Night Our Much Admired Coathanger

Ivor K Ecks · 06-04-2010, 08:19 AM

I was taking photos of the Sydney Vivid Festival,and while waiting for the Opera House to change colour i swung the camera round and captured this shot.
This was my first real attempt at night photography and I am quite pleased with this photo. I was using manual focus.
Your comments and suggestions for any improvements are very welcome.

Click on link for larger photohttp://PDIphotos.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v17/p273729617-5.jpg

mikeSF · 06-04-2010, 02:33 PM

i love the "coathanger", and you did a great job here. awesome colors and good DOF sharpness. only thing i would've liked better is if you could get a higher viewpoint so the water and city skyline could pop up over that darn metal railing.

is all that lovely aqua colored light on the water coming from the bridge lights? that would be fun to play with more on your return.

Ivor K Ecks · 06-07-2010, 01:43 PM

Thanks for your comments Mike. I agree that it is unfortunate about those railings, but i wanted to include the pathway and the bridge in this shot. I will certainly try for a higher angle next time but it will have to be from a lot further away as there isnt a high spot nearby.

jasonadams · 06-08-2010, 07:18 AM

great vantage point on this one!

06-04-2010, 08:19 AM	#1
Ivor K Ecks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 294	Our Much Admired Coathanger Lens: Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 DC Camera: Pentax K-x Photo Location: Sydney harbour ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 2s Aperture: F8 I was taking photos of the Sydney Vivid Festival,and while waiting for the Opera House to change colour i swung the camera round and captured this shot. This was my first real attempt at night photography and I am quite pleased with this photo. I was using manual focus. Your comments and suggestions for any improvements are very welcome. Click on link for larger photohttp://PDIphotos.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v17/p273729617-5.jpg

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06-04-2010, 02:33 PM	#2
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	i love the "coathanger", and you did a great job here. awesome colors and good DOF sharpness. only thing i would've liked better is if you could get a higher viewpoint so the water and city skyline could pop up over that darn metal railing. is all that lovely aqua colored light on the water coming from the bridge lights? that would be fun to play with more on your return.

06-07-2010, 01:43 PM	#3
Ivor K Ecks Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 294 Original Poster	Thanks for your comments Mike. I agree that it is unfortunate about those railings, but i wanted to include the pathway and the bridge in this shot. I will certainly try for a higher angle next time but it will have to be from a lot further away as there isnt a high spot nearby.

06-08-2010, 07:18 AM	#4
jasonadams Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nebraska Posts: 38	great vantage point on this one!

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