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- isabela_sor
(34567) - [2008-04-15 2:07]
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- aadilj
(11542) - [2008-04-15 2:08]
Superb capture with such fascinating colours. I like the handling of the lights and the wide canvass. great composition indeed.
- Paolo
(40175) - [2008-04-15 2:09]
Hi Antonio , beautiful view of the waterfront and the skyline of Perth, from a great POV, capturing in a great way the reflections and the city lights and with good qquality.
thanks, ciao
- jentt
(1150) - [2008-04-15 2:14]
Hello Antonio
fantastic shot at the blue hour with wonderful colors. The lights and the reflections on the water are really superb. Excellent sharpness and details too. Splendid!
Regards
Antoine
- anes_lc
(14452) - [2008-04-15 2:14]
th nblue hour and such great view.always wanted something similar in my gallery :)
thanks sharing ,great capture
best regards,anes
- alaindiveu
(1174) - [2008-04-15 2:31]
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Hi Antonio
For a first one, it's a really good one ! And you are right, I prefer this one. The WS one is too dark
Nice POV and good framing.
Nest time, close your diaph to f/11
You'll see it would be better.. and no problem with the tripod.. ;-)
Alain
- John_F_Kennedy
(22282) - [2008-04-15 2:44]
Lovely blue !!! Very interesting and nice night photo. I like the night colours. Good composition.
Bchim
- JPlumb
(3123) - [2008-04-15 2:55]
Hi Antonio, very nice blue hour shot(s) of Perth. Speaking first of the original, I like your composition on this one, with the city placed low to accentuate the blue sky with those clouds. Exposure is good, with the predominant colour of course being blue. I found it interesting, with your distance that you were able to shoot at f/2.8, yet the city is still in good focus. If you had been closer you would of course have had to use a smaller aperture. The clouds deserted you in the second shot, and your city is a little higher in the frame. I don't know if that was a conscious decision or not, but it made sense. You also have more room on the water to display the great reflected colour from the lights of the city. I think your selection of original and the workshop copy was the appropriate one. The first one, to me, had the better sky and city, with a bit tighter crop on the city. The second one though has some awesome reflection in that water. Enjoyed both, and excellent notes.
Thanks, John
- Floydian
(26920) - [2008-04-15 3:19]
Hello Antonio,
Never bene to Perth, but the view is awesome. But seeing the WS it's even better than this one. The colours and reflection in the water is simply stunning and superb exposed. Your pov here is well choosen and gives a beautiful view on the city. Great work and a extra point for the WS..!!!
Regards, Henk
- BennyV
(1926) - [2008-04-15 3:56]
A postcard perfect shot, Antonio. A good friend of mine is from Perth (lives in Belgium), I'll forward it to him and make him homesick !-)
Thanks for the interesting addition in the WS. I love the clouds in the main picture. A good choice!
Benny
- stego
(16405) - [2008-04-15 5:04]
Olá António,
Nada mal, ninguém diria que é a tua primeira experiência deste tipo. O enquadramento está perfeito, com as nuvens a darem uma ajuda. Digo o mesmo em relação à luminosidade e cor, mas,não chegando a torcer o nariz à nitidez, esta não está tão boa.
Confesso que não sei qual é a minha preferida. No geral talvez seja esta, mas os reflexos na outra são de longe muito mais fantásticos; o que a "perde" são as janelas iluminadas 'esborratadas'. Diria que o ideal era ter uma mistura das duas, com os prédios desta e o resto da outra.
Um abraço, José.
- PaulVDV
(2273) - [2008-04-15 10:27]
Hello Antonio,
Very beautiful blue hour shot !
I like the POV and the different kinds of blue.
Regards, Paul
- mesutilgim
(26568) - [2008-04-15 13:51]
Hi Antonio,
Wonderfull scene, masterly captured.
Very good pov and perfect compo. Very good notes as well. A real TE job done my friend.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
- lucasgalodoido
(10859) - [2008-04-15 14:58]
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Olá Antônio,
essa sim a famosa hora azul, um dia vou tentar algumas fotos como essa, ficam mais interessantes mesmo. Gostei dos prédios ao fundo, um belo postal.
Parabéns e Abraço!
