View of Tokyo Photo

Photographer’s Note

This photo was taken from the top of the Tokyo Tower just after the sun went down. What a spectacular view of the biggest city in the world. I recommend going up at dusk so you can see all the lights of the city.

I didn't have a tripod, and with the low light the fastest shutter speed I could use was 1/2 a second. I had to hold my camera down tightly against one of those big metal viewers (binos)that you have to pay to look through. This was one of the only photos I took that wasn't blurry and didn't have any glare from the glass windows.

Pentax SLR camera.
Film scanned with a Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED.
Levels adjusted in Photoshop CS2.

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happybirthday (183) 2006-04-12 14:04

perfect timing to shoot this picture. i like the blue of the city in contrast to the light of the cars and windows

manub (920) 2006-04-19 5:25

Hi !
You did a really great job with that picture. The picture is very sharp even without using a tripod. Well done !
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PixelTerror (86438) 2006-04-19 5:40

Hi Ryan,
I was there some days ago and agree with you the view from there is stunning, good you got there just at dusk to deliver a nice photo with some lights already on, looks very clean despite shooting throught the window.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Polonaise (5638) 2006-04-27 1:10

Impressive. Extremely impressive.
If not a little unrealistic. I believe you worked this image out quite a bit in Photoshop.
It really doesn't matter, because the results are stunning.
George

pridel (233) 2006-06-09 13:51

Hi ryan
he he, this one remember something.
I like it very much for vivid compo, and full of spot lights. not necessary to convert in "b&w" and use some pp.
good contrats btw curves and towers.
congrats
Pascal

Aspirin (276) 2006-10-17 12:14

Hi Ryan,
What a cool and lovely shot.
I've been to the tower but in the night and had a horrible view. None of my shots was clear specially with the glare from the glass windows.

Nice work. Great color, great view.

Cheers

indiaphoto (8) 2007-06-22 5:31

a beautiful city scape at the correct time to balance natural n artificial light
ravi

hispic (7399) 2008-04-07 4:04

Hi Ryan,
Beautiful shot, this is famous view point from the Main observatory at 145m of the Tokyo Tower, which has two observatories.
The shutter speed of 1/2 is a limit in handheld, it's so for me, too. You have captured very clearly without any glare from the glass windows.
Have a nice day, Hisashi