"fountain at night ii" by smile its shan

The March Challenge this year was night shooting. We challenged you to post three photos per week, and you delivered! Searching the tag marchchallenge2009 on Flickr reveals 108 photos. Not bad, considering that this challenge ran in parallel to the 2009 Challenge!

"Week 2 Photo 2 - Night Shooting" by Jer Kunz

Everybody did a great job with this challenge. Looking through the posts, it’s obvious that you put a lot of time and effort into this challenge. There was some very creative work, and some great long exposures. I’ve picked a few of the CC licensed submissions that really stood out to me for this post, but I would encourage everybody to check out all the submissions here. You’ll be glad you did!

"March Challenge - Night" by juanpg

Thanks to everybody for participating in this challenge. We’re all looking forward to seeing what you can do for the May Challenge, which is just ahead!

In March, we will be doing night shooting! The goal is to post three photos per week. You can shoot the three photos in one night shooting session, or head out several times to get your three shots.

"Noche de luna llena - Full moon night" by *L*u*z*a* lack of inspiration

To get good shots at night, you will need to learn how to use some of the manual features of your camera. Learn how to set long shutter speeds so that you can gather enough light. Make sure you have a tripod, or plan to set your camera on a sturdy surface so that it will not move during the exposure. Use a remote shutter release or your cameras self-timer so that you don’t move the camera when triggering the shutter.

"North Tower Revealed" by MumbleyJoe

There are many subjects that are interesting at night. Bridges are often lit up, and the reflection in the water beneath adds interest to the shot. If it’s wintertime where you live, try capturing the snow at night. Look for an intersection and capture the light trails with a long exposure shot.

"dore avenue exit" by pbo31

If you need some inspiration, do a search on Flickr for “night” and see what you can come up with. Once you are ready to upload your shots to Flickr, be sure to add them to the photochallenge.org pool, and tag them with “marchchallenge2009″.