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Pollution never sleeps!
Pollution never sleeps!
Moose101


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Challenge: Late Night (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Downtown Hamilton
Date: May 3, 2005
Aperture: f 22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 Sec
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2005

 Shot at night in Hamilton the worlds Pollution Capital?!? Or is it?

All this was done with out any filters, just long shutter and large F stop.

PS: Nothing special, Curves, Slight Hue/Brightness, USM

Statistics
Place: 117 out of 334
Avg (all users): 5.5242
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3571
Avg (non-participants): 5.6351
Views since voting: 886
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 351
Comments: 17
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 05/11/2005 02:53:11 PM
Well I learned something here. I did not know you could get such stars without a filter. Of course it helps to have such a huge f stop range...
Really nice! gave you a 9.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 05/11/2005 12:39:40 AM
This was one of my picks for a ribbon (9). Reading other comments, I hope they did not lower their score because they thought that you were using filters... I had a couple of long exposure outtakes with f/22 - f/32 and I know that you can get this effect without filters. Moreover, I haven't seen star filters with 14 rays.
This photo, other than being technically sound, also had a strong message, which is the reason I bumped it UP.

Good luck in the future challenges.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 05/09/2005 10:15:24 AM
this image is ok but all the negative space at the top of the image draws the veiwers eye away from the page
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 05/09/2005 08:06:21 AM
In spite of the damage to the environment, refineries are really beautifl at night. I especially love the stars and the smoke plumes.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S3000
 05/06/2005 09:40:13 AM
This is a nice image. I really like the way the lights look in this photograph. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R V
Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS
 05/06/2005 12:14:24 AM
Great star effect! Is everyone using Cokin filters? 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/05/2005 09:27:06 PM
Oooh! Sparkles!! Very nice. I love how the smoke is spewing out into the sky, blurred by the long exposure.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 05/05/2005 06:13:03 PM
The lights kinda overload the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 05/05/2005 05:16:05 PM
smoke lights and night. fairly successful cominbation
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 05/05/2005 09:00:19 AM
The smokestacks look good. I don't like so much "star" glare from the lights, though. It's pretty--just looks a little too much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS
 05/04/2005 09:38:56 PM
Like the long exposure and small aperture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
05/04/2005 05:23:26 PM
Love the Starbrust on the lights. Good Job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/04/2005 05:01:48 PM
Nice subject although a bit tilted and MASSIVE overuse of star filter. Love the chimneys. I wonder what it would look like zoomed in and cropped with the chimneys as the focal point(s)?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE 7
 05/04/2005 11:58:36 AM
Trouble is, that is not pollution, it is steam. You can tell by the way it dissipates at the top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/04/2005 10:08:49 AM
Really neat. Love how the light is bouncing off to make stars. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
 05/04/2005 10:03:54 AM
you terrorist ;-) nice capture
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/04/2005 04:40:48 AM
It would have been better if taken from higher up so that the white lights didn't distract from the yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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