a moonset II

This was a very difficult shot for my camera, the Nikon Coolpix P530. It doesn't have the capability to keep the shutter open long enough to get the quality I want. The camera is fighting to dim the crap out of the moon while struggling to get any light at all near the lake. I...

Happy Anniversary!

The featured image is my personal favorite photo that I posted my first year. Wow! I cant believe it has been a year already... 1st year Stats for Nerds(like me): 7,143 - Views 3,388 - Visitors 327 - Posts 107 - Followers 66,000+ - Words / 157wpp 1,405 - Likes 94 - Comments For those...

100 Days of latenyte photo

*Featured image was shot on a southwest beach of Puget Sound Washington, looking the the southwest at sunset. If I am going to change anything with latenyte.com it's going to be everything!  I'm creating graphics, new content and new pages to go with the 2019 layout of latenyte.com.  In 2018 I made stuff as I...

No dice with my Coolpix

*Please remember that the Nikon Coolpix P530 I keep discussing on this site was bought used.  I had no testing done on it to see if it was 100% when I got it.  With that said there is a very slim chance that I am discussing a camera that doesn't work as well as a...

The results from last night.

Last night was amazing!  The shots I recovered, less than amazing.  I got my tripod and other stuff setup and organized before midnight.  It was chilly out but there wasn't any wind to blow the cold down into you clothing.  There was a little fog hovering over the lake, making it look like a simmering...

Some Limitations with the P530

Now knowing a little bit more about the camera, the Nikon Coolpix P530, I have found the it has some limitations for the shooting I want to do.  I am focusing on night and low light photography and have learned that shutter speed is important.  Here is a list of the max shutter speed the...