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My pick of the shots from the night shoot on 12/11. Click a pic to see a larger version. I'd never been to Mrs Macquarie's Chair before and it was a great spot for a night shoot, plus it was good fun chimping with the others that were there

12-24 DX, 1/200 sec, F8


24-120 VR, 5 sec, F8


24-120 VR, 20 sec, F8

Peter - number two is BEAUTIFUL!
Wish I had been there to chimp champ!

those images are so sharp! what lens did you use for them?

Beautifully exposed Peter they are all standouts. I would have been tempted to include a little less of pale blue sky and a little more of that beautiful colured reflection in the watery foreground in both #1 and #3. Particularly in #1 the play of light on the shimmering water really is appealing. Having said that the balance you have created in your crop works well too!
cheers
marco

Peter your work has improved a great deal.......... great pix's.......

I really like the third one, the reflections are really pretty. I like the clouds as it makes the shots look 'real'.

Peter - they look so good they could be postcards.

My fave is #1 the silhouette - reminds me of what Auckland must have looked when they had a black out a few years back

#2 seems crooked to me or is it just my eyes telling me go to bed....

Stubbsy is number 2 stitched?

I had a go at this same shot in daylight and managed it with 5 images.
This is a cracker of a shot.

I think iv'e said once before, try selling these to Sydney City Council
or the Harbour Authority.

Jethro

I think he was using the 12-24 which I'm guessing is maybe wide enough at that distance to do it in one shot. (But I'm just guessing).

Peter, i like #2+3 but #2 looks like it is not quiet level, but still great pics mate, all you Sydney siders make me jealous with all these nice nite shots.

Thank you all for your comments.

#2 seems a little contentious doesn't it. If you look above each image I give the lens and some other details. You'll see this was taken with the 24-120 VR which can go wide enough (just) at 24 to get this from Mrs Mac's chair. There is a tiny amount of spherical distortion in the centre, however the image is pretty straight (I checked before I posted). I think the real issue is that there's a little optical illusion at play because the RHS has darker water.

Well Peter that is one good looking optical illusion Better then looking at two seemingly bent parrallel lines

Love 'em all Peter, particularly #3.

Bob.

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Thanks Bob

I thought I'd responded to this thread already. Hmm obviously not.

Peter I love #2 & #3. Great stuff! Wonderful colours, and great composition. I've really enjoyed looking at all your posts. Thanks.

first shot is definetely my fav

the skyline warmed by the reflections on the water balances very well

would make a great poster

-Rich

2nd and 3rd are the standouts imo - they look like part of a series that should be in a coffee table book about Aus.

Doug, Rich & Maximus. Thanks for the comments.

Maximus - interestingly those two pics WILL be in a coffee table book. I'm just finishing off a Momento book of my best images of the year to be gifts for a few people this year and those two are in the book.

OK Peter - for my choice #1 - it reminds me that a city does sleep and when we sleep the lights are out - it also reminds me of a battleship

I'm with Chris Peter. I prefer no 1, which I think is very good. I think it just has that little more atmosphere than the others

stubbsy wrote:Maximus - interestingly those two pics WILL be in a coffee table book. I'm just finishing off a Momento book of my best images of the year to be gifts for a few people this year and those two are in the book.

That is good news. Some shots deserve to be shared to a wider audience than just these forums and a few friends.

Peter No. 2 takes the cake

Stunning shots Peter you could defineatly sell them to sydney council as promos.Can i ask were they handheld or not??.

stephen wrote:Stunning shots Peter you could defineatly sell them to sydney council as promos.Can i ask were they handheld or not??.

Stephen

Thanks

All were tripod shots and all were longish exposures of at least 5 seconds.