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Starry starry night...

Postby Bindii on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:18 pm

I took these a few weeks ago at a friends party...

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Postby sunnylass on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:20 pm

These are beautiful! I love how all the stars seem to stand out.
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Postby Trieu on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:33 pm

Love the reflection of the water :)

2nd one I think is nicer.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:49 pm

Gorgeous, just to be different I like the first better then the second.
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Postby johnd on Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:13 pm

Excellent Bindii. My vote goes to the first. For me the portrait orientation accentuates the stars and clouds. Beautiful

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Postby Alex on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:17 pm

I like the first, I think the sky in this picture is just as important as the bottom part of the image.

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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:30 pm

great composition! love how there is just the right amount of houses and sky to create a top image!
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:17 pm

very very nice. agree with John, the portrait orientation draws the eyes up, just great!!!
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Postby Greg B on Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:48 am

Love them! Getting the exposure right would have been the key here I imagine, and
you have really nailed it. Beautiful shots.

And - number 1 by a whisker for me.
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Postby ATJ on Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:54 am

Great shots, and the first one provides the best framing for me.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:01 am

Lovely work. #2 for me. The shape of the scene running left to right works better for me in #2 whereas in #1 it looks constrained. My eyes go to the waterline, not the stars hence the second crop makes more sense. if your eyes were going to the sky then #1 makes sense. I guess this shows how much we all view (and interpret) images differently.
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Postby Shoegal on Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:14 pm

Gorgeous. The color of the sky, reflection, stars... perfect. The quality of the photos constantly amaze me.
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Postby DavidR on Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:41 pm

i agree, the first one is a winner! but both are equally beautiful, its also refreshing to see a night shot with stars that isnt a standard start trails photo. great work :D
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Postby NeoN on Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:56 pm

Nicely framed and more importantly imho, getting the correct exposure.
All up excellent photos. :D
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Postby dawesy on Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:25 pm

Great shots, #1 for me. Love the expanse of star filled sky.
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