Comme Venise... Photo

Photographer’s Note

These days, I don't have a lot of time for photography, so I decided to repost one of my best fist shot, with some corrections: rotation to remove the tilt, Neat Image treatment to remove the noise, sharpen. Much better like this, no?
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The title is exagerated a little, but what I mean, It's that even a village not particularly pretty can take romantic appearances the night. I love here lights of the city, the felted water at the bottom, the crescent of ice which reflects the lights. The photograph is a bit blured, but It's just more soft and romantic!

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PJE (19357) 2006-01-19 18:50

Pascal nice work in your reposting. The scene really is outstanding. The foreground that is the closest I gather is moving water. Nice work!

danielswalsh (13297) 2006-01-19 21:02

Great shot Pascal!

I have been wanting to do some shots like this for ages! Looking for some frozen bits near running water to get this effect. Unfortunately when I was back in BC for X-mas a couple years ago, the weather wasn't really co-operating.
You have some great elements to the shot here as you have an interesting backdrop, which makes for a good composition.

What I may have done a bit different;
First of all I'd go for a slightly faster shutter speed (maybe 2 seconds with a lower f-stop?), capturing a bit more detail in the water, and thus also reducing the digital noise present in the image- in turn eliminating the need to use "Neat Image, which also saves more detail. Neat image is good at reducing noise, but unfortunately you lose some detail in other parts of the image as well.
Regardless Pascal it is still a good shot... well done!
- Dan

singuanti (15240) 2006-01-19 22:25

Hi Pascal. Well I compared before and after and it certainly was a large improvement. I think it's the added sharpness that makes for the most improvement. Good PP work Pascal!

Speedie (118) 2006-01-19 23:04

Allô Pascal, c'est vrai que ta photo est beaucoup mieux ainsi, beaucoup moins de flou, je l'aime encore plus! Les couleurs sont tellement belles.
Caro

paido (944) 2006-01-20 0:58

Une nette amélioration : Bravo! Lorsqu'on compare avec l'original, on voit clairement les modifications que tu as décrites. Bref, un bon post-processing, mais une belle photo au départ aussi!

Wahclellaspirit (3017) 2006-01-20 1:25

Pascal,
Beautiful image...

GilbertB (12246) 2006-01-20 1:57

Salut Pasqual, très beau cadrage, les lumières et les reflets sont jolis. Beau travail. A+
Gilbert

john_c (24635) 2006-01-20 10:23

Hi Pascal,
Wow! Yes, I would say this is a significant improvement. I like the foreground blur and the various layers of colour moving into the frame. The blue and golden glows are especially appealing and dramatic. The bridge detail and overall lighting effects are superb. Great night shot, Pascal.
John

dlavoie72 (1237) 2006-01-21 22:55

Bonjour Pascal,

J'aime beaucoup les effets de lumière que tu as représenté dans cette photo. Cette couleur très saturée du bleu et de jaune me plait énormément et se marient très bien. Cependant, je trouve qu'il y a peut-être un peu trop d'eau dans le bas de la photo qui attire le regard et qui n'apporte pas à mon sens de l'intérêt. Je t'envoie un workshop où je fais ce recadrage et où à mon goût la photo montre un impact plus fort encore.

Elle est magnifique ta photo!

Denis

HellCrow (8) 2006-02-01 14:00 [Comment]

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jbweasle (9294) 2006-02-03 13:55

Hello Pascal. Beautiful light and colour in this sharp night shot. I might crop out the fuzzy foreground blob as it's a bit distracting and give the scene a panoramic style.

donluicu (23877) 2006-02-16 9:57

Salut PAscal
je me rappelle bien de cette vue, et je crois que je l'avas deja evaluée..
ici, c'est une reussite..l'ambiance de la photo est superbe, ainsi que les couleurs

salut

loic

placombe (7183) 2006-02-18 10:15

Bonjour Pascal
Excellente photo de nuit du pont Castonguay. J'aurais plutôt coupé un peu de neige au bas de l'image au profit du ciel.
Pierre Lacombe

xavshot (61889) 2006-02-24 14:35

Superbe photo Pascal,
les lumières sont vraiment bien maitrisées et le POV choisi est magnifique. J'aime beaucoup l'ensemble que je trouve comme tu le dis dans ta note, très romantique
Bravo
Xavier

EOSF1 (1944) 2006-03-03 18:01

Très très bien la Venise du nord ! :-) Non sérieux, c'est une excellente photo de nuit (faudrait bien que j'essaie un jour) j'aime beaucoup les reflets que ça donne et les complémentaires oranges et bleus qui se côtoient. Bravo !

Mario

Tue (25608) 2006-03-12 15:00

Hej Pascal,
Good night shot. I like the lighting as well as the lovely colours. Well composed too, good work and thanks for sharing!
Hilsner,
Lars

lu_muratori (618) 2006-03-13 15:48

Hello Pascal, wonderfull shot. And it is indeed much better than the original version, good job. The scene is absolutely stunning and the way you have composed it is great.
regards,
Luciana