Seixal at Nightfall Photo

Photographer’s Note

With the arrival of Autumn less hours of light... humm, not good we think, but to have the last lights recorded as we have to wait less.
Yesterday I went down near the bay to try the Cokin set of filters I've bought recently.
I was trying to get something at the bay but the many boats passing at large where making the waters unsteady and blurring my photos as the boats were always moving, as so I turned my back to the bay and focused on the city and this dark sky.
Seixal was unexpectedly agited yesterday lots of persons near the bay, lots of kids at the park but not a single one on this photo.

This photo was taken with Cokin P153Grey ND4, Cokin P121L ND2 Grey and a skylight filter attached at the same time.

The result is the one you can see on the photo

bostankorkulugu, danyy, riclopes, wautersw, josepmarin, Cretense, Photo65Net, bakes888 has marked this note useful

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bostankorkulugu (33514) 2008-10-20 12:29

i like that soft purple tone of the night both in the sky and on the asphalt... very relaxing mood this one has, i wish i was there walking into the night my friend... all the best...

korkut

jonathan_hart (22570) 2008-10-20 12:55

excellent exposure, well done,
good and easy to read composition, the foreground logically leading the eye to the architecture
well captured sky textures too, thumb up
regards
jc

marietom (31796) 2008-10-20 14:00

hello Paulo,

Jolie ambiance de nuit, et belle composition, avec de belles lignes.
Bonne soirée
Marie

danyy (68492) 2008-10-20 14:26

Bonjour Paulo,
une ambiance nocturne stupéfiante, l'effet du grand angle donne superbement bien.
Une capture soignée de ces lumières difficiles.
Un POV et un cadrage interessants.
Regards.
Daniel.

wautersw (3603) 2008-10-20 15:28

Hi Paulo,

an image with a touch of "Magritte", great light and atmosphere. The effect of the combined filters is great. TFS

Wolf

ribeiroantonio (21859) 2008-10-20 21:44

Não sei se foi, ou não, devido à combinação de filtros mas a foto ficou muito nitida nas casas e no céu também. Aliás, é do céu que eu gosto mesmo. Não é fácil um céu assim ao crepúsculo.
Já quanto ao primeiro plano, acho-o demasiado largo e desproporcionado. Penso que se tivesses cortado por altura dos cantos da água, a imagem teria ficado mais equilibrada.
O que é pue dizes a isto?
António

riclopes (32957) 2008-10-21 0:55

Bom dia Paulo, não faço ideia do que são cokins...a última frase da nota parece-me uma caldeirada incompreensível. E vejo ali uns tipos sentados no banco ;-) Está interessante e original esta perspectiva, embora me apeteça cortar um pouco para colocar as duas diagonais exactamente nos cantinhos. A nudez da passadeira faz um contraste engraçado com o show de luzes que a rodeiam. O edifício lá atrás quase parece uma nave espacial pronta para levantar na vertical, como as 'águias' do espaço 1999. Ficou bonito este momento do anoitecer.
um abraço,
ric
p.s.- pois é, o Luís já me enganou... :) O LR está aqui pronto a re-usar depois de ter desistido há um ano atrás...vamos lá a ver se vou ter pachorra para perder tempo com a parte técnica do novo brinquedo...

jemaflor (39211) 2008-10-21 11:09

Salut Paulo,
Belle prise nocturne, le premier plan formé par cette allée nous conduit vers le point fort, les reflets sur l'eau ajoutent un bon complément à la vue.

josepmarin (33785) 2008-10-21 11:22

Olá Paulo,
has gestionado muy bien la luz de esta toma a la hora azul, con un resultado excelente. Me gusta la luminosidad que nos ofrece la iluminación de la ciudad, los tonos cálidos y los reflejos en el agua.
Tu experimento de superponer los tres fitros es impresionante, funciona muy bien a nivel cromático y de contraste.
Un gran trabajo, amigo mío.
Un abrazo,
Josep

sacavem (8223) 2008-10-21 15:00

Olá Paulo,
Realmente o Seixal ao anoitecer assim tem mais encanto.E por estes dias o céu tem estado fantástico para compor e bem as composições fotográficas.
A abertura e tempo de disparo bem escolhido, para obter este belo trabalho.Só não percebo quantos e quais filtros usaste(?)
Filipe

Cretense (55690) 2008-10-22 2:48

Hi Paulo!

Excellent blue hour photo (my favourite hour of the day), excellent composition and framing, wonderful perspective! your light managment is perfect, the "blending" of natural and artificial light, flawless and the colours just brilliant! Congratulations!

Hercules

jrj (34779) 2008-10-22 4:30

The blue hour always the best time for such a shot paulo. You handled well here the light and got yourself a perfect exposure. Also good use of the pov and foreground quai.

stevesaba (3720) 2008-10-23 8:40

Hi Paulo!
What a great composition with the wonderful light....a lovely pink hue to the light. The sky adds a lot too. The perspective of the walkway really works great. The building itself is gorgeous. Nice Work! cheers,
Steve

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-10-25 1:36

Hello Paulo,
Nice end of blue hour picture.
I like how you composed, with the reflections on the border.
Have a nice day,
JB.

bakes888 (18101) 2008-10-26 0:45

Hi Paulo. Great night shot. Your filters seem to work fine, the light is well managed. Good sharpness and detail also. The composition works well with the wharf to lead the eye into the scene. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

Angshu (33551) 2008-11-24 19:59

Ola Paulo
Like the softness of the colours of the path & the overcast sky. The path invites us in to the well lit up house, bounded by excellent reflections on either side, of the lights. Interesting way & time to use the ND Grad. Good work my friend...well done!
Best Regards
Angshu

Photo Information

Copyright: Paulo Mendonca (Vato_Law) (11660)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-19
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Olympus E-500, ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-45mm 1:3.5-5.6, Cokin P121L ND2 Grey G2 Light
Exposure: f/4, 5 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-20 12:11