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11 great resources for night photography

August 18, 2009 by Steve Berardi 9 Comments

Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
When the sun goes down, you might normally put away your camera and head home or crawl into your sleeping bag, but what about all that wonderful natural light you only find at night?

From the countless stars, meteors, distant planets, to the light of the moon, the night sky offers a pretty spectacular light show! And although the light may be dim, it’s definitely still possible to capture some of it.

I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with night photography, but below is a list of 11 great resources I found this week. I’m looking forward to trying them out soon 🙂 [Read more…] about 11 great resources for night photography

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