City Hall & Supreme Court at Night

saturnss · 1st December 2005

Comments are welcome.

Thanks

Francis247 · 1st December 2005

Hi,

I believe that the street lights and an on-coming car's headlight are too glaring. You could tried using a Starbust Filter to turn it to your advantage.

Other aspect... maybe you can improve on the sharpness. Did you handheld or used a tripod?

Good attempt anyway.

wiz23 · 2nd December 2005

Nice mood

I agree with Francis abt the street lights & oncoming car's lights being 'too glaring' ...

There is also obvious ghosting above the first lamp post ...

Slivester · 2nd December 2005

Perhaps its the detail that is lacking, or somehow the lightings, the image appeared overly soft.

Or could it be the compression?

Fluorite · 2nd December 2005

I do not feel any sense of mood this picture creates. Perhaps the angle is too ordinary. I see this kind of shots on tourists' cameras too.

You could have waited for the car lights to streak (properly) at the correct timing. Maybe you can try the mirror angle so you get the car breaklights instead? The reds will add to the feel.

Slivester · 2nd December 2005

That reminds me, I used to play with the aperture and exposure settings, and I will set to lowest aperture to achieve a good 30secs exposure yet not over-exposing. And the lowest ISO value.

eikin · 2nd December 2005

try high f-stop (small aperture) with long shutter speed

saturnss · 5th December 2005

Thank Francis, Wiz23, Slivester, Fluorite & eikin for your valuable comments...

Yes, the image appeared soft is due to the compression.

The picture was taken using a tripod with shutter priority set at 8 secs (which is the maximum of my camera.

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Thanks again for the comments..

29tim05 · 6th December 2005

what time did you shoot this??

xray · 6th December 2005

Try to shoot again at dusk when some orange/purple is still in the sky?

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saturnss New Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toa Payoh Posts: 15	City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Comments are welcome. Thanks

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Francis247 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hougang, Sengkang Posts: 5,348	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Hi, I believe that the street lights and an on-coming car's headlight are too glaring. You could tried using a Starbust Filter to turn it to your advantage. Other aspect... maybe you can improve on the sharpness. Did you handheld or used a tripod? Good attempt anyway. __________________ 莫问前程有愧,只求今生无悔. Time pasts, Places changed, Beauty faded, what is left are Photos of Memories… Last edited by Francis247; 1st December 2005 at 04:16 PM.

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wiz23 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bukit Panjang Posts: 2,938	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Nice mood I agree with Francis abt the street lights & oncoming car's lights being 'too glaring' ... There is also obvious ghosting above the first lamp post ... __________________ My PBase Galleries

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Slivester Deregistered Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Woodlands Posts: 1,030	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Perhaps its the detail that is lacking, or somehow the lightings, the image appeared overly soft. Or could it be the compression?

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Fluorite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 435	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night I do not feel any sense of mood this picture creates. Perhaps the angle is too ordinary. I see this kind of shots on tourists' cameras too. You could have waited for the car lights to streak (properly) at the correct timing. Maybe you can try the mirror angle so you get the car breaklights instead? The reds will add to the feel.

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eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night try high f-stop (small aperture) with long shutter speed __________________ APAD

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saturnss New Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toa Payoh Posts: 15	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Thank Francis, Wiz23, Slivester, Fluorite & eikin for your valuable comments... Yes, the image appeared soft is due to the compression. The picture was taken using a tripod with shutter priority set at 8 secs (which is the maximum of my camera. ) Thanks again for the comments..

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29tim05 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: AMK Posts: 976	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night what time did you shoot this?? __________________ Open My Eyes That I May See Wonderful Things In Your Law - Psalms 119:18 Through My Len

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xray Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 599	Re: City Hall & Supreme Court at Night Try to shoot again at dusk when some orange/purple is still in the sky? __________________ Flickr