- xuaxo
(4138) - [2008-04-15 15:54]
Olá António,
Para primeira tentativa só tenho a dizer que passaste no teste. Continua!
A do WS está mais vistosa, mas acho que prefiro esta, parece-me mais realista e é mais suave.
Um abraço,
F
- lilimih33
(9834) - [2008-04-15 16:28]
Hello Antonio!
Lovely blue hour composition and very good point of view!
Nice colours and light!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili
- adores
(13237) - [2008-04-15 18:50]
Olá António!
As fotos estão muito bonitas, com um óptimo pov e uma boa exposição mas as cores da que está no Ws estão excepcionais, os reflexos na água estão perfeitos.
- zeca
(18578) - [2008-04-15 20:12]
Antônio você fez um ótimo enquadramento para esta bela porção da cidade. O azul ainda claro do anoitecer está belíssimo e as milhares de luzes fazem ótimo detalhe. Apenas vejo que não são muito nítidas, talvez pela redução. De qualquer forma é uma bela foto!
Abraço,
Zeca
- imrek
(6494) - [2008-04-15 23:05]
HI Antonio,
the picture what are taken in the blue hour are always great as your city panorama here...well done!
regards,
imre
- skippy007
(3231) - [2008-04-15 23:58]
Hello Antonio,
Beautiful shot, love the blue sky, I must try a shot like this, mine ( of Melbourne) have been later at night.
Light & reflection are superb. Interesting & informative note.
Thanks
Regards
Santo
- jurek1951
(17593) - [2008-04-16 0:15]
Hi Antonio,
Beautiful nightscape of a wonderful place.Really good sharpness and pleasant composition.
Georg
- vincz
(17522) - [2008-04-16 0:28]
Great blue hour shot. The coloured reflections in the see are amazing. Great job.
- PixelTerror
(75982) - [2008-04-16 0:29]
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Ola Antonio,
The Pov and the skyline are great, so it's a good start. The only issue is with aperture/exposure, since you have a tripod and a good lens close your lens to f/16 or beyond, aperture priority and let the 30D gather light all this time, go and have a VB, when you come back the box is full of pixels. Don't forget to use the timer to reduce vibration when releasing the shutter.
Have a nice day JY
- robertosalguero
(14673) - [2008-04-16 0:31]
Hello Antonio,
I believe you did an excellent job with this blue hour shot. The colour of the sky is very attractive and the skyline of the city is just amazing under the light conditions. Nice saturation and sharpness with the reflections adding that extra special touch to the view. Cheers :-)
Roberto
- alftrek
(1497) - [2008-04-16 1:02]
Hi Antonio, south perth is a great place to see the City of Perth. I think both shots have their own merits. I have also found that the best time to take a city shot is at dusk, when the sky is still a little bright to contrast against the city skyline
I would prefer the WS version where the colours and lights are fantastically displayed. I can see that you have included more of the water in the WS for obvious reason. Although without the clouds, the gradation of colour in the sky is really nice.
I can understand your rationale for using ISO 100 to achieve a noiseless photo, but I am not sure why you have chosen f/2.8 and f/3.2 respectively. Could this be reason that the buildings in the original version seems to be a little blur or is it due to compression? I used f/9 for my Melbourne shot to give a greater DOF. Well, my eyesight could be wrong, Antonio.
I always enjoy viewing your postings.
TFS
Regards
Alfred
- saxo042
(7590) - [2008-04-16 2:02]
Hi Antonio,
Really a picture postcard! Wonderful colours and a well balanced composition. Also a very interesting note.
Greetings from Gothenburg
Gunnar
- paura
(24727) - [2008-04-16 3:05]
António,
Uma beleza de fotografia, bem apanhada aos detalhes, nessa interessante hora do dia. A fotometria está excelente.
Abraço
Paulo
- saigon
(4951) - [2008-04-16 4:59]
bonjour ANTONIO.
magnifique POV de PHERT!
superbe composition!
j'aime beaucoup.
amitiés....aldo.
- mydrjoe
(1228) - [2008-04-16 6:45]
Hola Antonio,
Polo que se refire á calidade da foto, ¡que vou a decir eu!
En canto a cal delas me gusta máis, a verdade é que a do WS sería a miña preferida se fose algo menos crara, menos brilante e de córes menos acusados. De tódolos xeitos, calquera delas é fantástica.
