We Could Be Heroes, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

This is Heroe's Square, a major square situated right next to the entrance to the city park Varosliget. It is on the UNESCO Heritage list. On the square you can find the Millennium Monument, celebrating the one thousandth anniversary of the leaders of the seven tribes that founded Hungary in the 9th century.

About the picture well it's a long exposure at blue hour (can't help it!) but since the blue wasn't so blue, I opted for a blakc and white conversion.

SnapRJW, CLODO, krzychu30, abmdsudi, delpeoples has marked this note useful

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JFS (32459) 2012-11-25 22:49

Bonjour Philippe!
Impréssionante photo en B&N, la symétrie est parfaite et le magnifique pavé contraste bien avec ce ciel dramatique.
Bonne journée,
Juan

jjcordier (79299) 2012-11-25 22:51

Philippe
Le noir et blanc donne un côté plus "dramatique" à la photo, surtout avec ce ciel noir rendu cotonneux par la longue pose. Beau rendu d'ensemble.
Amicalement
JJ

SnapRJW (31631) 2012-11-25 23:19

Hello Philippe - I think the B&W conversion gives the shot a very dramatic feel which works well with the symmetry and graphic aspects of the composition. The contrast between the hard-edged architecture and soft sky is really attractive and I love the star bursts created by your small aperture. Warm regards rosemary

CLODO (45100) 2012-11-25 23:25

Bonjour Philipe

n&B de qualité avec beaucoup de dégradés. La symétrie s'impose et le pavement conduit l'oeil jusqu'au monument, animé par quelques touristes. On ddistingue très bien un couple qui s'enlace, habillé de blanc. Les nuages semblent filer, impression donnée par la longue pose.
Du tout bon, félicitations!
CLODO

sevy (58) 2012-11-26 1:26

Salut Philippe,

En tout cas, la version N&B est flatteuse. La pose longue et le ciel nuageux ondulé donnent une ambiance onirique à l'ensemble.
Belle gestion de la lumière.
Le seul (petit) regret est que tu n'aies pas eu un point de vue plus en hauteur pour exploiter ce beau sol pavé.

Yves.

krzychu30 (15512) 2012-11-26 1:54

Hello Philippe,
I can only say:WOW!The idea to convert it to B&W was excellent.Long shutter speed brings out all details of the scene.Even the wet pavement creates so lovely looking reflections.Another highlight is for me undoubtedly the dramatic and kind of dangerous looking cloud formations.Brilliant composition and perfect B&W treatment!
Have a nice day
Krzysztof

joso (2417) 2012-11-26 11:12

hi Philippe,
Rosemary and Krzysztof already expressed my thoughts about, so I can only add: perfect!
regards
jános

baclama (19188) 2012-11-27 12:03

bonsoir,
un noir et blanc de grande qualité..des etoilés tres fins, une vitesse lente qui crée un superbe effet sur le ciel...des passants medusés par la beauté des lieux (ils ne bougent pas..)
un grand bravo!
vero

wolf38 (30) 2012-12-09 4:37

Hello Philippe. Truly a great shot of high technical quality. Subtle shades between black and white, best presentation of light. My compliments.
Rgds, Wolfgang.

abmdsudi (90115) 2012-12-19 1:38

Hi Philippe
I like the effect you have created using long exposure at low light hour, a well captured and thoughtful piece of photo works I particularly like your symmetrical composition providing a much more visually interesting focus straight onto the main interest with excellent foreground. Good tonal range, clarity and presentation with good detail and the sparkles are real bonus here. Excellent work in mono. Congrats
Best regards

delpeoples (60326) 2012-12-23 18:30

Dear Phil

Fantastic title that immediately brings to mind David Bowie. The B&W is superb and I love the reflections on the pavement. The graphism is stunning, as is the perspective and the effects of the wide angle lens. A cracking photo, congrats.

And a very Merry Christmas to you and your loved one. I wish you health, happiness and lots of travel in 2013

Lisa

pascal13 (2100) 2013-01-31 20:23

Bonjour Philippe,
J'avais la version couleur de cette place magnifique mais j'avoue que le N&B apporte une atmposphère toute particulière.Le résultat obtenu sur les nuages du fait de la longue pose est du plus bel effet.J'aime également le POV choisit, qui permet de voir le dallage au sol et qui donne une image parfaitement composée et symétrique.
Très bien fait.
Pascal.

Angshu (56760) 2013-03-05 20:07

Bonjour Philippe
Converted to B&W, the cripness of the shot makes it for me! Well work with the exposure management and the symmetry of the shot with the background of the cloudy sky. Good lead-in with the design on the floor
Best,
Angshu

Waylim (25436) 2013-03-14 15:42

I have never imagine to make a night photo into black and white, since night shot is about color of the light, but the result here is really wonderful. I'm surprised. Congratulations.

Way