Night Photography Resource

The colours and the curves! The colours really make this image special. The royal blue sky, chalky buildings, red and white lights from the cars, and occasional patches of green. These colours all blend together into a pleasing mess of light.

Unlike most pictures of headlights and taillights which are mostly straight lines, the hill and curving road turns the lights into big swooping curves. These fluid curves complement the straight lines of the paving stones and the buildings to add a variety of textures to the picture.

One continuing challenge in night photography is balancing several different light sources, each with a totally different colour and intensity. This usually comes down to either luck or skill, and the picture above shows some serious skill.

This picture is impressive since the aurora, starlight and light from the town all blend and mess together in a pleasing way. Nothing overpowers anything else, and the aurora subtly steals the show. The composition is superb, with the aurora running perfectly between the houses and the truck on the right blocking some harsh lights. What a wonderful image of winter in the north.

This image stands out from a combination of light sources (city lights and ambient light), a short focal length and a long shutter speed adding a slight bit of motion blur. The main subject matter is the boy standing in the foreground; however, the entire image is very pleasing to behold.