Five lighted trees overlooking the city.
by Trotterjay

Comment by Trotterjay:

Originally posted by Violetz: Tree lights and city lights, did the water have a reflection of the trees?

Well here's the thing. That's not water in front of the tree's. It's just cement. When the lights bounced off the cement it turned this beautiful golden color.

Now this cement area is much larger and when I framed up this shot I had the entire height of the tree's reflected off the cement area. It looked absolutely beautiful (in the camera). However, when I got home and put it on the computer I realized you could see all the imperfections of the cement. The cracks, the holes, the discolorations etc. etc. It looked like hell.

I had to get the entry in that evening and had basically ran out of time. So I cropped the hell out of it and it just ruined the entire look of the picture. What are you gonna do? Such is life.

Thanks for your comments however.

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Comment by Nadine_Vb:
crisp, clean and very nice reflection Jay. Good job.

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Comment by Jules1x:
Ummm, I'm not sure that lock will be effective - but wishing you luck! (Love the lighting in the photo.)

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Comment by illini75:
Like a postcard. The red really stands out in the snow

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Comment by streetpigeon:
Crisp image with the lock emphatically spotlighted. Does the reflection imply 'for sure' or 'yeah, sure'.

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Comment by Violetz:
the lighting and reflection make this photo. Who has the combination ;)

Five lighted trees overlooking the city.
by Trotterjay

Comment by Violetz:
Tree lights and city lights, did the water have a reflection of the trees?

Five lighted trees overlooking the city.
by Trotterjay

Comment by Coley:
Nicely composed and exposed

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Comment by Nadine_Vb:
Nicely staged. Looks almost real.

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Comment by joeyz101:
This is a beautiful and classic scene. Thanks for sharing!