Saúdos,
JR
- carper
(56062) - [2008-04-16 7:57]
it's a very good one Antonio,
a marvelous skyline one you can be proud one, it is well taken and the quality is fine here, very good photojob, have a nice day.
gr. jaap
- Jardim
(2401) - [2008-04-16 14:11]
Olá António,
A foto está muito bonita. Gosto muito das cores desta paisagem citadina e da sua composição.
Júlio Jardim
Hello Antonio,
Magnificent image with, of course, a great light and colors. I like the composition and how you placed the horizon very low and centered the 2 higher buildings. The reflections on the 2nd shot are attractive but I prefer the softness of this one.
I don't understand very well why you used a 2.8 exposure because using a higher exposure would have increased the overall quality and you mention that you had a tripod ?
Have a nice day.
Best regards, Christian
- Graal
(44999) - [2008-04-16 23:02]
Hi Antonio,
very nice town landscape, beautiful colours and reflections. WS fine also. Good work, interesting note.
Gr., Aleksander
- emka
(10580) - [2008-04-16 23:29]
Hi Antonio,
amazing shot of the blue Perth. Now it is clear why this time is called blue hour. fantastic light and colors. great view of the lights in scyscrapers. Regads Malgorzata
- dareco
(12153) - [2008-04-17 1:16]
WOW! These are both VERY beautiful!!! A very nice scene. TFS
- gildasjan
(15954) - [2008-04-17 1:26]
Bonjour Antonio
Le point de vue a permis de bien cadrer ce très beau mélange de lumières nocturnes.C'est bien vu et bien réalisé.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas
- ChrisJ
(57432) - [2008-04-17 2:40]
Hi Antonio
Good sharpness & reflections. I like the blue monochromatic colour of the sky & water, contrasting against the yellow city lights. Tfs!
- sacavem
(5431) - [2008-04-17 3:24]
Olá António,
Boa hora azul,para começar não está mal.Noto alguma falta de definição nos prédios talvez pelo motivo que explicas de teres esquecido mudar a exposição.A distancia também é muita talvez a lente não seja a mais apropriada a este trabalho(?). Mas a experiência leva-nos a bom termo, continua.
Um abraço,
Filipe
Nota: não entendi "Se não sou a ver as tuas fotos...",
ainda à pouco comentei a foto Kite Surfing. mas como tu postas muitas em pouco tempo ... não tenho capacidade para despachar o serviço :)
- chrisnet
(18906) - [2008-04-17 8:30]
Hello Antonio,
Beautiful night view with a very good framing and nice exposure, I like the reflections and the city lights, well done.
Regards
- trekks
(9878) - [2008-04-17 8:32]
hello Antonio
Interesting angle to get the city skyline across the water. And I see you used CPL for reflections? The sky appears bluish. I wonder the reason you apply f/2.8 and not f/8 above, because the building blur is quite obvious.
tfs, bill
- LUISCOSTA
(137) - [2008-04-17 16:24]
Ola Antonio!
tem aqui um bonito ocaso, aproveitando bem as horas magicas do ceu...um bom registo bem enquadrado e com boas tonalidades...
abraço
- siolaw
(23057) - [2008-04-17 22:31]
Hello Antonio
Nice skyline at the blue hour with city lights already on. Good use of the rule of thirds with a big, dynamic sky.
Sharp and clear
Greetings
Laurent
- alainh
(32287) - [2008-04-17 23:14]
hello Antonio
the perfect hour, the blue hour !
these city's panoramiques are true pleasure when you can chose the better moment. perfectly made.
a nice day for you Antonio
alain
Antonio
Belle image aux belles couleurs et bien composée. Je m'interroge seulement sur le choix de l'ouverture (2,8) qui me semble un peu grande compte tenu du fait que tu avais un trépied pour prendre la photo.
Amicalement
JJ
- rbcy1974
(20471) - [2008-04-18 3:32]
Hello Antonio
Very beautiful point of view and great exposure.
The contrast between the skyline and the sky is great
Well done
Regards
Daniel
- isa
(1796) - [2008-04-20 7:03]
Olá António,
Belo nocturno, com o aproveitamento da luz azul. Gosto dos relexos e da grandeza do lugar.
