My buddy, Dan Hubbard, and I headed to Stillwater over the weekend. We did a little night photography and had a fine time. Here are some of the fruits of my labor. Click on an image to see a larger version. If you enjoy them, you can check out some more of my photos here, here, here, here and here.
- This is an image of some lights out of focus while moving the camera. J. Shane Mercer
- I’m not sure what this is … Whatever it is, it’s really, really out of focus (on purpose). J. Shane Mercer
- Bridge across the St. Croix River in Stillwater, Minn. J. Shane Mercer
- Building in Stillwater. J. Shane Mercer
- Some lights at a restaurant … really, really out of focus. J. Shane Mercer





Enjoyed these a lot, Shane. Thank you for posting them.
Thanks Jon.
Do you put these on a flickr account or something alike? I always like to see the camera nerd details!
Nice shots!
Hey Joe. Thanks.
You know, I haven’t started using flickr yet. I may. But here are the details on the images above. They’re all taken with my Nikon D60 with an 18-105 mm Nikon Nikkor zoom lens. All shot in RAW before converted to JPG. Here’s the detes:
1. ablur1.jpg – Focal length: 105mm; f5.6; 2 seconds. ISO 100. I aimed at some lights, put the lens as far out of focus as I could and moved the camera vertically during the exposure.
2. ablur2.jpg – Focal length: 105mm; f5.6; 2 seconds. ISO 100. I aimed at some lights, put the lens as far out of focus as I could. This one was on a tripod.
3. abridg.jpg – Focal length: 18 mm; f11; 25 seconds; ISO 200. I’m on a tripod, of course.
4. abuilding.jpg – Focal length: 18mm; f13/15 seconds; ISO 200.
5. alights.jpg – Focal length: 105mm; f5.6; 2.5 seconds. ISO 100. Same method as ablur2.jpg.