Cold Stanley Park Morning Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken from Stanley Park in Vancouver, you can see in blue, Canada Place. Along side of it, is the Circular Harbour Centre in orange - seen in my other photo's as well.

I'm sure this photo has been taken a million times in Vancouver, so this is nothing new to anyone who lives here in BC - but it had to be done!

It was a cold morning, i think it was about 5am, a clear crisp fall morning with excellent conditions.

Hope you like it, and hope everyone has a great day searching TE !

Thanks
Craig

AyseGurel, feather, jhm, jjcordier, Didi, Wanda1, danos, Cretense, Juntas, Cricri, BelCan75, Graal, josepmarin, paura, jwmunro, mikolaj_kawa, vasilpro, skippy007, worldcitizen, Bluejeans has marked this note useful

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AyseGurel (544) 2009-10-11 8:46

Hi Craig

one of the best views that I have seen on TE lately.
I can feel the morning breeze through your shot.

Have a great Sunday
Ayse

TopGeo (21873) 2009-10-11 9:59

Hi Craig!They is a picture that has a lot of good points! The colours (I like blue thing left with background orange) the composition the detail clarity and frame they is certain that they surpass
Regards
Georgios

feather (49862) 2009-10-11 13:20

Stunning blue hour shot, taken in the less seen blue hour early in the day. Considering the earliness of the hour you have captured wonderful detail in the city skyline, and I love the gradation in the sky from blue to a peachy orange. A perfectly exposed image with excellent sharpness.
Kath

Hunkar (4730) 2009-10-11 15:08

Nice night scene of the city with good light and sharpness,
A clear atmosphere,
Good composition,
Best regards,

artesia (275) 2009-10-11 23:41

Dear Craig
How I smile looking at this perfect picture. Love the slight golden colour of the sunrise that gives a great contrast to the blue colour!! Absolutely wonderful...

Well I'm a fan of your 'christmas tree' pictures...
;-)

Warm Regards

Artesia

jhm (82629) 2009-10-12 2:39

Hello Craig,

I like the enlightenment generally of these wonderful picture.
Clarity and sharpness be superb.
Good perspective and depth lovely panorama picture
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Vasa (5638) 2009-10-12 3:12

Bonjour Craig,

ca fait plaisir de te connaitre. Je viens de parcourir ta galerie et je decouvre un beau travail et Canada, le pays bien prospere et moderne. Tes expressions avec des lumieres les plus variees sont superbes. Cette photo de Vancouver le prouve bien. Tres fier de ta visite. Amicalement,

Branko

jjcordier (24734) 2009-10-12 4:56

Craig
Magnifique photographie! Une lumière matinale sublime et une très belle composition. L'exposition est parfaite.
Amicalement
JJ

rbassin (4223) 2009-10-12 11:56

Bonjour Craig,
Une très belle prise de vue, les éclairages sont bien gérés; le bleu qui se détache dans le ciel rouge est superbe.
bonne soirée
Roland

rikko77 (6166) 2009-10-12 14:08

Hi Craig
I like the fact that you took this pic very early in the morning. The award is...a beautiful pic... you managed light very well, the moment was perfect..what else?
Have a nice day!
Rikk

Didi (36172) 2009-10-12 15:30

Hi Craig
I note here a good lights management, good frame composition.
I think you should try one day the same one with a stitch of several picture.
With the adds of pixels its possible to zoom in a large version.
Best regards

xavshot (62533) 2009-10-12 22:04

Bonjour Craig
très belle image. j'aime beaucoup les différentes lumières et la qualité de la photo. Bravo.
Xavier

Wanda1 (10989) 2009-10-12 22:14

Hi Craig,
Even though we have seen quite a few shots of this place, you have captured it at a nice time of the day and with the coloured lights especially the blue ones it makes for a lovely shot. Also nice that you have some water included in the foreground with a bit of the reflection of the lights.
Regards
Wanda

danos (32588) 2009-10-13 8:08

Hi Craig,
Oh yes i know this place i was there before six months,Apr.11- May 8.Very nice scene that is taken almost the most beautiful hour of the day,the blue hour.I like the clarity and the sharpness as the panoramic view of the Canada Place,as the Lookout tower.You can see here a mine nocturne photo from this wonderful place.

