City Lights
- Thread starter Darren Bradnock
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Pete Askew
Admin
Hi Darren,
I like the panoramic treatment of the first and the mirroring of the lights. Not sure if there is enough resolution but it could make a nice print. The second i find a bit too soft and I'm not sure about the indistinct sky and foreground elements. The first works much, much better for me and has more drama to it.
I like the panoramic treatment of the first and the mirroring of the lights. Not sure if there is enough resolution but it could make a nice print. The second i find a bit too soft and I'm not sure about the indistinct sky and foreground elements. The first works much, much better for me and has more drama to it.
Darren Bradnock
Well-Known Member
Yeah i know what you meen about the resolution in the first pic, i didn't want to over expose the lights. Needed to be taken a bit earlier i think. And the 2nd one was 8 second exposure without a tripod, but theres something about the fore ground and sky i like, but at the same time the city lights are way over exposed.
Pete Askew
Admin
Not bad for 8 secs without a tripod. I guess you rested the camera on something (or your other hobby is brain surgery and you have very steady hands!! 
). What about trying two exposures and going for an HDR-type merge?
). What about trying two exposures and going for an HDR-type merge?
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
I prefer the second one, it's a little more unusual, the panoramic crop seems a little to obvious!
The big black space at the top and bottom of the second one with just minor details make for an interesting shot I think!
The big black space at the top and bottom of the second one with just minor details make for an interesting shot I think!
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Really liking the multi-colour reflections in the pano shot.
Maybe you could do the lower half of the frame (the reflection) at one exposure, and the buildings at another, and blend the two?
Certainly worth the effort as it's an amazing city vista
Maybe you could do the lower half of the frame (the reflection) at one exposure, and the buildings at another, and blend the two?
Certainly worth the effort as it's an amazing city vista
Paul Lange
Moderator
I think the first one is a goer for me maybe with some off the top and bottom? When you laod jpegs on to the site it really strips the detail away so I'm guessing that we're not seeing it in all its glory.
Darren Bradnock
Well-Known Member
Ok, i just got my spyder3 elite today and now i understand some of the coments about the pics. They're quite a bit darker, might have to have another play so you can see it how i was.
Also new to this spyder tool, i just used the "recommended" settings and the grey had a bit of a olive drab tint to it. I played around for a while and found it looked better when i set the white point to native. What should i be doing?
Also new to this spyder tool, i just used the "recommended" settings and the grey had a bit of a olive drab tint to it. I played around for a while and found it looked better when i set the white point to native. What should i be doing?
