LA View from Mt. Wilson Photo

Photographer’s Note

Repost Note:
This is the reason why I'm so addicted to TrekEarth -- constructive criticism from other photographers (either good or bad). I decided to crop and frame this photo, turning a lemon into lemonade.

Background:
1. Mt. Wilson hosted many TV/radio transmitters on the summit. This photo is taken from the transmitter site.
2. There is no 360' degree view of Los Angeles from Mt. Wilson. We are looking South. On the right (west) is San Fernando valley (obstructed by mountains). On the left (East) is San Gabriel valley. (obstructed by trees, trasmitter towers and maintenance buildings. We have more mountians behind us (North).
2. This is the highest point and views on both sides are obstructed. I believe this is the best seat in the house.

Thanks to constructive criticisim from other photographers. I have come to the conclusion that the best way to approach this is to crop and frame the photo to eliminate unattractive black sky.

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Original Note:

This is a view of Los Angeles from Mount Wilson. It was one of clearer nights with some marine layers. Thanks to warm air (86' F) on a breezy winter day that created such a clear night.

On the left, you can see Palos Verdes Peninsula. Marine layers were illuminated by city lights. Stars were clearly bright (though not really visible in the photo.)

priyasri_80, evanrizo, joworawat, atus, dliu216005 has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

priyasri_80 (363) 2006-09-03 5:54

Nice shot. The lights are awesome.
Priya

hay_kes (28554) 2006-09-03 7:01

Hi Nap,
great photo.Beautiful colours, lights, details, and sherp.Very wel composed.
Greetings.

hAyAti

jinju (14265) 2006-09-03 7:08

Hi nap,

thats really an impressive view. I think to make it even betetr, post it in large format. the small dots would be more visible and have a bigegr impact.

evanrizo (456) 2006-09-03 8:09

It looks great, it looks interesting.

t0mmm1 (5434) 2006-09-03 8:31

Hi Nap,
wonderful shot, I like this reposted version where you've cut part of the sky. It's really amazing how many lights... in the darkness it looks like to look at the sky with millions of stars and to immagine that in every star is living one family is just wonderful. Nice shot my friend!
Have a nice day,
Tomi

bigtim (3487) 2006-09-03 10:42

Hello Nap bravo pour ce panorama de LA incroyable j'aime beaucoup les reflets dorée de cette ville gigantesque, ce point de vue est extraordinesire
Amicalement
tiM../.

drago (4826) 2006-09-03 12:46

Wow!Busy place L.A!!!Really unique shot,well done!
Panagiotis

joworawat (0) 2006-09-03 15:04

Hi Nap,
good job! I like your final version.
Cropping the image fills the empty area in the first version. Framing the photo makes it like a professional work in a gallery. ^^

brevbrev14 (370) 2006-09-03 15:48

Wow!a fantastic shot!So impressive!This is an amazing view!!Perfect compo!!
Valeria

capthaddock (28640) 2006-09-03 18:34

Hi Nap - this is much better, not only is the empty sky gone, the city lights appear bigger and more attractive, I like how the density of lights decreases further away from the coast

dliu216005 (214) 2006-09-03 21:37

Nap

Beaufil shot, the scene is just amazing.

David

atus (15452) 2006-09-04 4:41

Hello Nap,
really fantastic clear shot here! The pov is excellent, the light is great and the colours are very nice. Never seen L.A. in such a way before. Great one!
Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

Stepan (27167) 2006-09-04 16:24

A sea of light !! This is really amazing and incredible. Beautiful job. Thanks.
Stéphane

RPoole5552 (1639) 2006-09-05 5:53

Awesome view of "City of Angels". Do you live there? It would be great if you could get another at dusk with an ocean backdrop.

Best regards,

Rob

lestans (15398) 2006-09-05 8:46

Beautiful!! An ocean of lights!!
... and you made me laugh: ... turning a lemon into lemonade !
Really a good lemonade!

Livia

rewshearer (682) 2006-09-12 3:25

Very impressive - beautiful vista of this sprawling city. Good long exposure, although 30 seconds was almost too much!
Great work, congratulations
Rew

darrasin (2860) 2007-03-13 4:28

Hello Nap! This is very inspiring, I have always wanted to take this shot. Thanks for the info and tips. You've executed this perfectly, I think it's an urban masterpiece.

Congrats!
Doug

mphotographies (1976) 2007-05-04 6:02

Hey Nap,

Shall I say 'sparkling lemonade', It's crisp and clear image. As Rafal (jinju) has mentioned, it would be more impressive with a larger format, yet still a great shot worth viewing!

Have a nice weekend dude!

Jom