Originally posted by tromboads your blog indicates you underexposed the shot by 2 stops? Was that average across the frame, or just the bottom half of the image by 2 stops?
It was deliberately shot 2 stops underexposed across the entire frame in order to retain as much highlight detail as possible.
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Originally posted by tromboads Cheat and get a graduated nd filter
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Lovely composition by the way, I love the road leading up into the city / sunset
Haha! Yes, I could have used a Grad ND filter (soft or hard) However, the telltale sign of a grad ND is often obvious on many images, IMO, especially images like this one where many tall buildings encroach upon the sky.