The colourful Lochness monster Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the first trip I went to Shiga, I went with two other friends and one of which was a TREKEARTH friend of mine from Nagoya TSUTOMU, we decided we needed a change of scenery and pin pointed Shiga, and boy does it have alot of history.

Shiga was the first capital of Japan before Kyoto and Tokyo and had a lot of signicance in the past.

The picture you can see is the famous BIWAKO HANA FUNSUI (fountain) The gate way to sightseeing on Biwa, this fountain having a length of 440 metre is one of the longest fountains in the world, at night its shape and colours changes regularly as it is controlled by a computer. White, Orange and green lights show the spray of the water beautifully.

I hope you like Nessy

dragonslayero, jaywalker, snunney, ChrisJ, Tue, singuanti, jhm, banyanman, berek has marked this note useful

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dragonslayero (3106) 2007-05-02 9:05

Hello Dan

It is really rare for me to see a lot of different colours in the nighttime (or evening). But I must hand it to you, this spectre of light and colours is the best I have seen in some time.
The composition is simple but very effective. Balanced in the middle but with a slight distance fade that gives the right impression of the fountains going further into the photo.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle

Dresik (77) 2007-05-02 9:19

Wow, this looks really beautiful.
Great picture, not easy to make.

jaywalker (12186) 2007-05-02 9:36

Hi Dan, A great shot & wonderful colours, you have composed the photo beautifully & I love the panaramic view, the light has been expertly managed, kind regards Wilson.

snunney (34146) 2007-05-02 9:50

Hello Dan,
A very good night shot of these spectacular coloured fountains. Good exposure management and it's nice to see some detail still in the sky.

belido (16065) 2007-05-02 10:16

Hi Dan,

what a colorful picture. Great POV. The sky gives it a special feeling. I like it. Thanks!
Carlos

carmia (4938) 2007-05-02 10:39

wonderful shot! a very pretty photo . Lovely lighting . Greetings. Carme.

ChrisJ (69588) 2007-05-02 11:24

Hi Dan

The wide angled panoramic crop suits well here. Good sharpness & a fantastic array of colours. Tfs!

Luciedls (164) 2007-05-02 12:00

Belles couleurs. Elles sont précises et nous permettent une belle vue sur un très beau ciel claire. Merci !

nwoehnl (118) 2007-05-02 12:02

Hi Dan. A good observation of this fountain illuminated in the different colorful lights. Nice choice with the panoramic crop that indeed makes it look like some amphibian or saurian thing. Well seen and shot.

Tue (25608) 2007-05-02 18:08

Hej Dan,
Excellent capture of this row of fountains. Their many different colours are very nice and create a fine mood in the night. The clouds are nice too and give a nice effect. Well done!
Regards,
Lars

singuanti (15240) 2007-05-02 22:01

Hi Dan. I was wondering what those fountains were supposed to be and I agree with you they look an awful like the loch ness monster. I love the great assortment of colors you had as well as the long shutter speed. tfs Dan.

jhm (81731) 2007-05-03 7:36

Hello Dan,

Very glad you see again, certainly with a wonderful picture, the fountains with the different colours make this picture very attractive, also the symmetric of the fountains are superb. Very well done. TFS.

Regards,
John.

jrj (34779) 2007-05-04 7:17

For sure a most interesting capture Dan and a good comparison to the myth of the LochNess monster. Good crop and way to present the place.

banyanman (7716) 2007-05-06 11:11

I hadn't seen a photograph of this fountain before, Dan, so thanks for bringing this to us with an infomative note. Well executed and the panoramic cropping suits this perfectly. Cheers . . . David

berek (28784) 2007-05-07 1:39

Hi Dan,
beautiful catch of sign my friend. I like colours and sky. you managed light very good. have a nice week.
First impact : 8
Composition : 8
Burak

Stepan (27167) 2007-08-27 13:06

A fascinating place, an incredible foutain. I wish I could see that for real, because it seems so beautiful and poetic. The technical realization is perfect to appreciate the place. Thanks for that discovery.
Stéphane