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Los Angeles At Night
Los Angeles At Night
Ram21


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Challenge: Urban Landscapes (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Date: Oct 3, 2003
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: ISO-100
Shutter: 8 sec.
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2003

My friend and I took an adventure to Los Angeles. I wanted night shots and we got some great ones. This is on one of the foot bridges of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, looking South on Figueroa Street.

Used a (cheezy) tripod, RM-DR1 remote, Manual focus, Shutter Priority.

Auto Contrast, Auto Levels, Resize.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 279
Avg (all users): 6.6230
Avg (commenters): 8.3000
Avg (participants): 6.5077
Avg (non-participants): 6.7544
Views since voting: 3147
Votes: 244
Comments: 14
Favorites: 4 (view)


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05/26/2004 01:28:54 PM
I really enjoy this one - showing how empty LA is at night. One suggestion - your "(cheezy) tripod" sort of made a small earthquake on the right side - what if you cropped in on both sides to make it a "portait" shot instead of "landscape"? It would also help emphasize the verticality of the open space between the builidings at the end of the road. Might also lend some of the "big city" "skyscraper" feel which, of course, LA has very little of (none, compared to NYC!).

Awsome exposure and colors!
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04/20/2004 12:12:20 AM
Woooooow... I want to take a shot like that! It's so pretty! I really love the colors that came through... nifty nifty! I don't even know how to change the shutter speed of my camera.. lol..
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/14/2003 11:17:36 PM
Wow, so busy! But then again, not really for the LA area, it's been a few years since I've been there. I like the time exposure and the car lights and street lights came out about as close to perfect as you could ask, but the building lights, especially on the right of the shot just really didn't seem to come out right to me. I love the colors and the cropping is wonderful, the street brings you in on the right and takes you right through the shot.
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10/14/2003 11:02:05 PM
vibrant photo
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10/10/2003 10:41:10 PM
base 1: 1/1; challenge: 3/3; technical: 3/3; aesthetics: 3/3; total: 10
Crap... how am I supposed to win any challenges when I keep giving out 10s -- oh sure... they're deserved, but that's not my point... I want to WIN! OK, enough whining... This is the 3rd or 4th 10 I've passed out, and this is so far, the best of them. Your image is great -- I love the colors cast by the varous lights and a nice use of the star filter. Overall lighting is spot on. Well done -- but next time, take it easy. I want to win sometime, OK?
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10/10/2003 08:25:15 AM
Nice capture - lights are great. Buildings look a little tilted to the right. Good luck.
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10/10/2003 01:02:56 AM
Very nicely shot.
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10/09/2003 04:11:32 PM
great time delay...
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10/09/2003 02:13:22 PM
Congratulations... you make LA look much nicer "downtown" than it really is. Guess that is the mark of a good photographer!
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10/09/2003 12:29:56 AM
Great night shot. Well done!
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10/08/2003 07:24:34 PM
This is probably the crispest set of timed exposure headlights I have ever seen! Way to go.
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10/08/2003 02:09:13 PM
Poster shot of La la land. Love this one. Really great shooting. I think it's perfect.
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10/08/2003 04:48:35 AM
photo quality 8, solor combination 9, sharpness and contrast 10, them concept 10, angle shoot 9, total score of 9.2
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10/08/2003 01:19:06 AM
A tad of counterclockwise rotation would have improved this shot. Otherwise very nice and pleasing. Definately shows urban. 8
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