GH3 for filming - sharp as a razor, full screen on our monitor. Just amazing.

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your awesome feedback on my videos AerialLensVideo ... it means a lot. Yes all of my filming is done with the Panasonic micro 4/3 cameras or the FZ2500. The only shots that aren't are the night shots which are taken with the Nikon D750 with fast lenses. The GH 3 can't cope with the very low light levels or high iso's. This latest video was shot exclusively with the Panasonic FZ2500 fixed lens body ... it's a great machine.

@AerialLensVideo 6 жыл бұрын

Holy cow! I just read-up on the Panasonic FZ2500 - THAT HAS TO BE the best fixed lens camera in the World! I just cannot believe the specs and all it does - just amazing. I'd save up and get one except for one fatal shortcoming: I personally really need a wider field of view (at least down to 18mm equiv) - heartbreaking, that.

@nightscapeimages.richard 6 жыл бұрын

Yes it's a great camera but like everything else not without the odd shortcoming here or there. The built in ND filters are amazing for video.

@virajtemghare3267 4 жыл бұрын

i have subscribed to ur awesome channel. u love what u do and thats good to see. i would like to point out that the in the image containing the two cars, the leaves of the tree behind them are blurred. if that was not intentional then u know how to fix it. maybe taking a shorter exposure as much as possible

@nightscapeimages.richard 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for watching Viraj

@chriskatsou5483 5 жыл бұрын

Another great video!! I want to ask something please. Why do you use f2.2 for the sky while lens capabilities up to 1.8? I would say that with 1.8 it would appear more stars maybe. thank you.

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris. Yes the image is brighter at f1.8 but it is sharper when stopped down a little. Sometimes I even shoot that lens at f2.8 for the same reason.

@chriskatsou5483 5 жыл бұрын

@@nightscapeimages.richard I did not know it. Thank you for your immediate answer.i love your work!

@MichaelGuy 4 жыл бұрын

So if you are light painting a composite? say at 15 seconds.... you torch paint one object? then take another frame and concentrate on say the truck grill? And so on? Perhaps using different colored gels even? Also I think you shooulld have an amazon link set up because people will want to order torches you use. I just ordered the Ledlenser - P7.2

@nightscapeimages.richard 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Michael. Yes that's pretty much how I do it. I rarely use other coloured gels however. The orange cto gel is simply to balance out the torch colour back to white because of the different camera white balance setting.

@shadyninja1 5 жыл бұрын

Can I use my Nikon D500 with my Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 DX lens to capture identical shots like yours? Nice shots by the way

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Yes you certainly can.

@KentonVanDuyne 5 жыл бұрын

Love your images, this stuff is really inspiring. One suggestion though, you should stop using 1080i for your KZfaq videos...the interlaced motion blur is really distracting. Would be much more pleasurable if you moved over to 1080p for your video captures. Keep up the great content, and thanks for sharing!

@nightscapeimages.richard 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kenton, thanks so much for watching. I've since fixed the issue. I was always shooting at 1080p but the software conversion wasn't up to scratch.

@petereichstein5603 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, hope all is well. What are you camera settings for the day to night timelapse? the transition is really smooth. Cheers Pete

@richardtatti9133 6 жыл бұрын

Pete Reichstein Hey Pete. I used the Timelapse view plus intervalometer to get that sequence. It automatically changes the shutter speed and then iso to gradually change exposure. You can set the parameters and just let it go. I left the aperture at f2.8 all the way through. For the beginning it would have been about 1/200 at iso100 but finished at 20 seconds at iso2500.

@petereichstein5603 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard

@petereichstein5603 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry but where did you purchase it? I can only find the US site.

@richardtatti9133 6 жыл бұрын

Pete Reichstein Yes that's the only place you can buy it. I had to wait a couple of months for it to arrive.