Christopher Schneiter over at Luminous Landscape has a very interesting article on taking long exposures at night, extending the tonal range and even using HDR the odd times. I am not a great fan of HDR with all the tone mapping pushed to extremes but the fireworks picture works very well here introducing a whimsical and fun mood to the scene, and almost looking like a giant exploding sunflower.

Read the article at: Luminous Landscape.

Scott Kelby shares a simple tip on how to shoot long exposure [HDR] shots without camera shake:

From WeeklyPhotoTips

It’s easily done with film but more challenging using a dgital SLR camera. David Norton shows how. A tutorial not to be missed!

[ Read this immensely useful tutorial at: PhotographyBLOG ]