The theme for this Assignment is "Long Exposures.". Shoot anything you want, just use and exposure ~1sec or longer. IE have fun with your tripod assignment.

Guidelines (just to keep us all on track)

* Photo(s) must relate to the Theme in some way. Creative relation to the theme is certainly allowed (and encouraged). Anything that is related in some way is legal.
* Assignment is open from Friday November 2nd to Monday Novemeber 12th giving you 2 weekends and the week between.
* Only photos that have been shot within the assignment date range are allowed.
* No signup is required, participation is encouraged regardless of skill or equipment level (after all, its not the camera, it’s the photographer,)…we’re here to have fun.
* Photo size limit: 800px on the longest side
* Basically, photograph however you like and normally do…whatever photography is to you. As many (or few) bodies/lenses/formats//Post-processing as you’d like. Sticking to basic PP is encouraged, tho’.
* If you’d like, post brief but relevant photo information and note PP (if any) is done (*Free GIMP software*). Maintain EXIF data if possible.
* Keep comments on topic, constructive, and considerate.
* Have fun!

I got really bored tonight, but didn't want to go out.

the halo lights turned out well. why are there christmas lights up already?

Because my neighbors are a little strange sometimes.

just because walmart is selling the decorations, doesn't mean you have to use them!

not implying that they shop at walmart.

Update: Talked to them this evening, and they were just testing them out to make sure it all worked. They aren't on tonight, thankfully.

at least they don't leave them up year round like some people around here.

Originally Posted by anotherD80

Dammit, Ben you know I don't have a tripod yet! Or a remote. Or skillz.

Id disagree with your skillz comment! Your shots came out great from this weekend!

Originally Posted by anotherD80

Dammit, Ben you know I don't have a tripod yet! Or a remote.

Why do you think I made this thread...

You don't need a timer, this is for only over 1 second... so your shutter speeds should go above 1 second and work with the delay... So you just need to set your camera on something.

Mine:

Yeah, I don't love the centered tree... should have been anywhere else, but I wasn't awake yet damnit (that was my first shot).

Damn living in boringland!

Originally Posted by distorto

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/...81e39e30_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2319/...60559dfe_o.jpg

Nice work.

Love that last one.
What is the light at the top?

a spotlight.

I'm such a failbot with the last two assignments...

At least I have hundreds of wedding photos to sort through to keep me busy.

M

I've been failing as well. I have too much wedding planning getting in the way, not mention dance lessons, ugh.

A day late but I don't care. Went shooting with Distorto tonight and got lots of good long exposures.

came out great! you can even see the little dipper.

Originally Posted by tardypizza

A day late but I don't care. Went shooting with Distorto tonight and got lots of good long exposures.

Nice, Texas outing?
And I don't care if people post late... That's why I don't lock threads. The whole point in this section is to try to get people to go shoot when in a rut, and see how other people take a similar theme/assignment.

Nice shot, and **** the big dipper, I see my buddy orion.

Originally Posted by distorto

came out great! you can even see the little dipper.

[AstronomyGeek]ahem, Pleiades[/ag]

technically, or i was completely wrong?

Different constellations. The Little Dipper is in the northern sky and has the North Star in its tail. The Pleides, while having a similar shape, takes up a much smaller part of the sky and is located near the ecliptic (the line that the planets follow in the sky). And while the Little Dipper constellation is made up of stars that physically have no relation to each other, the Pleides is an Open Cluster of gravitationally bound stars.

Don't feel bad, I made the same mistake many times long before I knew anything about the sky.

Here's a shot of the Pleides I took through the telescope showing that it's made up of dozens of stars

looks good!