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Akira

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Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« on: August 14, 2016, 05:09:30 »
Shot today (Aug. 14th).
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2016, 10:44:02 »
Interesting sequence - as individual images, I think #1 is the most successful.

I think every landscape photographer has experienced the following, perhaps many times -
1. Excellent weather forecast.
2. Gets up very early and goes to favourite location.
3. Dawn sky is clear but with hints of cloud formation.
4. A few minutes before sunup, a bank of cloud suddenly covers most of the sky.
5. Sun rises on schedule but is quickly hidden behind the wall of cloud.
6. Stays that way all day.  :-\ :-\  ;D

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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2016, 12:44:31 »
Dave, thanks for your insightful comment.  :D

Fortunately, my place allow me to run up to the 6th floor using an emergency stairs whenever I want.  So far as this particular viewpoint is concerned, I can avoid the sad situation described by you so humorously.  :D

It is interesting that you say #1 is the most successful.  In fact, the sun was overexposed, which I regret.  I compensated the exposure by a couple of stops for #2 and later, and am pretty happy with the exposure.  My personal favorite as a single image is #2.

I just realized that the first four images suffered from the red ghosts which were probably caused by the protection filter.  Coward me!    :'(
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2016, 14:11:14 »
My reason for preferring #1 is that I like the under-lit cloud, and a second, less important reason - the foreground buildings have just a hint more detail (at least, on my monitor).

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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2016, 14:54:31 »
Dave, you look at my images in a much more comprehensive way than I do.

I was attracted by the gap between the end of the cityscapes and the clouds which is just as wide as the diameter of the rising sun.  Thus I processed the image for the gap lit by the sun.  I wanted the foreground showing the details only slightly to guide the eyes of the viewer.
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2016, 16:36:55 »
Good sequence

another vote for #1 :)
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2016, 09:46:51 »
Thanks, Armando.  Glad to know there is a frame you like.  :)
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2016, 10:48:04 »
I enjoyed the series and another vote for 1st. Same reason, a little more detail in the foreground.


 I´m starting to feel at home when I see those towers :)

  Thanks a lot for sharing!

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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2016, 16:23:21 »
Paco, thanks.  Okay, you all like #1!  :D
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2016, 07:44:47 »
Another vote for #1 for the same reasons already mentioned.
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Re: Celestial Terrestrial Commuter
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2016, 08:36:22 »
Thanks, Christian, for looking.  Glad that there is one you like.  :)
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