View of the city Photo

Photographer’s Note

A photo of Vancouver CBD taken from Stanley Park during late afternoon.

Tech note: Shot with B+W 092 filter on the Nikon D70. Auto-levels, colour correction, slightly cropped in Photoshop. Noise reduction with Noise Ninja.

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MoosicMan (1231) 2005-03-09 7:21

Bennett:
Awesome shot! Phenomenal decision to go B&W with this one. The shades are spectacular, it looks like an Ansel Adams! A triumph.
Good luck,
Matt

pourre (541) 2005-03-09 7:26

Composition très original qui me plait beaucoup ! Beaux contrastes en N&B.

sharkattack (268) 2005-03-09 7:30

SUPERB SUPERB...............well done

puister (570) 2005-03-09 7:32

Hi Bennet,
This is a very nice view on vancouver. Beautifully framed by the leafes of the tree.
Regards,
Paul

nox (1762) 2005-03-09 7:40

I like this "romantic" picture of our civilization :) ...good job :)

Haymotion (1793) 2005-03-09 7:41

Très belle photo en noir et blanc..
Le feuillage du haut donne beaucoup de valeur et de clarté à la photo !!!!
Très beau travail
Bravo
Vince

namaste_oti (705) 2005-03-09 7:41

Hi Bennett,
I really like the bottom of the picture, but not the top with the leafes of the tree (this is only my own estetic point of view). Without the top it gives a superb panorama of Vancouver.
Regards,
Olivier

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jp80 (8437) 2005-03-09 7:59

Nice view, very well croped, and with nice lights. Very beautiful scape of this town. Well done !

Pasqcal

cessy (13647) 2005-03-09 8:20

great picture, beautiful BW tones, and framing.

kabe (1998) 2005-03-09 8:52

Hi Bennett. Very beautiful landscape looks surreal. I like the b&w colours and light.It looks very interesting. Very good composition. Well done!
Regards, Krzysztof

GrahamB (939) 2005-03-09 10:25

Very nice. A great panoramic shot of the skyline made more striking by the inclusion of the trees at the top and the leaves that almost seem to glow. Very unusual

marekrallying (397) 2005-03-09 13:20

what can I say...wow

chappy77 (306) 2005-03-09 15:14

Wicked shot! The placement of the branches along the top is a brilliant touch!

dolin (15647) 2005-03-10 3:54

Ohhh my god, excellent !
Une superbe composition avec une lumière parfaite.
Le cadrage des braches est du plus bel effet et la POV est surprenante.
Le n/b lui va à merveille !
VERY VERY NICE !
Bravo
Fred

(I come back for the smile)

Cpamoi (10327) 2005-03-20 5:09

Excellent! well done

ALiu (2) 2005-03-25 11:02

Wow! Truly a romantic shot as one of the critiquer pointed out. The framing is excellent as well as the fact that you were able to combine both nature and structures. I love B&W photos and this is one of my favourite thus far. >;)

manub (920) 2006-01-12 11:06

elle est vraiment magnifique cette photo. très lumineuse, surtout dans le feuillage, malgré les nuages.
just a question: what is the effect of the filter you're using ? is it a special w&b filter ?

emmanuel

changlaifu (93) 2006-02-03 20:42

i love your photographic style bennett - especially your black and white. this shot is beautifully framed by the leaves on the top and the water on the bottom. the ratio of the leaves to the sky to the city/water is excellent and the detail in the buildings is amazing.

and like some of your other black and white photos, they look other-worldly because of the infrared like process you use (incidentally, i would love to talk about how you achieve this effect).

awesome. another one for my favorites.

KevRyan (22378) 2006-02-19 13:11

A beautiful shot Bennett - crisp clear detail and a nice decision to add this extra layer by framing the city beneath the canopy of this distant tree - great tone too. A very nice image.

best wishes Kev

olirey (193) 2006-04-03 21:57

Superb picture. A lesson for those, like me, who have to learn how to shoot in black and white !

excited (143) 2007-02-12 17:02

really neat effect here, i like the tree framing, good shot, thanks

jdwyer264 (1082) 2007-02-15 19:00

Nice shot Bennett, well composed I think the lines are nice and sharp also.
Good in black and white, many tones which can be nicely seen in this grey scale.
TFS

nilo (89) 2008-09-12 4:25

without the leaves on top would be good too because the light and the pp works well. By choosing to leave it like that you give us the feeling we look this scene from an open window. Different and very very interesting!! Very well done!

BR
nilo