Coal Harbour, Vancouver at night

Ann McRae

Was at a course in Vancouver and went for a walk by the harbour. Used the cement fence in place of a tripod.

JavaLover

How beautiful. I love the colors and how calm the water is. Nice job.

[Deleted User]

I like it, calm, cool and colourful

Tim

Ann McRae

JavaLover wrote:

How beautiful. I love the colors and how calm the water is. Nice job.

Thank you - the water is calmed by the long exposure.

ann

Ann McRae

draggin wrote:

I like it, calm, cool and colourful

Tim

Thanks, Tim.

ann

schmoo

I presume you were out again for work? I'm envious of all the travel

The water looks so still. I love the forest of the masts and symmetry created by the reflection.

raebrown

Hi Ann,

Nice picture of Coal Harbour. Vancouver is one of our favourite places for a getaway. We like to book a room at the historic Sylvia hotel (near Denman and Stanley Park), not tell a soul that we're in town and just make like tourists.

Ann McRae

schmoo wrote:

I presume you were out again for work? I'm envious of all the travel

The water looks so still. I love the forest of the masts and symmetry created by the reflection.

Hi Steph - yes traveling is the ONE thing that keeps me working where I work. Today, I discovered I do not speak male

Anyway, thanks for stopping in. This shot worked from a focus perspective - I didn't have my tripod, and I can't decide if this or a 4/10 crop is better. Thoughts?

ann

Ann McRae

raebrown wrote:

Hi Ann,

Nice picture of Coal Harbour. Vancouver is one of our favourite places for a getaway. We like to book a room at the historic Sylvia hotel (near Denman and Stanley Park), not tell a soul that we're in town and just make like tourists.

Hi Rae

My last actual time spent in Vancouver was in 1991, when my son was a baby. I had forgotten how wonderful the far west is! I've been dreaming in palm trees for year, but think I could make due at either Canadian coast if I can't make palms happen.

ann

schmoo

Ann McRae wrote:

Hi Steph - yes traveling is the ONE thing that keeps me working where I work. Today, I discovered I do not speak male

Anyway, thanks for stopping in. This shot worked from a focus perspective - I didn't have my tripod, and I can't decide if this or a 4/10 crop is better. Thoughts?

ann

I dunno about the exact ratio but sure I think cropping the bottom dark bit would make the composition a little stronger!

Ann McRae

schmoo wrote:

I dunno about the exact ratio but sure I think cropping the bottom dark bit would make the composition a little stronger!

Like this?

schmoo

Nice!!!

Pezpix

Agreed, I love the new crop much more. Great job

timk519

I hope you don't mind, but I couldn't help but fiddle with this most excellent image and see what I could do with it:

Ann McRae

timk519 wrote:

I hope you don't mind, but I couldn't help but fiddle with this most excellent image and see what I could do with it:

So Tim, this is not useful unless you actually share what you thought needed improving and how you achieved it. Its also really worthwhile asking permission first. Not everyone cares to have their images manipulated.

So, I can see that you've brightened the sky & water. Tell me how and why.

ann

timk519

Ann McRae wrote:

So Tim, this is not useful unless you actually share what you thought needed improving and how you achieved it.

I would beg to differ as this is just a different take on it. Some edits produce a different feel than others, but "different" doesn't mean that one is "better" or "worse" than the other, just that it's different.

Ann McRae wrote:

Its also really worthwhile asking permission first. Not everyone cares to have their images manipulated.

If I've offended you, or you don't like this, then I'll gladly take it down and remove all evidence of it's existence.

Ann McRae wrote:

So, I can see that you've brightened the sky & water. Tell me how and why.

I'll do the "why" first - the original image gave me the impression of a time later at night, people are probably settling in for the night, and all is calm and peacful.

The edited image strikes me as being earlier in the evening, the brightend lights in the docked boats could correspond to more activity, maybe some parties going on, etc.

As for the "hows" - it was a bit more involved than just brightening the sky & water - I did some sharpening, pushed the blue and purple saturation, cut the yellow, aqua, and green luminance in curves, pushed the brightness, contrast, and recovery, and adjusted the tinting. I also cropped the bit of cloud on the top.

Anyway, if you want it gone, say the word and it'll be as if it never was.

coscorrosa

Ann McRae wrote:

Like this?

I like this cropped version better too, the reflections are great! I was just in Vancouver last weekend and did some shots at this same location (I'll post them in a separate thread).

ian408

Ann, this is a wonderful image. It conveys a sense of peace.

The crop does make the image better. But the colours are what I really like.

Nice!

Ann McRae

coscorrosa wrote:

I like this cropped version better too, the reflections are great! I was just in Vancouver last weekend and did some shots at this same location (I'll post them in a separate thread).

Ron - thanks, isn't Vancouver a pretty city?

ann

Ann McRae

ian408 wrote:

Ann, this is a wonderful image. It conveys a sense of peace.

The crop does make the image better. But the colours are what I really like.

Nice!

Thank you Ian. It was very peaceful, a beautiful evening


ann