Aberystwyth Promenade by Night

Didn't get chance to get the camera out during the daylight hours today, so instead made the trip into Aberystwyth to attempt some night shots. After driving around town for a while scouting locations, I decided that my best bet would be to take a walk up Constitution Hill, and go for some shots of the promenade. So here is my favourite picture from the evening, from my first batch of night shots!



As usual, click on the image to view the larger version on my Flickr page.

Technical details are the same as yesterday's picture. Canon EOS 400D, using the 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 100, f8, 30s exposure. Did take some shots with longer exposures and smaller apertures using Bulb mode, but due to lack of a cable release they were too blurry to use. Didn't want to go any higher than ISO 100 as I wanted to keep noise to a minimum. The shot isn't quite as sharp as I'd like as my tripod is only a cheap wobbly thing! But to minimize camera shake I used the self timer mode to activate the shutter. Sharpness could possibly also be improved by activating the mirror lock-up function, so that is something for me to try next time.