Olympic Village by Night – Bungalows

Olympic Village by Night – Bungalows, originally uploaded by firebirdy.
The bungalows of the Olympic Village by night – I just love the colours

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This is a photo taken from the roof of my building tonight. Colm gave me his old camera, when he got a new one, and I’ve been having fun experimenting with it.

I’m particularly fond of night photography, but have found it hard to do well. For now, I’ve stuck with letting the camera choose the aperture & shutter speed, and just tried to give it the best chance possible!

Once I figured out that it was the movement involved in pressing the shutter release that was my biggest enemy, I learnt to use a 2-second delay. It’s as simple as getting the camera steady (leaning on the wall, in this case, strap securely ’round my neck!), pressing the button, and holding it still until the photo is taken. There’s always a bit of movement when you press the button, but the 2-second delay should more than allow you time to get steady again.

I’ve also revived my flickr account – so you can see the rest of my photos there – including some super-cool ones of the Olympic Stadium by night. It really is a very funky structure!