Night time in Fog City
by Runeber

Comment by littlegett:
This is a nice timed shot. The depth and perspective are nice. However for me there is too much white-space at the bottom of the image and it causes a distraction. Also the haze over the buildings mutes out what I think could be a great colour. I know you cannot change the haze/clouds whatever was there. Perhaps a night where the sky is a bit clearer?

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by posthumous:
good drama.

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by lyn100:
this is a lovely shot good colours and atmosphere, such a shame the chimney isn't straighter.

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by ekmai:
cool. Need to adjust the white balance or even convert it to B&W

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by MarioPierre:
I always like industrial night photography but I'm not sure about the angle and composition. Also, I find the bright light at the bottom left very distracting.

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Great smokey / misty feel and good handling of a high contrast scene. I like the 'starburst' lights too.

Critical stuff: The non-vertical chimney is driving me nuts!!

Overall: A bit un-engaging for me but pretty well executed.

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by Ja-9:
looks quite evil....great processing

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
I especially like the star artifacts around the lights and the wispy steam/smoke. It gives the photo an other-worldly feeling i quite like.

The paper factory
by Runeber

Comment by KarenNfld:
Not fond of the orange sky but I like the look of the steam/smoke.

Yellow in the night
by Runeber

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
The contrast of lighting just does not seem to work for me somehow. I'm not sure what the real subject of the image is. My eye is being led... somewhere where there is not much to see. Perhaps a lower angle without that limb in the way would have shown the bridge to better advantage.