Boston at Night

blalor

A few from Saturday night's Boston shoot with some POTNers:

#1

#2

#3


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C&C welcomed. When it comes to night shots like these, I'm always torn on what to do with the white balance. The orange/yellow tinge – while not accurate –*feels "right" for many of them, and with so many different light sources in different parts of the scene, it's impossible (er, I think...) to consistently correct them. So the incorrect colors become part of the artist's interpretation.

This was a group outing lead by a native Bostonian, and it was really cool to see what other people came up with given the same scene.

Gun

Wow, this looks really nice. I like the #2 best. The green tinted street light against the dark sky and dark water is awesome.

scottV

I can't decide if 2 or 3 is my favorite. The first I think the orange sky is a little distracting.

blalor

Thanks!

The streetlight is a little green there, but, short of doing a bunch of Photoshopping to correct the colors (my goal is to get *away* from the computer!), I like this compromise the best.

f00sion, I agree. That was my biggest frustration that night. We started out with *awesome* clouds that gave some great blur for the longer exposures and ended up with pretty heavy cloud cover which reflected the city lights.

anwmn1

WOW- I really like the 3rd one

Looks like the 2nd could use a little straightening - seems a slight tilt from left to right.

300m

I like #2 with the blue in the sky and the reflectins off the water, green on the streets. Nice catch.

blalor

anwmn1 wrote:

WOW- I really like the 3rd one

Looks like the 2nd could use a little straightening - seems a slight tilt from left to right.

Thanks! I think you might be right about that. I seem to have difficulty with horizons at night. And I lost my bubble level. :cry

bryanj87

blalor wrote:

Thanks!

The streetlight is a little green there, but, short of doing a bunch of Photoshopping to correct the colors (my goal is to get *away* from the computer!), I like this compromise the best.

f00sion, I agree. That was my biggest frustration that night. We started out with *awesome* clouds that gave some great blur for the longer exposures and ended up with pretty heavy cloud cover which reflected the city lights.

Really nice stuff, Blalor. The clouds were my biggest frustration that night as well. My best shots were at our first stop on the waterfront and at the end under the Zakim bridge.

Moogle Pepper

I think those are fantastic!

can't decide between 2 and 3!

blalor

Moogle Pepper wrote:

I think those are fantastic!

can't decide between 2 and 3!

I can't, either, which is why I posted 'em both.

Dogdots

# 2 is my favorite...and I agree it's tilting just a tad.