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Low light levels make night photography a challenging yet rewarding subject. The best results require specialized equipment, like SLR cameras, tripods, cable releases and flashguns. After sunset, the everyday world is magically transformed, and city buildings, fireworks, thunderstorms and the northern lights all become popular subjects. We present 60 amazing examples of night photography, photos, created by some hard-working and dedicated photographers. Take a look at their websites and portfolios, and you'll find some links to how-to articles about night photography at the bottom of the post.

Of all the different types of photography showcased on Smashing Magazine, underwater photography is probably one of the most difficult to practice. It requires a very specialized equipment and the knowledge of some advanced techniques to get a perfect picture. You need to get the correct exposure, accurate focus, controlled movement of your subject and a pleasing color balance; you also have to deal with low light. Underwater photos offer suffer from loss of color and contrast when taken at a significant depth. Such photos are always adjusted with color balance to help offset the blueish tint of the water.

Most photographers do not feel comfortable in taking photographs in bad weather. Yet bad weather sometimes presents the perfect opportunity to get most out of our skills. In particular, in the beginning of autumn rain can provide the perfect opportunity to capture wonderful photos. Shooting in rain produces dramatic atmosphere and soft romantic scenes. Whether you are after lightning strikes or water drops, alone the incredible cloud formations can produce quite exciting and impressive photos. Reflections can occasionally produce mirrors or blurs of dancing colors, making the photography in rain beautiful and unpredictable.

Photography is a very powerful medium and a very difficult craft. Excellent photos don't only display some facts - they tell stories, awake feelings and manage to share with the audience the emotions a photographer experienced when clicking the shot button. Taking excellent pictures is damn hard as you need to find a perfect perspective and consider the perfect timing. To achieve brilliant photography you need practice and patience. However, it is worth it: the results can be truly stunning.

Check out Barbara Bernini's Photography webpage!

Mike Baird's Personal Web Presence web page presents some of Mike Baird's professional photography online. Check it out!!!

Unique photography for unique people. MAN YOU HAVE SIMPLY GOT TO CHECK OUT THESE PICS!!!

I found this gallery on FriendFeed tonight. Yeah........I was really bored.

Although light is considered to be rather a practical than an artistic tool, it has some properties which designers can effectively explore in their works. Indeed, also as medium for more powerful and vivid expression.

WOW!! These are some really COOL nature pics! You should see the ones about the beaches!

What can I say folks? There are HUNDREDS of these BREATHTAKING SPACE PICTURES in here!!! A word of WARNING is definitely in order: YOU WILL GET LOST IN HERE FOR HOURS, IF NOT DAYS!! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!