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Challenge: Landscape At Night (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Lens: Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Manual Focus Aspherical Circular Fisheye
Location: Dubai, UAE
Date: Jan 17, 2012
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2012

 I really wanted to do some star trail shots for this one, and I finally found a place in Dubai away from the ubiquitous street lights, but never found the time.

Got this shot on the last day of submission. I work at night, and I woke up at 6:30 p.m. and saw some cool clouds coming into the marina. Jumped for my camera, set it up on the balcony, and got the shot.

I'm amazed this did so well, glad to get an HM on this. Thanks to all for the comments!

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 77
Avg (all users): 6.9415
Avg (commenters): 7.9375
Avg (participants): 6.4186
Avg (non-participants): 7.0802
Views since voting: 2173
Views during voting: 473
Votes: 205
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/30/2012 10:48:23 AM
Wow. Live the wide angle of this, and oh what a view you have from your balcony!
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 01/24/2012 07:56:05 PM
Really nice cityscape.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/24/2012 05:10:24 PM
Dramatic
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 01/24/2012 01:34:40 PM
Nicely photographed and processed; looks surreal. (voted earlier)
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 01/23/2012 09:05:27 PM
Love the extra wide angle, makes it so dynamic. I don't mind the distortion here, it's different and that's good sometimes.
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 01/23/2012 06:23:17 AM
The natural curves of the land do interesting things with the fish-eye, and I think the clouds make this photo complete. Might be just a regular old skyline with-out the interesting clouds.
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 01/21/2012 07:35:33 AM
Absolute cracka!A sure thing for a ribbon.Well done!
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 01/20/2012 05:25:04 PM
Looks familiar. Like the fisheye. Nicely exposed. Dramatic sky.
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 01/20/2012 10:17:29 AM
The colors of this image keep me coming back. Nice crisp buildings, blurred sky. Very nice long exposure!
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 01/19/2012 10:06:07 AM
I like the textures and colors of this shot. Nicely done!
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 01/19/2012 02:16:13 AM
Really like the lines and perspective in this. The clouds look fantastic and there is such good focus.
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 01/18/2012 02:10:38 PM
Wow! Outstanding photo. My top 3. Great job! 9.
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 01/18/2012 11:23:39 AM
I love the distortion in this shot for some reason. Nicely exposed. 8
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 01/18/2012 11:14:31 AM
interesting, using fish eye lens...
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 01/18/2012 07:59:31 AM
nice fisheye. the clouds make this very dynamic
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 01/18/2012 04:46:22 AM
I really like the fisheye effect.
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 01/18/2012 03:57:36 AM
Wonderful! Top 3 for sure.
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 01/17/2012 07:22:41 PM
cool perspective. great wide angle shot.
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