Belíssimo registo. Parabéns.
Abraço,
Isa
- cherryripe
(14918) - [2008-04-20 9:18]
Hi Antonio
Lovely blue hour shot of which is for me the second prettiest city in Australia; after Melbourne of course ;-)
I like those purple reflections and how the grey clouds give life to the sky.
Regards
Nikki
Olá António,
Bom disparo este na hora azul em Perth. Gosto de ver o 'skyline' ao fundo a dominar a baía e todas estas tonalidades.
Os reflexos tambem estão bastante bons.
Uma coisa que tenho reparado é que a definição não tem estado perfeito coisa que não era normal, se nesta se pode explicar pelo facto de não teres tripé noutras não me parece que será o caso. Não sei se é resultado do acidente que sofreu quando estiveste em Africa mas é verdade que noto isso.
De qualquer forma tens aqui uma bela composição.
Um abraço.
Paulo
- Docarmo
(7503) - [2008-04-21 10:28]
Olá António,
Belas cores e um horizonte muito bonito com todos aqueles edifícios e as luzes muito bem administradas.
Parabéns!
MCV
- keribar
(40214) - [2008-04-21 20:59]
Hello Antonio,
Even before reading you very good text I was thinking about the isolation of Perth and what I see here is incredible a great city with skyline of New York or another great metropolis. You have taken an excellent shot from far, creating thus no distortions and providing nice reflections. Add the blue hour timing, and you've got an instant winner.
All the best - Izzet
- kiwi_explorer
(12183) - [2008-04-22 0:41]
Hi Antonio,
I haven't been to Perth yet but a lot of my friends tells me it is a beautiful city ... this is photo somehow proves their comments. It looks quite a big city ... wonderfully captured. The lights gives the impression that it is a vibrant city. Well composed and presented! tfs
Cheers,
Renier
- josepmarin
(27292) - [2008-04-22 9:32]
Olá António,
difícil elección, las dos fotos son excelentes tomas a la hora azul, aunque hay mayor contraste de luz y colores en el WS, que además tiene un bonito efecto de colores en los reflejos en el agua.
Creo que me decido por la foto del WS, pero me gustan mucho ambas.
Has trabajado muy bien la exposición y los tiempos. Por ser tus primeras "horas azules" has conseguido un gran resultado, felicidades.
Un abrazo,
Josep
- Silvio1953
(26936) - [2008-04-22 12:38]
Hi Antonio, fascinating urban view with splendid reflections, superb colors and wonderful light, great composition, very well done, ciao Silvio
- gvelosofotos
(119) - [2008-04-23 16:38]
Uma foto fantástica entre outras.Li o perfil e achei engraçado,tb nasci em Angola,onde nunca mais voltei desde 1975.Um abraço.Gil
- capthaddock
(28498) - [2008-04-23 18:23]
I prefer the original because the busy sky justifies the generous amount of sky, but the WS has more attractive contrast and colorful reflections, a bit of sharpness is lacking on the fg, probably because of the aperture explainedin the comments before.
- jmdias
(9626) - [2008-04-24 7:32]
antonio
belíssimo pov, cores e luz. O posta de Perth está perfeito. Imagino que esta cidade seja bonita, quem sabe um dia a conhecerei, fica sempre a fantasia de ver este local, localizado na outra ponta da grande ilha.
parabéns pelo trabalho
abraços
jorge
- plimrn
(16686) - [2008-04-24 11:44]
ola Antonio,
From the thumbnail, I liked the PP post better but the brighter relection makes the WS very nice also. However, I the end, the more interesting sky in the PP makes me agree with your choice.
SAA, Pat
- InasiaJones
(16816) - [2008-04-24 22:37]
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Hi Antonio,
Welcome in the magic world of blue hour. I'm sure you were very excited when you first saw the result on your LCD screen.
As a first attempt, I have to say that it looks terrific. I can only confirm what PixelTerror have told you, concerning smaller aperture, steady tripod, self timer or shutter release and a good VB. I might even add that for the ultimate result, in terms of sharpness, you should use a custom function in your menu called "Mirror Lock-Up". This will help avoid undesirable vibrations, slightly blurring the shot.
