Seattle cityscape

erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
edited September 23, 2005 in Landscapes
Here's a nightime shot from the popular Kerry Park viewpoint. I added the moon in PS from an exposure taken that same night but with a longer lens. Comments welcomed.

Cheers,

Erich

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  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,467 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    I do like this for some reason. I'm more of a mountains and trees kind of guy, but this is nice. At first that moon really amazed me until I read your post! Nice job! thumb.gif
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  • jweathersonjweatherson Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Hikin' Mike wrote:
    I do like this for some reason. I'm more of a mountains and trees kind of guy, but this is nice. At first that moon really amazed me until I read your post! Nice job! thumb.gif
    The moon really makes it! Nice clean shot all around, i love night city scapes, never had the chance when I was in Seattle unfortunately....
    Well Done thumb.gif
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Beautiful Seattle nightshot clap.gif

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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    I like it! Nicely done. Why do I get the sense that the moon should be to the right of the "needle"?
  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    I agree with Trish tho I haev no idea why. My eye just naturally wants the moon on teh otherside.. Its a nice shot Erich.
  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Really nice . . . it's so hard to not blow out those highlights on a night shot - the color and tonal variations on the needle are really nice. Is this a single shot or "stacked" shot?


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  • aurafloraauraflora Registered Users Posts: 471 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Very nice cosmpolitan night scene. The moon looks "surreal". I think it is great just the way it is.


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  • DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Great shot and nice treatment with the moon. thumb.gif to you Erich.
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  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited September 23, 2005
    Thanks for the comments everyone!
    This was a 6 sec exposure at f/8 ISO 100. Single shot with 17-40 mm f/4L lens. I then took the picture of the moon with a telephoto lens and pasted into this shot.

    I can see why you may want the moon to be on the right. At first that's where I thought it would look good. But when I did it the image seemed out of balance with too much empty space on the left.

    Cheers,

    Erich
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