Does anyone do heavy-duty night-time photography anymore?
I remember going out on expeditions with a heavy camera and a tripod, but sometimes my little camera doesn’t do that bad of a job.
One thing that seems to work well on my little point and shoot is when there is a strong light source like this lamp. (Some experiments with night photography in Bruges using three different cameras.)
Honda Celebration of Light fireworks competition reflected in the ocean and the swimming pool in front (Vancouver, Canada). 
Café at night in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. 
Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia. We didn’t like it much and only stayed two nights. The night market was maybe our favourite part. Is this neon sign for ‘Tough Chicken’?!
Blue lights on the stage in the HCMC night (formerly Saigon), Vietnam.
In sweltering Bagan Al spotted this covered outdoor restaurant where the locals were watching hockey on a big screen TV. He was pretty excited to see some hockey even though it turned out to be an old videotape of the movie ‘The Mighty Ducks.’ (Myanmar)
Carrying heavy platforms for hours all day and night is part of the ‘Processiones’ during the Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala. 
The Kremlin lit up in the Belfast night, Ireland. 
My ‘vino blanco de casa’ came with a little tapa of ‘patatas croquetas‘, a classic late night experience on our first day in Madrid, Spain.
More of Dan’s CFFC: Time of Day, Evening.
Albatz Travel Adventures 
Fantastic photos from around the world! I especially like the one with the fireworks and the reflection on the water. I have a dreadful time getting a good shot of fireworks.
I tried using my iPhone this year – the results looked great until I saw them full size – the clarity was awful!
love the moods
I’ve always liked night photography but didn’t really know why. You just put your finger on it – the night is full of moods that can just disappear in daylight.
🙂🙂 yes and your comment just now reminded me about what Vincent van Gogh said about painting at night.
Vincent van Gogh expressed a deep fascination with painting at night, often describing the night as being “much more alive and richly colored than the day”.
I love the lamp in the first photo and that empty cafe. That’s a great photo. They are all quite good.
The empty cafe in Mexico has the same kind of mood your schoolhouse photo has – places that were once full of activity and now sit in an ‘abandoned’ mood.
All beautiful! They evoke (for me) black and white photography, which is my favorite type of photo for creation of mood, mystery, and interest.
I can see that the contrast between light and darkness is evocative of black and white – thank you for the compliment.