Perhaps not the world, but certainly a small part of my
local area! I took this photo during an early evening walk around the harbour
this evening. Although it may feel a little depressing that Christmas Day has
passed and the days are incredibly short, I don’t let it get me down!
I went on a trip to my local harbour this afternoon. I took
my tripod, my wide-angle lens and my telephoto. I took this particular photo on
my wide-angle lens to try to get a larger view of what was across the water. I
used a slow shutter speed coupled with a high ISO to enable me to use a narrow
aperture (giving me a larger depth of field). I have seen a few photos of busy
towns that have tried to convey the passing of time. I took inspiration from
these photos and tried to use their results in my image. Each of the shots I
saw were dark and focused on lights and signs, so I tried to do this in my
photo. To add to the image I incorporated the reflections on the water and used
a starburst filter.
To draw more attention to the lights, I edited the image in
Photoshop. As a general improvement I sharpened the image and removed noise. I
decreased the brightness slightly and increased the contrast by about 50% to
lose most of the detail in the shadows.
Overall, I’m pleased with how this image turned out, and I’m
pleased how I can see some small features that are similar to my w sources of inspiration,
while retaining some originality. If you want to see the kind of images I took
my inspiration from, search “night city” on Google.
Bex
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