Quote:
Originally posted by bikerx
clouds vs time of day ..
scouting was at sunset.
shoot was around 2 - 3am  vroom i sleep late or don't sleep at all
|
NO! IT'S PHOTOSHOP!! DUH
I love how the debate still rides on, even though he's told you what it was.
I'd say that due to the longer exposures where there is no sun to lighten the horizon, and therefore diffract blue light (blue sky... atmospheric stuff, I forget, Science was a LONG time ago).
In any case, at 2-3am, the moon is usually at its peak, which means that most light you'll get is either from the moon, which is soft, or ambient light in the distance. I would be willing to bet there's some sign of life back there near those clouds, and street lights are probably running rampant through the streets! The longer the exposure, the more light there is, and sometimes it's light that we don't even see... as shown in his scouting photos, because I can almost guarantee you that he didn't see any sign of sunlight, or a lightened horizon when he took the photos.
Anyone who's still curious about this, I recommend you take your camera and tripod, an go sit in a field, or park or something, and take varied exposures over the time that the sun sets, and the sun rises. There are some amazing thigns that you can see with the help of a long exposure!