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Parthenon


Parthenon
Photo Information
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: 2008-05-11
Categories: Architecture, Nocturnal
Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, Tamron 18-200/3.5-6.3 AF XR DI-II LD IF
Exposure: f/10.0, 3 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Dingo's night / evening photography, Mini TL meet in Greece, May 2008, My photos >= 20 and < 30 points part II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-28 9:43
Viewed: 337
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On Sunday evening we met up with Vassilis, Tanya, Con, Eleni and Ilianna for a nice dinner and some night photography afterwards.

This is a view on the Parthenon, on the southside of the Akropolis. The arches in the wall are on top of the entrance to the theatre of Herodes Attikos.


Tech talk

Preprocessing

Of course I used a tripod.

Settings: manual. Don't trust your camera's speed/aperture settings in night photography. See what the camera suggests, then use half the speed and/or stop down the aperture. For this particular shot I used 3 exposures just to make sure... the Parthenon was well iluminated, the wall wasn't as bright.

Postprocessing

In-camera compo, just levelled out.

No adjustment layers, no tweaks in levels nor curves. As said, the contrast in brightness between Parthenon and wall was so big that I made a couple of exposures. What I did was: copy the sky and the Parthenon to a new layer in the shot where it was darkest - then copied that layer to a shot where the wall was brighter.

Cloned out some lights of a passing plane.

Downsized for TL, framed and signed.


I'll be on TL irregularly this week-end.
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  • Great 
  • azaf1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 583 W: 52 N: 660] (4118)
  • [2008-06-28 15:19]

That's it Frank!
Clear and sharp with the color of the lights in the darl background. A majestic capture of the eternal monument
Compliments
Argiris

  • Great 
  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 286 W: 0 N: 155] (1411)
  • [2008-06-28 18:29]

Hi Frank,

very sharp image. Love the light and the perspective.

Congratulations,
Romeu

Excellent nocturnal Frank. Wise choice of settings and good PP work to bring out the golden tones.
David

ciao Frank..
really a wonderful capture at night.. you have taken, in a perfect way, all the atmosfere of this place!! definition is great.. also the light in the night!! well done, my friend! ;))
ciao Marco

Frank, wanneer zouden ze nu eens klaar zijn daarboven en die steigers weghalen.

Lovely atmosphere and good details here.

TFS
Els

Hi Frank
Great nocturnal shot.Lovely composition, beautiful colours and details.
Thanks for the note.
Friendly greetings
J.Diogo

  • Great 
  • Ramdan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 684 W: 31 N: 1377] (5236)
  • [2008-06-29 22:13]

Hi Frank,
You made it again with this. Clear, sharp and beautiful lighting.
Love to see the perspective as well.
Very neat PP to make this great result.
Regards,
Ramdan

Fantastic and original POV of a classic some many times seen. Great light and compo.
Congrats for an excelent work, mb

Hello Frank,

Again a very good night photo from Greece! Excellent clarity of details and exposure. I think I would cut from the right or better from the left side to make the main building more out of center. TFS
Have a good week,
Sorina

  • Great 
  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1516 W: 1 N: 131] (11785)
  • [2008-07-01 8:39]

een wonder van opname als van architectuur!

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3350 W: 689 N: 1923] (16151)
  • [2008-07-01 23:03]

Excellent nocturnal shot !
Superb colors and sharpness.

thanks,
v

  • Great 
  • boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1263 W: 46 N: 1320] (6423)
  • [2008-07-02 15:09]

Stunning lighting Frank - sharp and clear image - will they ever get the scaffolding off these building? Appreciate the notes as well

Thanks for the recent visit.

Dan

Deze vind ik beter dan de vorige Frank : zowel de compositie
( verhouding met het zwarte ) en de warme belichting
spreken me aan !
Goeie PP ook.

TFS
Jan

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