Petronas Towers Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here's my photo of the majestic twin towers in Malaysia. These are a great sight to behold in the town of Kuala Lumpur - and there's a buzz in the atmosphere with these two buildings lighting up the sky... I can't imagine KL without them.
I wandered around at the base of the towers looking for something to use for a tripod and found myself continually walking back and back to fit them into the vertical frame.

ribeiroantonio, phwall, Waylim, patdeph, judesta, bakes888, abulafia, PaulVDV has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (21749) 2008-12-05 16:37

This exposure is one of the best I have seen here on TE. You managed an excellent definition and not a single over-exposed point, even with some strong lights towards you. The huge Malaysian flags are a good eye catcher and add colour to the composition. Well done.
Antonio

alfhwa (256) 2008-12-05 17:26

Very nice night shot, very crisp image.

mvinagre (285) 2008-12-05 17:58

Olá David

Very clear and beautiful photo, good light and POV.

miguelvinagre

phwall (5424) 2008-12-05 18:31

Hi David,
I agree with Antonio, one of the best I've seen.
Excellent capture of this incredible building, the full res image must be amazing.
Regards
Peter

Waylim (10717) 2008-12-05 18:54

David,
I remember you other post of this place, Well this one is almost as good as the other one. I like the overall view of the towers stretching far upto the dark sky. yet the sharpness and clarity is so good overall. Great DoF. Visually, it gives really strong impression of the height of this towers. Excellent work. Thanks
Way

batalay (20698) 2008-12-05 21:21

Hello David,

Excellent night shot, displaying extraordinary light management. There is, however, a bit too much convergence, created by the unusually wide angle lens. Instead of backing up, and using the widest angle you camera could accommodate, it might have been useful to shoot 2-3 horizontal shots, aimed at different levels, and stitch them together. I imagine a stitching software would be helpful, and the master of such stitching is Didi Massoud. Take a look at one of his masterpieces, Typical architecture I.

Warm regards,

Bulent

omerozden (1241) 2008-12-07 3:44

hello david,
it is a nice night shot.
i like the composition and the lightening.
regards,
omer

patdeph (17452) 2008-12-07 4:16

hello David
this is a superb night shot,with a perfect light and an excellent sharpness!I don't agree with "batalay",I like the distorsion created by the wide angle,and with the vertical framing,it's accentuating the height effect of the towers!Very well done!
Regards
Pascale

testmaniac (11832) 2008-12-07 7:54

Hi David, good try to shot Petronas Towers. Next time try with 10mm ultra wide lens. Anyway good exposure and colors.

TFS and regards,
Phil

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-12-08 16:17

Perfect lighting and exposure with first rate detail and colours throughout. Obviously the lens was the issue to try and fit the towers in, but a very good night shot.
Regards
Jim

judesta (992) 2008-12-08 17:00

Hi David
I was in KL in 1997 just prior to the towers opening, the only part we could get into was the shopping mall underneath. I like your POV and without a tripod it can be a pain finding something solid to sit the camera on and still achieve the perspective that you are after, well done. Great clarity and exposure.
Cheers
Jude

John_F_Kennedy (30689) 2008-12-09 3:12

The POV is excellent. The architecture shapes in the night are wonderful. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

trekks (14260) 2008-12-10 19:00

hi David

For a different perspective, I find it interesting to see how outside visitors see the landmark in photography at different hour of the day.

This is sharp for 1/15s. For framing it is not easy to fit the subject at the base of the tower, when most people will shoot from a distance but it may not give that intimate close look like what you did here.

tfs, bill

bakes888 (18055) 2008-12-13 23:37

Hi Dave. These are impressive towers and you have captured theme skilfully. The converging perspective has added to the imposing nature of them. Nice handling of light and excellent sharpness. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

abulafia (4802) 2008-12-14 5:27

Hi David
Yes I can imagine that it is hard to fit them in when you are that close, Maybe not the most impressive pov of these famous buildings, but then you instead got a lot of fine details, hard to get both.
Harry

PaulVDV (5052) 2009-03-02 19:04

Hello David,
Very beautiful how you captured the famous twin towers of KL in that dark night.
Excellent sharpness.
Best regards, Paul

toto (18563) 2009-03-05 13:08

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ces deux magnifiques tours.
Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté qui nous montre beaucoups de détails superbes.
Beau partage.

Amitiés Thomas