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Over Christmas, I was at Janice's and from their front door on the house to the right, a distance of about 1/2 mile, away high up on a hill, stands a very old Roman Catholic Church and each evening it is lit up.

I decided to try some night shots with my Nikon and this was taken on Program (Night Landscape) from her front door.  I had the camera on a tripot and I set the timer so that I wouldn't be touching the camera when it took.

It's taken through so many electric wires, trees and things that I was surprised that it turned out at all.

I tried some others on Christmas night with Janice right up at the church and I'll have to see how they turned out.

A little overexposed, but very cool none-the-less!

I agree Carl.  I had never taken any night photos so seeing this at about 1/2 mile away, it was interesting.

I'll have to look through the rest of my shots and see if any turned out.  This photo was taken about midnight on Christmas night.

At the same time, I wonder if you are shooting at the pre selected settings, how would you overcome this, Carl?  I guess this is where Aperture Priority would have been better?

Anytime you're shooting at the predetermined settings of your camera, you give up creative control to an extent.  Night shots are difficult to get right.  It takes some trial and error and generally a bunch of different exposures to get it just right.  The camera's meter is often fooled by the bright lights and the dark background.  Getting both to expose is an exercise in patience.  The good news is that digital is much cheaper than film, so experimenting is easier on the wallet.  Keep trying and keep showing us your efforts.

Thanks Carl.  I'm going to do just that.

I will keep practising.

Nevertheless Pat it is a beautiful picture....

It looks like the church is on fire!