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Cologne by Night
Lens: Pentax K 28 3.5 Camera: Pentax K-1 Photo Location: Hohenzollernbrücke ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: Above 6s Aperture: F8 
Posted By: Interspieder, 03-27-2017, 02:59 PM

Hey there!
Just wanted to show you my Top-Shot of this month.

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Wow, that's some stunning lighting. Very well done!

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That bridge acts as a strong leading line towards the Cathedral(?). Well seen and captured.
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Lines and light a winning combination

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Great shot! Great to see what old glass can do on the K1. Thanks for sharing!
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This is definitely a great photograph!

It would be a great teaching moment if you could describe how you set this up and what post processing you used..
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I miss Köln. Used to live in Sülz.

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Hey there, thanks for the great feedback!

QuoteOriginally posted by 7.62lew Quote
Great shot! Great to see what old glass can do on the K1. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, I love my old glass! I use them even more than my new glass

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This is definitely a great photograph!

It would be a great teaching moment if you could describe how you set this up and what post processing you used..
Sure, no problem. Acutally, it was already pretty dark (it was about 9 o'clock pm), i had my tripod set and focused via Liveview (there were other photographers too, cursing on their autofocus ).
First I tried to go with my M 50 1.4, but in my opinion the picture got to narrow, I wanted to have the bridge as a huge glowing leading line to the cathedral. So i took the K 28 3.5, set it to F8 (everything is in focus, and because I had my tripod with me, long exposures wouldn't be a problem) and just waited for a train to pass by.

Post Processing? Actually, there isn't much I did. Time and location are doing the most part here. I can attach the unprocessed picture
What I did, is working on contrast and sharpening after downscaling.

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Thanks for the description.

No need to upload the unprocessed picture, you did it the way I learned, get it right in the camera and use post processing to tweak a few things to make it look exactly how you envisioned it.

I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
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