Night photos in London

[Didache]

Hi all - last night (the 9th) I went out on a chilly but clear evening to do some night photos. These are a few of the results. The camera was a Samsung V700 digital.

Cheers
Mike

[swmdrayfan]

nice job. I really like the top and bottom shots.

John

[GB1]

Mike - It was worth the trip into the cold, for you got some freakin' great shots for your efforts (!)

I like the first and third ones the best. I would crop a lit bit off of the top of the first one. I dont know why but it seems to be close to split in half and that is always a little uneasy. The third one would have been even BETTER with more of a little trail at the bottom, but like #1 the cold, clear winter sky presents a classy, professional look to the shot.

The second is decent, but would have been better if the people were a little more blurry. The stairs are also a little bit of letdown compared to the rest of the shot. I dont think that cropping them out will solve this however... they do provide a base to the photo. I just wish there was a little more color there. Oh well.

GB

[payn817]

I agree with much of what GB1 says, nice work!

[drg]

Ooooh. Like London bridge up the stairs under the arch. Great colors and shapes. The slightly blurry people (hints at motion for me) are fine, would like to lose that flare/burst in the middle though.

Parliament and Big Ben are fine photographs, postcard like, just like the unusual shot of the bridge!!

Glad to see these, thanks!

[picturetaker1239]

those are cool. I like the ghosting arond the people and the fact that they are all black. it gives a mood to it. I have to disagree with drg about the lens flare. I loove lens flares and the colours they can make. Depending on whats happening of course. good work

[Chunk]

Terrific work Mike. I love the sky in that third shot. Composition and color are great on all 3.

That can't be London Bridge in the second shot...that's in Arizona now.

[readingr]

Terrific photos Mike perfect exposure,

I love the one of Tower Bridge.

I notice in the third you have a double decker bus, white van, and car shame you didn't get the blues and twos which seem to always be around.

Roger

[Tuna]

Very enjoyable. All have great perspectives and composition, rich colors, good shadow detail and the feel of night-time shots (often the exposures are too long and the results are not representative).

Great work.

Tuna

[Seb]

Hi all - last night (the 9th) I went out on a chilly but clear evening to do some night photos. These are a few of the results. The camera was a Samsung V700 digital.

Cheers
Mike

Mike, I am not that enthusiastic about your first picture. The technical execution is allright and the end result is decent but somehow, I am not really touched by it. I guess that it lacks the wow factor so to speak.

I think that your second picture is very ambitious and creative. I like the silhouettes as they are and I don't mind the flare. The one thing that makes me feel somewhat uneasy is the tilt of the bridge. It breaks the balance but I think that it could be corrected. The colors are really appealing.

The third shot is very well done, a definite keeper. The colors are striking and the exposure is great.

Seb