Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by CPattee:
the lights to either side are really distracting. I really like the angle from which you took the photo

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by Axxon:
Much reflecting going on here indeed :)

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by jsabbarton:
Class shot. I like the idea and I think you have pulled of a first class shot. Having said that, I believe that framing the subject further to the right would have given this shot 10 appeal. I know that the thirds rule isn't broken here, but the negative space to the right of the subject is far too overpowering and kills the primary subject by tugging the attention away, which is in total contrast to the left of the subjectâ€Â¦ (8) Ok (9) thenâ€Â¦ I really do like the shot despite all that.

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by akcoffeeguy:
Nice shot. Would have liked to see the photo cropped a little tighter or the shot taken a little closer. Cool though

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by Kaz:
Cool shot.

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by justine:
Nice job. I like the composition. Score 7 Justine

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by Gracious:
Good job...meets challenge and not falling into a predictable rut. Good luck in the challenge. Grayce aka Gracious

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by Gorpie:
lol. nice. id would be too afraid of that huge thing sitting next to me than be able to do any real thinking

Midnight, a time for reflection
by nborton

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a really neat shot... I think it would have a lot more impact if the person and the reflection were a larger part of the entire image :) - setzler

My city of lights
by nborton

Comment by nborton:
This may be a little late and no one will ever see it but me. However, this is mainly for IGJOE since he asked how it was done.

Its fairly simple really. First, I set the shutter speed on my camera for 8 sec. That fact is not really that important, the important part is that you want a shutter speed that is around that slow or slower depending on what you are going for. Second, and most importantly (I feel anyway) is that you make sure that the camera is completely still for the entire process. The best way is to have a tripod (its not esentialI I didn't use one for this) or something to set the camera on. Finally I have found that the easiest way of keeping the camera still is to use the timer on the camera so that you never even have your hands on the camera at any point in the picture taking process.

If you do all that you should have a decent looking long exposure. The only thing that may hold people back is the camera, since not all cameras support longer exposure times needed to perform such shots. Other than that it should work.

Hopefully this helps someone, thanks for the comments.