Wirral area at night.

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I'm been racking my brains (didn't take long!) for a site on the Wirral with a decent building that is lit at night to practice some long exposures on.

The other night I had ago at the Liverpool waterfront from across the river and earlier in the week I had a crack at Sherbourne Abbey neither of which went well. I want some thing I can get up close to.

I can't think of any floodlit buildings on the Wirral / Ellesmere port...Any ideas?
 
I'm trying to rack my brains, but off the top of my head I'm sure there are some nice buildings in Port Sunlight lit up (Levrhume gallery?) or the town hall at Hamilton Square? or you could just get the train over to the light side and shoot any building you want in the city :D
 
Thanks,

Lady Lever gallery was an I dea I had but IIRC it's not lit up. Hamilton square did cross my mind...I could cross the river but I want something I can try out locally while I learn the ropes as such.
 
when the ferries are in the old Morpeth dock of a night, they light up the bridge. Ive been looking at that point myself possibly taken from the car park by roundabout at dock entrance.Did you go down SHore road to view Liverpool to old 1-0-clock gun or Woodside. A good lit up view of depot Woodside and L/pool front together can be taken from where the old Woodside hotel is being demolished. I drive down that way every day view just before light not evening is best and safest, if alone.Village hotel Bromborough well lit at night i work just further round and see it.Hope this helps
regs dicko
 
Cheers Dicko,

My attempt at liverpool was taken just down river of Woodside by the tunnel ventilation shaft on the river bank. To get there I want past The Pacific Arts Centre.

As for the ferries, did you mean here?

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No Brocks. If you enter the four bridge area at the roundabout you turn right to head for Woodside. The bridge is on left at next set of lights the car ferries are in the old Morpeth to right of it.The car park though as you turn at roundabout is on the immediate left i think it belongs to the offices there.The arts centre sounds about right the Belfast ferries would have been just below to the left??. It was the old cattle ramps to lairidge when i was young Like the ferries shot great detail in reflection off water
 
Hi, Wallasey Town Hall is lit overnight,And im pretty sure
Thurstason Church has night lighting or The entrances to either of the tunnels could provide you with something useful,regards Nick.:)
 
St. Bridgets Church in West Kirby has been on my hit list for a long time. Its really well lit and has a fantastic graveyard surrounding it :)
 
Brocks said:
I can't think of any floodlit buildings on the Wirral / Ellesmere port...Any ideas?
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why a floodlit building??
why not just shoot the side of a building using your tripod and the light from a full moon if the clouds let you..? try a 1min exposure etc
 
A (admittedly random sounding) Wirral question....West Kirby....a nice area?
 
DizMatt said:
why a floodlit building??
why not just shoot the side of a building using your tripod and the light from a full moon if the clouds let you..? try a 1min exposure etc
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I tried that a while back without success. It's too weather dependent. I want something I can visit regulalry and practice on.

gazzauk said:
A (admittedly random sounding) Wirral question....West Kirby....a nice area?
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West Kirby is fine!
 
A method I have used before is to set up the shot as normal (for a long exposure/night shot) and then used a standard touch to 'paint light' onto the subject. To an extent the longer the exposure the easier it is to do because you have more time to play around with the light.

Set the camera to a low ISO (50 or 100), small aperture (like f16-22) and away you go. If you dress in dark cloths and don't stand still in one spot for too long you can happily walk around in front of the camera during exposure without showing up. Just make sure you only point the torch at what you want to light up and keep your body between the subject and the camera.

The real benefit of the method is that you chose what is lit up and by how much.

It takes practice to get it right but when you do the results can be 1st class.
 
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