Hey, look at this. It's Friday and we're posting this week's Fethiye photo. Normal life is taking hold once more in our little household in not-so-sunny Fethiye.
Last week's photo was of Fethiye bay after a storm. Today, as I type, the winds are getting stronger, the sky is grey, the thunder is rumbling and it seems this weather is going to be sticking around for a while. But, we have had some balmy May evenings and, last week, while we had family over to visit, we were sat along the harbour at Cafe Doğa Sefası.
Colourful Fethiye harbour reflections in the sea
Fethiye harbour looks so pretty at night, once the daytime summer breezes have passed and the sea returns to calm. Many is the occasion that I've reached for my camera to take a shot in an attempt to replicate what we can see in real life - and on each of those occasions, the photo has promptly been deleted. What appears on screen is either a mess of blurred colours or a square of blackness broken only by a few yellow dots of light. Night photography and I are not the best of friends!
Then last week, while we were sitting with our drinks, the colourful lights and reflections of Fethiye harbour once again dared me to attempt yet another photo. My camera was already on the table and when I switched it on I realised the tabletop was just the right height. That became my tripod!
I took five or six photos and the photo you can see now is the best of the bunch, by far. In fact, it's the best night photo I've ever taken - by far. That's why you're looking at it now. It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it's a huge improvement; a step forward...but it needs to be better!
How's your photography? If you've got any tips you're willing to share about night photography, we'd love to hear from you.
Then last week, while we were sitting with our drinks, the colourful lights and reflections of Fethiye harbour once again dared me to attempt yet another photo. My camera was already on the table and when I switched it on I realised the tabletop was just the right height. That became my tripod!
I took five or six photos and the photo you can see now is the best of the bunch, by far. In fact, it's the best night photo I've ever taken - by far. That's why you're looking at it now. It's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but it's a huge improvement; a step forward...but it needs to be better!
How's your photography? If you've got any tips you're willing to share about night photography, we'd love to hear from you.
11 comments:
That is a fantastic gorgeous photo!!
@ Belinda: Thanks. Would love to get the night shots better though. :)
Wonderful picture ! thanks
I'll give you some tips when you come down :)
I gave up on night shots after deleting so many so I think yours is wonderful Julia!
@ Marie-Claude: Thank you and you're welcome. :)
@ Matt Yates: Great. We'll be there at some point soon. Don't forget, my camera isn't a posh one like yours but it has got a manual setting. :)
@ Jenny: Glad it's not just me that has the problem then. Think I need a photography course but never seen any here in Fethiye.
Wonderful reflections! Great photo
@ Sarah: Thanks. Still not worked out how to get it sharper but we're working on it. :)
. . pretty as a picture!
@ Alan: Ha ha. Thank you. One day, it will look as pretty as real life. ;)
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