Even if you were on a concrete path, when you press the shutter with your finger, you will necessarily shake the camera, so that's probably why your image is not totally sharp. Also, a long exposure at f/16 will provide an "icy" effect with the water, which complement perfectly this kind of slick shot. You will also obtain "stars" around lampposts, which is possible only with small aperture.
I'm sure it will not be your last experiment and I'm looking forward to see further blue hour pix.
Cheers!
André
- AiresSantos
(27480) - [2008-04-25 0:42]
Ola Amigo Antonio
O azul esta fantastico. A foto esta excelente, tendo em consideracao a distancia. Foi na hora certa... os reflexos e as nuvens completam esta belissima composicao
Um abraço
Aires
- Filipeteixeira
(46) - [2008-04-25 14:54]
Um fantástica foto, ao anoitecer, (desconhecia a existência da hora azul), onde saliento os coloridos e belos reflexos. Quanto à nitidez da imagem, talvez as janelas dos edificios nâo esteja 100% nitidas, a distância deve ter ajudado a esse pequeno desajuste, mas o resultado final, na minha modesta opinião, ficou muito bem e resultou numa bela imagem. Um abraço.
- BitterMoon
(1749) - [2008-04-25 20:32]
Hello Antonio
First attempt for a blue hour,but the result it`s very good.
You have managed the exposure settings to have a beautiful blue sky and a good composition.
Nice shot and reflections on the river surface.Nice panorama over Perth.
Kind regards
- bostankorkulugu
(26659) - [2008-04-25 22:50]
i dint know perth was that big to have so many skyscrapers... beautiful shot in beautiful colours antonio... could have been sharper a bit may be but still great...
cheers
korkut
- Bluejeans
(20896) - [2008-04-26 1:49]
Oi amigo ,
Tens que tirar mais umas fotos destas estão muito bonitas e de grande qualidade , faz falta em Lisboa uma zona assim com arranha-céus para tirar assim umas fotos como estas :),gostei muito dos reflexos coloridos e das luzes das janelas ficaram bem detalhadas , os reflexos da foto do ws ficaram mais vivos ,parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Bom fim de semana
- eshirey
(325) - [2008-04-26 8:00]
Lovely! Great blues and reflection.
- donluicu
(22407) - [2008-04-28 8:00]
hi Antonio
this is not the more complicated image that you have offered us so far...but it's a clever one, very well exposed, nice colors.
a school shot
congrats
- rabdelnoor
(2971) - [2008-05-04 17:05]
Olá Antonio,
Very beautiful skyline view. You played very well the exposure and as a result you got an excellent night shot, with the building lights contrasting beautifully with the blue tones.
Abraços
Ricardo
- TeresaT
(10693) - [2008-05-11 10:49]
Olá António,
Esta está fantástica.
Mesmo na "blue hour" com um céu mágnifico.
E este "slyline" de arranha-céus iluminados está o máximo.
Um abraço
Teresa
- waminda2020
(379) - [2008-05-11 23:22]
Antonio, thanks for your critique. This is a city I'd love to visit someday... nice photo good composition - well done
- cissou
(302) - [2008-05-16 12:08]
Hello Antonio,
Nice view of Perth. I like the reflection of the buildings in the water and the colors of the picture. Great shot.
Cécile
- greg64g
(17328) - [2008-05-24 5:47]
Hi Antonio,
perfect shot during deep blue time. i don't see critic to say here
cheers
greg
- marietom
(22537) - [2008-05-25 1:30]
Wouaw, Antonio, que c'est beaui !
Magnifique compo, et quelles couleurs, j'adore !
Bon we
Marie
- testmaniac
(10084) - [2008-06-04 11:59]
Hi Antonio, great city landscape! Interesting composition and colors. Good job!
TFS and regards,
Philip
- riclopes
(28592) - [2008-06-19 2:19]
Espectacular António. Não sei qual das duas é mais bonita. Esta, certamente, pelo efeito de luminosidade no céu. Na outra já se vê a hora azul a desaparecer mas também gosto do brilho intensificado dos arranhacéus e dos reflexos na água. Seja como for foi uma excelente ideia mostrar as duas, o que nos mostra o quanto curta é a hora azul.
ric
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Just superb!!!!!What a great quality,this blue is amazing and the panorama is ....woooonderful
In my dream places theme,only because I want to try one shot like yours one day
Hugs