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The Duovox Mate Pro promises full colour capture at night “as if it were day”

Apr 13, 2022 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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Duovox has announced its new Duovox Mate Pro, launched via Kickstarter, which they describe as “the world’s most advanced true color night vision camera”. It’s also a pretty small camera, measuring only 54 x 106mm across the front face, which they say is “pocketable”, but with as much as the lens sticks out, it probably needs to be a big pocket.

They say that its impressive low light performance is thanks to “the latest low-light imaging technology” combined with their own “advanced AI algorithms”. It looks too good to be true, especially boasting features like 22+ stops of dynamic range, but it does indeed appear to be true if some of the sample shots they say were created by the camera are to be believed.

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Three ways to shoot night time photography that aren’t astrophotography

Sep 23, 2021 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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Heading out to shoot at night time in the middle of nowhere usually brings visions of astrophotography to mind. But that’s not the only kind of photography you can do at night, as this video from Adam Karnacz at First Man Photography illustrates. Adam heads out to England’s picturesque Lake District to show off three ways you can shoot nighttime photography and open up your creative freedom.

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Push yourself and your abilities by trying some night time photography

Jan 30, 2018 by John Aldred 2 Comments
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Shooting outdoors at night scares a lot of people, or they simply don’t enjoy it. They’re worried that their gear can’t stand up to the job or that their abilities can’t. When the sun goes down, their kit goes away. The day’s over, what’s the point? It’s dark, it’s miserable, and you have to ramp up your ISO to ungodly levels, and the “rules” seem to go out the window.

Surprisingly, one such person was Peter McKinnon. But, as all of us must do if we hope to push ourselves, Peter stepped out of his comfort zone. He went out to force himself to shoot photos at night. In this video, he talks about his experiences and offers some great tips for those wishing to try it for themselves.

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This guide to astrophotography will have you shooting stars in no time

Oct 20, 2016 by John Aldred 1 Comment
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Yesterday we showed you South of Home Photography’s beautiful photographs of the New Zealand winter night sky. If you’re just starting out with astrophotography, it can be difficult to know where to begin. How should you plan? Is your gear up to the challenge? Do you need specialist equipment? What settings should you use?

Today we discovered a guide that’s going to help you get started in learning how to shoot your own astrophotography images. Created by photographer and blogger Lisa Row, this five part series is a great way to get yourself up and running with the minimum amount of hassle.

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Improving your night photography with foreground lighting

Oct 14, 2016 by Jesse Thornton 1 Comment
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One of the biggest challenges when it comes to night photography is incorporating good foreground elements, but learning a few simple tricks will instantly elevate your game. If you’ve ever snapped a shot of the Milky Way in a very dark area on a moonless night, you will find that the landscape elements will often be silhouetted against the night sky.

This is because star light alone does not provide enough light for the camera sensor to detect, even at the sensitive, long exposures used to capture stars. I enjoy playing around with silhouettes myself but having a detailed foreground often makes a night time photo more interesting.

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A Detailed, Informative, and Simple Introduction Into the World of Astrophotography

Jun 16, 2014 by Maaz Khan Leave a Comment
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Out of everything I’ve got on my camera’s bucket list, the night sky is what’s always intimidated me the most. I look at so many amazing photos of the Milky Way, or of billions of stars with absolutely no light pollution at all, and I find myself saying it’d be impossible for me to take something like that. If you’ve ever considered trying to get into night photography, you know how overwhelming it can feel at first. Mark Gee will be the first person out of any to tell you that going into it will require some serious patience. But like anything, if you put in the right amount of effort with the right amount of heart, that patience will ultimately pay off. To help out on getting started with astrophotography, Mark Gee wrote a tutorial that goes over almost everything we need to know.

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