Fun in the Dark with Digital ...

[Arthur Morris]

Pier at night, Fort DeSoto Park, Pinellas County, FL

This image was created at Fort DeSoto in the early morning of October 22, 2017 with the Induro GIT304L Grand Series 3 Stealth Carbon Fiber Tripod (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1158041-REG/induro_git304l_3grnd_stealth_carbon.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/INL3GSSCFT4S/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xINL3GSSCFT4S)/Mongoose M3.6 (http://birdsasart-shop.com/mongoose-action-head/)-mounted Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1092632-REG/canon_9524b002_ef_100_400mm_f_4_5_5_6l_is.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/CA1004002LIS/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCA1004002LIS) (at 100mm), and my favorite pier photography camera body, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1274705-REG/canon_eos_5d_mark_iv.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/CAE5D4/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCAE5D4) ISO 400. Evaluative metering -3 stops: 2 1/2 seconds at f/22 in Av mode. WB: 5500.

I used my still flower technique: Live View (for mirror lock) and 2-second timer. Flexi-Sone Single rear focus AF. I selected a point 1/3 of the way out onto the pier. LensAlign/FocusTune micro-adjustment: zero (extrapolated). Please click on the image to see the spectacular larger version.

I got to the park way too early so decided to mess around and experiment. I was floored when I saw this one on my Macbook Pro :)

Don't be shy; all comments are welcome.

ps: learn more about the creation of this image and my new LensAlign/FocusTune Micro-adjusting Tutorial e-Guide in the blog post here. (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2017/10/24/first-laft-e-guide-rave-review-fun-in-the-dark-with-digital-and-starry-night-an-image-that-made-me-gasp/comment-page-1/#comment-1752617)

with love, artie

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image ArtieI love the sun stars created by the small aperture it seems all of Canons new lenses produce wonderful point of light stars, I would be tempted to crop this more into a pano but thats just me.

[Colin Driscoll]

Interesting Artie, very crisp. Even with the slow exposure there is still texture on the water.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Love it and those star bursts on the lights are fantastic and a great composition too!

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Image. I remember this one from the blog sometime back.

I like the lights and placements of them, I see lots of lines which also make this image really interesting.

Thanks for sharing.

[Don Railton]

Interesting image Artie, I woulds crop a little off the top and bottom... Still keep the gold isolated from the borders, but I think a little less black would better balance the image.. A second look suggests just a little off the top for me..

Don