Marikina River at its best. (Please click the thumbnail to view larger image)

The marketplace and the park beside the riverbank.

The riverwalk where people walk or sometimes, bicyled.

Standing elegantly along the river, is an open-sided structure providing a shady resting place, most particularly for lovers.

Sightings at Night

*The Marcos Highway bridge above the river and the "shoe monument" during night time.

* Photos taken on a Fuji Superia X-tra 800 film. Handheld and used no flash.

The riverbank is also a favorite consign for those lone-at-heart, like this young girl in the photo.

Source of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marikina

Fast Films or high ASA films are more sensitive than the more common ASA 100 film. ASA 400 films are the ones most commonly used for night shooting. Remember, the higher the ASA, the more sensitive the film. Scenes with lower light levels or shots lit by candlelight are easily recorded with fast films. Fast films are generally have larger grains that act as minute recorders of light. Since they are larger, grains on night shots tend to be more apparent in print. Some film brands even have 800 to 1000 ASA.

Stable Camera Support can come in different forms but the most ideal would be a sturdy tripod to mount your camera. The amount of time your camera will record what it sees can take a second to even a minute and a lot of things can happen between your subject and your camera - one thing therefore, that you'd like to avoid is a blurred photographed caused by a shaky camera. Our arms and hands can create wonders but one thing it can't do is remain motionless for a time holding a camera. Tripods also help you reach different heights giving you flexibility and creativity with your compositions. The next alternative to tripods would be to position them on an even surface like a ledge or a platform. Small wedges often used as door stops can help in tilting the camera and lock it into one postion.

Monopods are like tripods except that they only have one leg. They are light and portable and can be inconspicuous. They can be used for night photography but your hand should be stable.

Slow Shutter Speed take their time to capture as much light as they could. If you cannot get high ASA film, your camera should have a variable shutter control. The shutter, like your eyelids, can capture more information looking at one subject if it is open at a longer time. Subjects with moving lights like headlights, neon lights or carnival lights, form interesting with their brilliance when they are photographed with a slow shutter speed. Slow shutter speeds technically are speeds below 1/60^th of a second. The lesser the light level, the longer the speed should be like 2-4 seconds. However, since shooting at slow shutter speeds takes longer, this method would be more ideal when photographing still subjects like buildings, illuminated monuments, neon signs or cityscapes. People moving within the frame become blurred.

Night photography is a different way of seeing things. Some subjects in fact are more suitable to be photographed at night than during the day. Fireworks, lit signage and head lamps are some elements that are not as interesting as when shot at night. Since night shots have more contrast, color adds more life to a scene and can tell a more interesting story.

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Photographing the Night

Travel photography has more often shown sites of different lands photographed during the day. But sometimes, there's mystery and romance and glamour by looking at them at a different light - night light, that is. Technically, there is no such thing as night light since night itself or the night sky does not emit any light. There's the moon which is actually a mirror reflecting the sunlight and there are stars that actually exist both at day and at night, although they become more apparent in the dark because of the amount of light from them which we can actually see. Nowadays though, a glimmer of stars in the night sky is becoming a rare sight.

Night light is actually a combination of different light sources, both natural - dusk, moonlight, stars, etc. - and artificial, which can come from neon signs, streetlamps, car headlights, candle light and so on.

The key to having great night photographs would be to have Fast Film, Stable Camera Support, Slow Camera Shutter Speed and, of course, a great subject.

Fast Films or high ASA films are more sensitive than the more common ASA 100 film. ASA 400 films are the ones most commonly used for night shooting. Remember, the higher the ASA, the more sensitive the film. Scenes with lower light levels or shots lit by candlelight are easily recorded with fast films. Fast films are generally have larger grains that act as minute recorders of light. Since they are larger, grains on night shots tend to be more apparent in print. Some film brands even have 800 to 1000 ASA.

Stable Camera Support can come in different forms but the most ideal would be a sturdy tripod to mount your camera. The amount of time your camera will record what it sees can take a second to even a minute and a lot of things can happen between your subject and your camera - one thing therefore, that you'd like to avoid is a blurred photographed caused by a shaky camera. Our arms and hands can create wonders but one thing it can't do is remain motionless for a time holding a camera. Tripods also help you reach different heights giving you flexibility and creativity with your compositions. The next alternative to tripods would be to position them on an even surface like a ledge or a platform. Small wedges often used as door stops can help in tilting the camera and lock it into one postion.

Monopods are like tripods except that they only have one leg. They are light and portable and can be inconspicuous. They can be used for night photography but your hand should be stable.

Slow Shutter Speed take their time to capture as much light as they could. If you cannot get high ASA film, your camera should have a variable shutter control. The shutter, like your eyelids, can capture more information looking at one subject if it is open at a longer time. Subjects with moving lights like headlights, neon lights or carnival lights, form interesting with their brilliance when they are photographed with a slow shutter speed. Slow shutter speeds technically are speeds below 1/60^th of a second. The lesser the light level, the longer the speed should be like 2-4 seconds. However, since shooting at slow shutter speeds takes longer, this method would be more ideal when photographing still subjects like buildings, illuminated monuments, neon signs or cityscapes. People moving within the frame become blurred.

Night photography is a different way of seeing things. Some subjects in fact are more suitable to be photographed at night than during the day. Fireworks, lit signage and head lamps are some elements that are not as interesting as when shot at night. Since night shots have more contrast, color adds more life to a scene and can tell a more interesting story.

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