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A night at the opera


A night at the opera
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Copyright: Per Hoj (hojper) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 687 W: 111 N: 847] (4087)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-11
Categories: Event
Camera: Casio EX-Z4
Exposure: f/2.6, 1/8 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-05-25 14:47
Viewed: 1017
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There are events that are very difficult to photograph and communicate to other. Going to the theater or the opera are a good example. You are not allowed to take photos during a performance and even if you do, they won't say much about the place and the ambiance. I find that a close-up of a detail of the theater or the opera house is maybe the best way to retain and communicate the spirit of the place. This is the opera of Budapest, looking from one box into the others during the intermission.

Technically I rotated and cropped before clarifying and saturating the colours. After that, I used a fill-flash mode to add extra light to the proud decoration in front. And finally I sharpened once before resizing and once more after resizing. At the end I used a noise removal filter (like NeatImage, but the Paint Shop Pro version).
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thanks for sharing this and the pp works well. i think the lighting must have been difficult to manage. i like it, i haven't seen what's it like in a opera house before.

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 351 N: 944] (5728)
  • [2005-05-25 15:36]

Excelent shot, Per.
The title is fitting indeed. Excelent composition and well done with this one. LOL

Mike

You did a nice work, including people in this shot...other than it would be a common capture.... but you make it unique.
A minor pont is theirs skin tones... donīt you think they are a little blushed?
Cheers.... and thank you!!
carmem

i do so like these settings
and as you say they do present certain challenges
your knowledge and planning made the most of your location
well done
though it looks like your seat was not far from the stage
i believe the detail view was a better idea than the expansive one would have been
with people bustling about especially [opening or intermission?]
those credit-card-sized-cams are very useful and discrete aren't they?
easy to pop into a suit/jacket
thanks for sharing - perhaps a future idea for me if you don't mind ;-)

Going to the theatre is one of my most treasured pasttimes. I absolutely adore the atmosphere, the thrill of the moment before the curtain goes up, the joy of the performance, and the goosebumps I feel during the standing ovation. Being a teacher of ballet I know how appreciative it is when no one uses their flash on the cameras. Although today, cameras are not permitted in theatres in Canada either which is a shame.
I like the composition and point of view using the mirror in the background. It's also very nice to see the details of the wood and the gold paint.
I hope you had an enjoyable evening at the opera.

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2743 W: 370 N: 2624] (11950)
  • [2005-05-26 16:01]

Mmmm, quite co-incidentally we both posted 'detail' shots yesterday ;o). I love the PP work you did here to enhance the subject, Per. But I think it would be even more lovely a picture if you had Gaussian blurred the background a bit more... I like the colours in it, but it still has a bit too much detail. Still, TFS!

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