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Street lamp


Street lamp
Photo Information
Copyright: Evgenia Slavova (evgenia) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 13 N: 253] (1253)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-16
Categories: Daily Life, Artwork, Nocturnal, Mood
Camera: Canon PowerShot A630
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-18 17:44
Viewed: 1158
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This shot is taken around 7:30 in the morning. The sun has almost arised, and the street lamps were still on. This lamp attracted my attention because of the different saturation of light. I don't know what the reason for that is.

Cropped, added Auto contrast, added frame, resized.

A street light, lamp post, street lamp, light standard or lamp standard, is a raised source of light on the edge of a road, turned on or lit at a certain time every night. Modern lamps may also have light-sensitive photocells to turn them on at dusk and off at dawn, or activate automatically in dark weather.
Before incandescent lamps, gas lighting was employed. The earliest lamps required that a lamplighter tour the town at dusk, lighting each of the lamps, but later designs employed ignition devices that would automatically strike the flame when the gas supply was activated.
Today, street lighting commonly uses high-intensity discharge lamps, often HPS high pressure sodium lamps. Such lamps provide the greatest amount of Photopic illumination for the least consumption of electricity. However when Scotopic/Photopic light calculations are used, it can been seen how inappropriate HPS lamps are for night lighting. White light sources have been shown to double driver peripheral vision and increase driver brake reaction time at least 25%. When S/P light calculations are used HPS lamp performance needs to reduced by a minimum value of 75%.
/From Wikipedia/
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Clever subject. I like how the light differs between the two lamps. Well done.

Evgenia,
Good use of light on this simple subject. The golden hour in the morning is my favorite time of the day! You handled capturing the light perfectly, it's subtle yet a dominating aspect of this photo.
Nicely done,
Scott

Hi Evgenia, I like this! A simple but effective composition. The lighting is lovely, silhoetting the lampost nicely. Well done and TFS Cheers Tina :-)

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2007-01-18 23:48]

Hi Evgenia,

Excellent shot, I like the sharp clear lines here... nice compose and lighting, creating a warm atmosphere, well captured, thanks for sharing

cheers,
Sweety

Hi Evgenia!
Moody shot.Very well composed photo.
Cheers.
Cezar

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 71 N: 645] (4306)
  • [2007-01-20 2:13]

Две очи в мрака! Хубава композиция - минималистична и въздействаща. Чудесни цветове!

Антон

hi evgenia!
beautiful photo, very simple composition and so wonderful.
i like it.
tfs
zoran

pt

Hi. Happy birthday. I saw on Val's site that your birthday is also today. As we share the same birthday I wanted to meet you.

Lovely photo of the lamps. Stunning dark sky that really creates a nice atmosphere.

Hi,
A very good shot. It's simple, but impressive. The colours are great, and so is the POV.
TFS
brgds,
Barbara

Wow.
Euz, often real power can be in the simple things, like you show here in an elegant way!Fantastic catch of light and POV. Super! TFS Also 'thanks' you know what I mean! Bye
John
ps
Now I can sit behind the computer for 15-20 mins and the screen is not dancing for my eyes.

Hi Evgenia, simple but lovely composition with splendid colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Alita Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 157 W: 29 N: 0] (917)
  • [2007-02-01 8:27]

Privet, evgenia,
haresvat mi cvetovete i simetriqta,
pozdravi !
:)

Hi, Evgeniya.
Great shot - good lighting, very sharp and clean. The colors are lovely, well composed and seen. Good choice of frame as well. TFS (",)
Regards,
Vanya

Hello Evgenia :)
Wonderful shot ! Mood, light and colours ... all I enjoy. Very well done, simple subject but so nice. Congratulations
Marylou

superb two-toned lights ;-)
like the overall shot.
cheers from the philippines ;-)

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