I like night photography. I suppose the best time to take a photo is not when it is totally dark but when you can see some aspects of the background. Just as I wrote about the camera lying, so does the eye. If you go from a light to a dark room then temporarily you cannot see a thing The eye accommodates and we get our 'night vision'. We are so used to street lighting that we hardly ever see darkness, but even if we did see darkness our eyes would get used to it.
So what is a true picture, darkness or the accommodation of the eyes that allows us to see in the night? Well of course the answer is that both are true. The camera can take both views by adjusting for the exposure. If a street light is in the photo this becomes a lot brighter. With digital manipulation you can make the light darker and the rest of the photo lighter. You get the photo that you want, just like the eyes accommodate. Here is one of fire breathing. You get the spectacle which is obviously more dramatic at night.
Happy snapping
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