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There is something magical about night photography. A scene that looks unremarkable when shot during the day can be totally transformed after the sun goes down.
Night photography is usually achieved with available light using long exposures, measured in seconds in order to give our camera sensor enough time to capture a desirable image. With rapid progress in the devilment of highersensitivity digital sensors, wide-aperture lenses PHOTO: Gareth Hodges and ever-increasing power of urban lighting, Supermoon Rising. night photography is increasingly possible using available light.
There are a huge array of subjects that can make great night photographs. These include, among others, the Moon, stars, star trails, city skylines, factories and industrial areas, fireworks; rock concerts, roads (particularly with moving cars where long exposures causes vehicle lights to streak across the image), lightening during thunderstorms , and buildings that are lit by moonlight.
When choosing a camera for night shots the main thing we should look for is a high ISO number, a wide dynamic range and a large sensor. There has been huge advances in image
Getting it right at night Shooting Jpeg images is a good(ish) choice most of the time as we don’t have to worry about converting them into another format later sensitivity in recent years. Not so long ago a for editing. However for night photography maximum ISO 800 could be used to get good we are better off shooting in Raw as it offers image results. Today an ISO of 3200+ can a wide dynamic range. Although most night produce good images., particularly when used photographs are taken using available light, fun with sophisticated post-production software. and creativity can be found in using artificial Lots of cameras have these features so if we are light, often referred to as ‘Painting with Light.’ using a good quality camera or a top of the range This is achieved by using an off camera flash smart phone we should have no problem. or a high powered torch and moving around The key to successful available light night a particular subject (for example a tree or a photography lies in a long time exposure. Even building) The results can be quite spectacular. with a high ISO number we will still need An impressive night photograph is Gareth exposures often running into several seconds. Hodges ‘Supermoon Rising’. Gareth has taken many When a long exposure is used more light is spectacular night photographs and researched when allowed into the camera permitting the details the next supermoon would occur. He planned the in our photo to be captured. Of course with shot a couples of month in advance. When the day such long exposures we are likely to get camera arrived and the weather forecast was clear he drove shake resulting in poor pictures. So use a tripod three hours to Nugget Point in the Catlins to capture or something to stabilise our camera, preferably the moon as it rose at dusk with the lighthouse as his with a shutter-release cable. Most lenses are likely foreground. Gareth had tried this before in Wānaka to be good for night photography. The main without great success. So, he drove to the coast, hung factor is finding a lens that lets in a lot of light so if around for an hour or so for the moon to rise before possible try to choose and lens with an aperture of f1.8 or at least f2.8. With long exposures we have many creative options. This includes capturing motion. driving back to Wānaka. Gareth said it was tiring but rewarding chase. Indeed it was! Gareth took his picture using a Canon camera with an aperture of f9, shutter speed of 1/125th sec and ISO 1000.
Wānaka Camera Club is dedicated to helping anyone interested in photography and we welcome anyone to join us. Our next meeting is the club’s prize giving on December 13, St John Rooms, Link Way. There is no meeting in January, the club will next meet on February 14.
Sunday switch
With the Youth team winning by default on Friday night and heavy rain on Saturday leading to cricket cancellations or postponements, just one game featuring Luggate Albion was completed over the weekend.
It featured the division three Volts and Flames, who won a close encounter.
The inter-club fixture, switched to a sundrenched Sunday on a refurbished Pembroke Park saw the boys deliver an enthralling match. Winning the toss, the Volts elected to bat first, and while their innings was well 'bookended' through opener Thomas Maling (11) and Harry Dickson (16) near the tail, good, tight bowling lead by Hank Carnie (3/16) and Hamish Jamieson (2/5) restricted the chase to 118/8.
The Flames innings produced very similar scoring to the Volts, however it was ultimately the exceptional middle order of Hamish (15) and John Quick (14) who swayed the match in favour of the Flames, and despite a doublewicket maiden by Harry Dickson to close out the match, 131/10 was enough for the Flames to gain the win.
Happy Division 3 Volts batters Forbes Mackay and Harry Dickson.
PREDATOR CONTROL FIELD CREW ROLES
(Full-time, 35 hrs week) This is an enterprising landscape scale conservation and human well-being project, aiming to provide both employment opportunities and game changing outcomes for biodiversity conservation in the region. We are seeking field crew to work predominantly in the Makarora and Matukituki catchments to: • Install new trap lines in the backcountry. • Maintain and clear existing and new traplines. • Construct traps. • Monitor biodiversity. • And do other general bio-diversity enhancement tasks Key attributes to succeed in this role: • A high level of fitness and the ability to carry heavy loads. • Being comfortable working both solo and as a small team for extended periods in the backcountry in variable weather conditions. • Commitment to conservation • The ability to stay overnight in the backcountry when required • Be familiar in use of a map and compass/GPS. • Commitment to excellent health & safety practices • Hold a current driver’s licence. • Willingness to handle dead rats. A current First Aid certificate and firearms licence would also be advantageous.
Job descriptions on request. Applications close, Monday 6th December to: gsdworkforce@bungy.co.nz
Bowls a triple treat
The outlook from the Wānaka Bowling Club is so incredible that it is easy to forget that one’s purpose there is to play bowls and not gaze at the golden hills. The spectators are very happy to sit under the shades while the players play end after end in the blazing sun looking for that winning opportunity.
That was the setting for the Wānaka Bowling Club’s Women’s Triples Championship last week when 8 Triples teams battled for supremacy.
With two wins, the early running was made by Delma Guy’s team of Jan Allen and Kate Norman but in the fourth round Marg Young’s team of Alice Turnbull and Jenny Sawyers bowled themselves into the finals.
Meanwhile, Marilyn Steel’s team of ‘representatives’ - Rhonda Hurley and Amy Swain had quietly moved through to face Marg Young’s team in the final.
After seven ends the game was even at 8-8 but, with successive wins on the next 5 ends Marilyn Steel’s team took the ascendancy at 178. A crushing 6 on the 13th end gave them an unassailable lead of 23-10.
The game was conceded by Marg Young after 15 of 18 ends with the score at 24-11 to Marilyn Steel’s team.
From left, Amy Swain, Rhonda Hurley, Marilyn Steel scored a decisive win in the triples final.
ARE YOU OUR NEW EDITOR?
A unique position in one of New Zealand’s most desirable communities has become available at The Wānaka Sun.
We are looking for a full-time editor who can build on recent changes in our weekly publication and drive up readership on our on-line platform. The successful applicant will be a respected multi-skilled journalist with a reputation for outstanding communication, organisation and leadership – and someone comfortable with a camera and digital media. He or she will constantly update our website and produce a weekly print product filled with breaking news, well subbed supplied content, regular columns and great photography. Our new editor will, ideally, arrive with a sound knowledge of Wānaka. Journalism will be our new editor’s life, not 9-to-5. The successful applicant will see this role as a long-term appointment. Organising content and building contacts will be two of the major strengths of our new editor who will work in the community. Our new editor will be a self-starter, highly motivated and flexible. Mentoring will be available if our new editor requires it.
