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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

First night photos with Canon EOS 650D

I'm really enjoying getting to know my Canon EOS 650D.

The other night I went out to take my first night shots with my new camera. I also decided to capture images using an 8-second shutter speed.

Jalan Dato Lim Hoe Lek, Kuantan

With the 8-second shutter speed I was able to capture the lights of moving cars as red and white streaks across the image. I will definitely find a busier road next time!

Jalan Dato Lim Hoe Lek, Kuantan

The following image was taken without the manual adjustment of shutter speed . . .

The Zenith Hotel and Menara Zenith are illuminated at night, as seen from Jalan Dato Lim Hoe Lek, Kuantan

In-built photo editing on the Canon EOS 650D allows you to select an area to be focused on, while blurring out the rest


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24 comments:

  1. Jard The GreatNovember 27, 2012 at 2:43 PM

    ahhh.. a new camera. hehe

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  2. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerNovember 27, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Hi Jard, yes, a new camera! Really enjoying experimenting with it!

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  3. DianneNovember 27, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    You've done well Duncan .... night shots can be very tricky ...I'm still trying to get one of those night street scenes with the trailing lights.

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  4. Louis la VacheNovember 27, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    «Louis» needs to work on taking night shots. You got some good results with your new camera.


    «Louis» thanks you for your visit to San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

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  5. LeoviNovember 27, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    Gorgeous photos, beautiful night lighting, excellent color.
    Greetings.

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  6. JJNovember 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM

    i take mine using Instagram - lol.
    not too bad.
    enjoy your experiments!

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoNovember 27, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    New cameras are such fun, I've heard a lot of good things about the Canon, I'm a Pentax girl myself. Impressive first night shots Duncan.

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  8. Lily RianiNovember 27, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    my aim next year - DSLR. however, my main concern would be the weight on my neck. sigh....

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  9. AdamNovember 27, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    I love the colored lights

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  10. ordinary malaysianNovember 27, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    Real nice shots of the street and the buildings. I always love night scenes. You sure have a lot more leeway to play and experiment with the new Canon, Duncan. Looking forward to seeing more super night shots of Kuantan.

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  11. VPNovember 27, 2012 at 11:54 PM

    I am not good at night shots, my compliments for yours!

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  12. SouthhamsdarlingNovember 28, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    Hi Duncan. I really do need you over here to teach me all about shutter speeds and the like!!!

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  13. RandyNovember 28, 2012 at 1:28 AM

    These are great. Something I have yet to master.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 28, 2012 at 1:31 AM

    Hi, Duncan.

    I think a 30 year old such as you could tell me a lot that I don't know. Age isn't the ultimate requirement for this! You could certainly teach me a lot about photography. When I was a teenager I wanted to do photog, but I didn't have the money.

    Your photographs are absolutely stunning. In my endeavor to be positive, I'm going to come into your site often each week. Keep posting these photos, and also ones of your sweet little family. I love the "personal" blogs. And oh how I'd love to visit Malaysia. I lived with my first husband and our children from 1975-76 in Laie, Hawaii (this year didn't get in my memoir). I think I'll post some things about that year. A gorgeous place that I didn't want to leave, but we had to go back to Provo and BYU. My husband was on a teaching exchange between the two campuses for just that one year.

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  15. LONDONLULUNovember 28, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    Those are terrific night shots! (Something virtually impossible on my point-and-shoot:) Look forward to future photo-adventures (Re: your question - people tend to either ignore me or just duck out of my picture completely when I'm snapping...many times, I'll wait for them to turn away before I take the shot:)

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  16. Joanna HorneNovember 28, 2012 at 3:36 AM

    "thisisme" please keep encouraging Duncan to come over here :)
    Thank you,
    Duncan's Mum

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  17. Joanna HorneNovember 29, 2012 at 1:22 AM

    Diane, I'm sorry I was so formal on my previous comment. I wasn't entirely sure if "thisisme" is you but now I know it is you :)

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  18. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 3, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    Thanks for the comments and encouragement! Good to hear from so many of you..

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  19. TheresaDecember 5, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Mr Duncan,can you lend me your camera?hahaha...........

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  20. KellyDecember 5, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    I feel interesting in photo shooting too. I will learn the skills from my cousins because they are so professional. I hope one day later i can take nice photos like you, Mr Duncan.

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  21. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 5, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Only if you pay me a deposit Theresa! hahaha!

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  22. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 11, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    Thank you Kelly, that's a very nice compliment! I'm still learning too :)

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  23. UnknownDecember 21, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    Awesome!

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  24. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerDecember 24, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Thank you Dusty!

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