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Night in the City of Light [1]


Night in the City of Light [1]
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Copyright: Frank De Cock (Dingo) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3259 W: 375 N: 2713] (11644)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-16
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, Tamron 18-200/3.5-6.3 AF XR DI-II LD IF, @ ISO 200
Exposure: f/13.0, 6 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
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Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: City trip to Paris
Theme(s): Art in the city (contemporary / abstract), Cities of night, My photos >= 40 points, Dingo's night / evening photography [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-19 12:21
Viewed: 1056
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back on TL, after a city-trip to the City of Light...

Ann & I treated ourselves to a long, romantic, though fatiguing week-end in Paris. Lots of walking about the place, seeing the sights we missed the previous time, and re-visiting some of the all-time beautiful places such as Montmartre. My feet still ache ;o)

One of my objectives was to practice some night photography, and this is one of the results: the outer court of the Louvre, with I.M. Pei's controversial pyramid. Some love it, some hate it... Ok, the "interaction" of the modern glass structure with the classical buildings is strange at first, but I absolutely love it.

Tech talk

In-camera compo.

Downsized for TL and framed with some home-made PS actions.

Cloned out two brightly lit windows, as they were attention-drawers. The red spots under the pyramid are "ghosts", it's the coat of one of the people that walked by when the shutter was open. I considered cloning them out too, but decided to leave them unaltered.

No other corrections were made on the picture. But beforehand, yes; I find that the camera seldom proposes the correct exposure. Indeed, usually reducing the speed by half works better. So: manual settings only!
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Hi Frank,
Very nice composition,beautiful night lght.Congratulation.
Best regards,
Ralf

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3362 W: 86 N: 2738] (18097)
  • [2008-02-19 12:57]

Hallo Frank.
Yes place to be. Although is was.!
Excellent evening image from the famous place.
Good work.!
Coffee with too cold cream, I guess, 10 euro ? haha
Groeten van Jan

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  • Pientje (259)
  • [2008-02-19 13:19]

Very very very nice!!
Beautiful light and the shape of the pyramid is so out of place in between the "oldness"
If you told me you spotted a spaceship I would have believed it too :)

Ok Frank
Here we have a ''Top Dingo shot ''
No disturbing cables in the air, a fine nocturnal view with a clear dark sky
and the lights make it look like a Cristmass dream
Hope you both had a great time in Paris
Thanks for sharing
John

Hey Frank,
I like the combination of traditional and modern architecture as it highlighted by teh lights.
Well done!
Cheers, Andriy

Frank,

Great shot - good sharpness and exposure levels in this near symmetrical image. I always did think the presence of a pyramid strange, among the great architecture of Paris....

...tim

Hi Frank,

The love the use of a diagonal line(s) here to lead the eye to the center. Excellent choice of POV. TFS

Allan

Fantastic night shot with a great composition.
Recently I took some Louvre shots, but I couldīt did it at night.
Congratulations and TFS.
Mario

Hi Frank:
A SUPERB post...
your exposures have here have done wonders...
The semetry and the details are just lovel;y...
good sharpness & very well mpresented!!!
david

it's the place where is hidden the Holy Grail (the Da Vinci Code teachs me).. ;))
good pov.. so full!! great light captured form down.. subject helped you to gives this mood effect!! nice to see.. and perfect in your realise!! good job!!
ciao Marco
;) soon

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3350 W: 689 N: 1923] (16151)
  • [2008-02-20 0:33]

Maybe a bit too muck black FG (some crop may be useful) but the golden tones are wonderful


thanks,
v

Hi Frank,

Je hebt uitgelegd waarom je de shutterspeed gebruikt, en de ISO is hier 200, waarom? ik heb inderdaad gemerkt dat hoger vaak te licht is. En F13, ik zou hem op F22 zetten, maar ik zou het fijn vinden als je me op weg helpt.

That pyramid may be controversial but I love the contrast it provides in your lovely composition.

Heerlijke ruime opzet hier.
Je had vast het gevoel dat het weekend een week duurde, er komen dan zoveel indrukken op de je af.

TFS
Els

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  • Arox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 11 N: 48] (754)
  • [2008-02-20 1:52]

Hi Frank,

Great shot, very good composition, interesting night photo!
Well done!

Greetings
Arox

Hello frank,

I dod like this composure and great use of the night light, well done on camera contral and great details and clean photo

TFS Kyle
PT

great night shot Frank,
your before shooting work was excellent ... and thus you had nothing to correct afterwards ;o)
many TFS this lovely Paris night shot
ili :o)

is this the famous spot on the book DVC? perfect symmetry Frank. excellent night exposure.
maybe theres a hidden code.... =)

Hi Frank...great comosition and exposure..nice job.

Roger

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5244 W: 181 N: 6228] (32864)
  • [2008-02-21 5:14]

Hello Frank,

Beautiful night look.
I am amazed with the beauty of this picture,
it seems until a mirror of beautiful.
Excellent evening image from the famous place.
a fine nocturnal view with a clear dark sky
Congratulations... Beautiful!

Sergio
:)

Hello Frank,
This is beautiful photo.
Good details, lovely light and composition. TFS
Vandana

Hi Frank,
An excellent noctural. First the composition with the lead in of lights to the main subject the piramide, which is great secondly the colours of yellow/orange/gold very good! In short a superb capture of this place in Paris!
Hans

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  • Josine Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 922 W: 21 N: 652] (4069)
  • [2008-02-25 11:10]

Prachtige avond opname Frank
Groetjes
Joos

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1160 W: 15 N: 597] (10416)
  • [2008-03-06 22:33]

This picture really brings back some great memories of this place. This is a really incredible picture showing the beautiful lights. Breathtaking!! TFS

Wel, het is niet makkelijk, maar van de drie piramide-foto's vind ik deze nog altijd de beste Frank.
De compositie spreekt me hier het meeste aan :
contrast tussen moderne en " de gevestigde " waarde.
Goeie belichting ! Alles prima in toom gehouden.

TFS !
Groetjes
Jan

Dingo,
This is P-E-R-F-E-C-T!
I love everything about this photo.
BRAVO!
Grace

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