Pool of Money Photo

Photographer’s Note

This photo of the Mirage casino hotel was taken from Las Vegas Blvd while we were waiting for the volcano to 'erupt'. This was shot from a tripod on a garbage can with an 8 second exposure without a flash. One of my first attempts at a night scene and I noticed in Vegas it's tough to avoid overexposure on the bright lights of the casinos. Does anyone have some tips on this type of photography?

kludwig20 has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

kludwig20 (395) 2007-05-03 10:51

A good shot, well handled exposure given the subject. I see the problem bringing out the detail in the tree and foreground without overexposing the sign on the top. Maybe combining 3 ore more shots into an HDR image would help with this. 1 of them underexposed, 1 proper, 1 over. Either way good shot, i like how the long exposure has softened the water.

jorbe (319) 2007-05-03 12:48

nice first attempts, realy good photo. I like it very well. Combining two or tre shots is the way to avoid overexposure. just get photoshop and start learning:)
But this is good shot, thanks for shareing!