Circular Quay

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  • 08-17-2009, 10:53 PM
    donnnnnny
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    Circular Quay
    An evening shot at this famous Sydney icon. long exposure with my new nikon d700
  • 08-17-2009, 11:08 PM
    LeeIs
    Re: Circular Quay
    Very nice donny, i like the sharpness of this and the reflections are nice and soft. one thing though, what's the big circle above? lens flare? u might wanna try and clone that one out.
  • 08-18-2009, 01:51 AM
    starriderrick
    Re: Circular Quay
    Donnnnnny, Welcome to PR
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    Resolution: 639 x 424 Flash used: No
    Focal length: 70.0mm Exposure time: 31.400 s
    Aperture: f/16.0 ISO equiv.: 200
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    Good composition,lots of light.I love the whispering bokeh of the water...a very nice effect of the 30 second exposure.

    Maybe I'm nitpicking...In my opinion... as sharp as this is - the longer shutter capture is effected by atmospherics...sharpness degrades.I feel it could be improved.

    May I suggest a reduced shutter speed, use the wonderful hi iso capabilites of your camera for even more sharpness / detail, less bleed out of the neon lights,this also will drastically reduce any lens flare.
    Just my thoughts,I'm here to learn.

    Rick
  • 08-18-2009, 04:14 PM
    GB1
    Re: Circular Quay
    Good technique. Pretty sharp, though there seems to be a bit of flair at the top?

    I think shots like this need a twist, though. Something in the foreground (or ?), or perhaps a wide angle lens to tell more of a story and increase one's viewpoint.
  • 08-22-2009, 10:49 AM
    Len J
    Re: Circular Quay
    Generally, I like this a lot.

    The more I look the more distracting the lights on top of the buildings on the left become. Other than that....sweeeeeet!

    Len