Regards,Danos

magalik (1354) 2009-10-13 12:50

Hello Macjake,

You have a great control of the photographs taken at the beginning of evening and not only ont this photo ! It's this kind of photos I hope to do soon in my town.
It's really nice. Many forms, lights and colors and a great sky. Sure, I like it !
Magali

westcoastgirl1 (1297) 2009-10-13 21:28

Craig

Great shot taken early morning! Fabulous colours - warm orange to the light blue. Good timing to capture this. Good exposure - balancing the lights and dark areas. Great famous shot in Vancouver, BC. We live in a beautiful country, don't we? Good POV and well presented. One of the best morning shots I have seen in this lighting...

Be proud of yourself,
Tosca

hardyuno (2327) 2009-10-14 0:29

Hi Craig.
stunning colours in the sky. Great exposure and POV, sharpness and depth. Very good job, TFS
regards
Hartmut

Cretense (56282) 2009-10-14 0:45

Hello Craig!

Wow, what a fabulous architecture photo, one of the most impressive I 've seen in quite a long time, taken at the best hour of the day, in a beautiful twillight! Excellent framing and composition, perfect light management, fantastic colours and amazing definition! Top quality job!

Hercules

jimkil (592) 2009-10-14 3:02

Hello Craig
Excellent night scene from Stanley Park. Exposure first rate, the colours complimenting. Pin sharp and the gradients are smooth as you like. The pano works very well here.
Regards
Jim

sacimar (7401) 2009-10-14 9:52

Hi Craig,

good sunrise picture, you got a good light management, the blue building is beautiful, nice job,

Best regards

Sergio

rodgerg (24203) 2009-10-15 3:49

Hello Craig,

A very good balance in the composition and a perpendicolar POV well selected. Very good mangament of light too with the dored or blue elments which arise very well. an image very graphic and rich in details well colected.
Best regards,
Roger

kiks (6097) 2009-10-15 9:14

Realy well balanced composition this one. You made good use of the architecture and the color pallet is very appealing.
Best regards
KIKs

Juntas (3281) 2009-10-15 9:26

Hi Craig. This is a beautiful shot. Lighting is wonderful and colors are very nice too. I like this panoromic format but in this case, I wouldn.t mind if you let us see some more of the reflections if it was possible. Anyway it a great shot. Best regards. Paulo

Cricri (43132) 2009-10-15 13:31

Bonsoir Graig
Une belle ambiance matinale avec la ville pleine de lumière et le dégradé tout en douceur des couleurs du ciel, des détails et une exposition excellente
Friendship
cricri

BelCan75 (2418) 2009-10-15 20:30

Hello Craig,

Amazing shot of downtown Vancouver. Great exposure, beautiful light and great details. Wonderful composition with beautiful colours. Excellent work, I love it!

Greetings,
Ann

PS: Thanks for the welcome back!

PainDivine69 (119) 2009-10-16 2:48

Hi Craig,
another nightshot I really appreciate. Great composition, POV and sharpness.
And at all - the colours are pretty!

Regards, Björn

testmaniac (12190) 2009-10-16 2:58

Hello Craig, very good urban landscape! Nice colors indeed!

TFS

Phil

sidhubaba (6) 2009-10-16 6:57

Hello Craig,

Lovely photo. What colours! The sky is particularly enticing. Great.

Regards,
Siddhartha

jemaflor (39453) 2009-10-16 9:54

Hi Craig,
Superb with all these lights, a perfect pov to give a well balanced shot, good sharpness.

