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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Tower Bridge, London
Date: Sep 14, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 0.8 seconds
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2007

 Taken on work trip to London. It is a shame that we don't have grand structures like this in New Zealand. I like the way the colours have come out in this. Looking back I do wish I had stood a little to the right (on the road maybe) as the angle the first tower is at bothers me a little. A friend introduced me to the Lens Correction filter in Photoshop to straighten it but after playing with it for a while I decided that I would leave it like it is as I was getting results that to me felt a little unnatural. I have learnt something new in photoshop in the process though.

Editing Steps:
Convert from RAW
Tone mapped
Neat Image
Dodge & Burn layer, 64%
Slight Curves
Auto Levels
Brightness-2,Contrast+10
Flatten
Resize
Add border
Sharpen Tool
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 222 out of 712
Avg (all users): 6.0684
Avg (commenters): 6.9286
Avg (participants): 6.0076
Avg (non-participants): 6.2529
Views since voting: 930
Views during voting: 527
Votes: 351
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 01:18:25 AM
Nice capture. Unfortunately that bright light on the left attracts attention away from what should be the main focus of the image.
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 01/24/2007 10:44:49 PM
Love this night shot.....
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 01/24/2007 06:49:14 PM
nicely observed.
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 01/24/2007 05:15:04 PM
One of my favorites!
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 01/22/2007 09:27:53 AM
Unique angle of Tower Bridge. I like unique!
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 01/22/2007 05:02:48 AM
I got married in the arch that you see here!

Nice image - I might have preferred it with a longer shutter speed to leave light trails. If you had used a higher fnumber for a smaller aperture, you would also obtain those interesting starlights around the lights. Slightly earlier in the evening would have the benefit of a slightly more interesting sky - though I quite like the deep blue you have achieved.
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 01/19/2007 05:37:45 PM
Good long exposure
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 01/17/2007 10:23:29 AM
Cool night shot. It feels a bit off balanced to me, thought. Maybe if the tower were further to the left in the frame, almost eliminating the light and pole. Because eyes seem to be drawn to bright spots, I find myself looking at the light on the left more than the tower/bridge. If it were not there, my eyes would tend to be pulled to the light on the right, which would then "cause" me to see more of the bridge and tower.

Or maybe I am just part moth.
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 01/14/2007 03:00:21 PM
It's really nice to see the Tower Bridge from a different perspective than just he usual whole bridge from the side that we always see. I really like this and I think it is very appealing. Great capture! Good luck with the challenge!!!
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 01/14/2007 04:37:09 AM
excellent night shot, i like the blue color cast
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 01/13/2007 11:20:23 AM
Not overly fond of the bright lamp on the left but the rest of the image is really cool
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 01/13/2007 08:21:35 AM
Unfortunately, my eye keeps drawing to the big light on the left. When I do look right, I see a very nicely captured and well saturated shot.
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 01/12/2007 08:44:48 AM
Best: The lighting on the structure
Worst: The overexposed bulbs, try a smaller aperture....the composition...
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 01/12/2007 06:28:23 AM
Great night capture 8 from me
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 01/11/2007 09:48:40 PM
Beautiful colours, love the lighting and perspective, well done. 8
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