A city sleeps

[stubbsy]

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

[Geoff]

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

[NJ]

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

[marcotrov]

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

[big pix]

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

[Katie G]

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

[cc@t]

Peter - they look so good they could be postcards.

[ozczecho]

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....

[jethro]

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

[Alpha_7]

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).

[BBJ]

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.

[stubbsy]

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.

[Alpha_7]

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

[moggy]

Love 'em all Peter, particularly #3.

Bob.

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[stubbsy]

Thanks Bob

[Potatis]

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.

[NetMagi]

first shot is definetely my fav

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

would make a great poster

-Rich

[Maximus]

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

[stubbsy]

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.

[sirhc55]

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

[Oneputt]

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

[Maximus]

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.

[Catcha]

Peter No. 2 takes the cake

[stephen]

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

[stubbsy]

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.