Graal (58065) 2009-10-18 0:38

Hi Craig,
beautiful place and panoramic view. Good shot. Fantastic lights, colours and modern architecture. Well presentation. I like it a lot.
have a nice sunday.
Aleksander

delkoo (34352) 2009-10-18 1:07

hi craig
I am just back from Canada, i was in Quebec, I have really liked this country for those fantastic landscapes, here this is absolutely great shot, full of light and colors. Excellent composition and perfect moment to capture such place and such scene.

didier

josepmarin (33827) 2009-10-19 3:33

Hi Craig,
Vancouver is a very beautiful city, which I would like to visit some day, and that meanwhile I can enjoy due to great photos as this one.
It is a capture early in the morning very well executed, the light and the colors are managed skillfully, and the graphism obtained is very strong and interesting.
I like the lighting of the buildings and its nice contrast with the beautiful sky.
An excellent work.
Friendly regards,
Josep

paura (38484) 2009-10-21 15:49

Craig,
Excellent exposure settings showing the beautiful urban landscape. Very well done.

Regards

Paulo

jwmunro (6587) 2009-10-21 20:10

Hello Craig -

Just beautiful! Who cares if it's been done before some of these venues need to be done many times and under different conditions to fully appreciate their worth. The only thing marring (too harsh of a word) the image is the sky crane dead center in the image. But, the crane though seems to be a permanent feature in the urban landscape and getting a skyline without one seems impossible. All of the technical details are right where they belong. Bravo, well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

mikolaj_kawa (30269) 2009-10-22 11:42

Hello Craig! Very interesting modern architecture. Wonderful night cityscape. Original panorama. Good night shot. Perfect contrast and sharpness. Ideal frame. Very good info. Well done!

chantelley (65) 2009-10-23 3:57

I love this angle! I'm currently living in France, so I really miss Vancouver, it's skyline and especailly Stanley Park! For some reason my pictures always turn out as complete shite in the dark... but this is amazing, good work.

Cheers,
Chantelle

PS you can be sure that I will be checking out the rest of your photos too!

vasilpro (8834) 2009-10-23 14:49

Hello Craig,
Your critique on my "snails" was the reason to find this wonderful composition in your interesting gallery. Great light management and lovely colors in a wonderful mood.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

skippy007 (7111) 2009-10-24 0:48

Hi Craig, My first thought was a lovely night scene, but your note tells otherwise, what were you doing out of bed that early on a crisp morning, it doesn't matter, well worth it. Nice early morning shot, with excellent colour especially in the sky, nice reflections & colour on the silky smooth water, I wonder if it was at possible to get more water & reflections in. The blues of the sail like structure look pretty impressive.
Well done.
Santo

worldcitizen (2263) 2009-10-26 17:07

Hello Craig,
The long exposure here created a fabulous result. The colors and the water in this shot are really beautiful. I really like the presentation, too, which has a perfect balance. As many other have already said, this is a stunning photo of Vancouver.

InasiaJones (20355) 2009-10-27 18:25

Hi Craig,

Very well balanced cityscape of beautiful Vancouver.

The glowing orange sky fits perfectly with golden light. Good timing to get the best from the sky and from artificial lightning.

Cheers!

André

Bluejeans (32439) 2009-10-31 4:36

Ola Craig,
Que belo ponto de visão sobre a cidade de Vancouver , os detalhes de arquitectura são lindos , foi uma bela hora para fotografar , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

Tweety (3376) 2009-10-31 10:21

Salut Craig,
Cette photo a peut-être été prise des millions de fois, mais elle reste toujours aussi agréable à regarder ! Tu as shooté à la bonne heure, les couleurs sont très chouettes et le format choisi paraît judicieux.
Bravo à toi.
Christophe

Manamo (3474) 2009-11-02 9:58

Hello Craig,
very good management of light! Colors are crisp and clear and compo is very well balanced.
The orange halo of light around Canada place is really cool!
I'd like to see more water in the foreground. The silky smooth effect of the long exposure must be awesome, especially with the reflections.
have fun with the olympics!
Marc

patdeph (17950) 2009-11-02 10:55

hello Craig
this is another one of your splendid night pictures,where the light,the colors and the excellent framing give a wonderful result!I like very much!
Regards
Pascale

Dyerco (9104) 2009-12-05 7:05

Hi Craig
This is a nice tight framing of the sails and the Harbour Centre and at the right time of day as well. You still have the colours of the lights against the rising sun in the eastern sky.
Phil