Wall of Avila, a photo from Avila, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

Este fin de semana(puente para muchos)lo pasé en Avila,con motivo de la celebración también del Día de la Madre.Dediqué parte del tiempo a experimentar con fotografía nocturna,y por supuesto esta bella ciudad me parece un excelente escenario para ello.Esta es la parte norte de la muralla,la ronda que sube hasta la plaza e iglesia de San Vicente.Probablemente ponga más fotografías de esa noche.Son las primeras fotografías de larga exposición y con trípode que tomo,asique bienvenidos son los consejos y las sugerencias..

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This weekend(long weekend for many people)I was in Avila,on the occasion of celebration for Mother's Day too.I spent a few time to experiment with night shots,of course this beautiful city seems to me an excellent scenario to do it.This is the north part of the wall,the ring road which go up to San Vicente square and church.Probably I'll post more picture from that night.They are the first shots with long exposure time and with tripod that I take,so welcome for advices and suggestions..

cfreire, Jeppo, quillo, alainh, avene, Cretense, Charo, albertz, jorgi, Bruno40, steliosk trouve(nt) cette note utile

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cfreire (11741) 2008-05-05 8:00

Hola Sonsoles,
Una toma esplendida con excelentes controles de luces y sombras. El gran fondo negro ha resaltado de forma bella la muralla del castillo con sus texturas y formas. Bien hecho. Saludos, Consuelo

dumbo (4541) 2008-05-05 10:05

Hi Sonsoles,
Great photo with really good composition and nice angel.
I like the beautiful colors of this one but maybe the most impacting thing in this photo is that totally black sky.
Good job!

Best wishes,
Eino

mirarer (4751) 2008-05-05 11:43

Hola Sonsoles,
Para ser tus primeras fotos con trípode y de larga exposición te has estrenado muy pero que muy bien.
La exposición es buena, la nitidez perfecta y la muralla resalta divinamente sobre el negro.
Felicidades y a por las próximas.
Un abrazo,
Mirari

Jeppo (17645) 2008-05-05 11:57

Hola Sonsoles,

me gusta esta imagen con una perspectiva muy buena. l'imagen es tam bien muy nitida y clara.
un buen trabajo
Silvio

quillo (11858) 2008-05-05 14:44

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Hola Sonsoles, me gusta mucho la toma,
pienso que para ser de las primeras
con trípode el resultado es muy bueno,
tendré que animarme y atreverme con las imágenes nocturnas.

Un saludo y enhorabuena.

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alainh (33209) 2008-05-06 0:11

hola Sonsoles
una magnífica fotografía de noche se caracterizada por esta bonita diagonal. una excelente gestión de la luz. me gustan mucho estos tonos negros y dorados.
es un placer de pasear sobre tu galería
cordialmente

Truja (4953) 2008-05-06 6:42

Hola Sonsoles.
lo cierto es que se nota mucho el uso del trípode ;-) has obtenido una oma nocturna muy bella y de gran calidad. A veces, ya sea por olvido e incluso por pereza no utlizo el trípode y tal como apreciamos en tu foto bien vale la pena!!
A destacar el formidable POV, tenemos una perspectiva arquitectónica de lujo y el contraste entre la negra noche y las murallas bien iluminadas.

Un saludo y hasta la próxima,

Jordi

Waylim (25436) 2008-05-06 10:12

Sonsoles,
Very good nice image you have here, your experiment work out very well for you. I like the mood you captured. Good sharpness and I love the coposition with the layers of church towers and street light leading us into the end of the road and horizon from both sides. Pity the tree is not eluminated it almost blended into the night sky. I really enjoyed it. Thanks so much.
Way

brandstaetter (15915) 2008-05-06 11:45

Hola Sonsoles,
a beautiful curve that is written by the towers into the night..:) the tree is a perfect counterpoint to this. Great composition, very good technique.
Compliments, Chris

avene (12675) 2008-05-06 12:16

hello Sonsoles,
excellent night shot, I like a lot the golden light that stands out so well against the pitch black darkness. the wall disappearing in distance create a nice sense of depth and distance, while the star effect on the lights add a festive and cheerful touch to the sene. excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

Cretense (68709) 2008-05-07 6:20

Hola Sonsoles!

Muy hermosa foto nocturna con gran interes arquitectonica, muy buen composicion, gran campo de profundidad e impresionante perspectiva. El WB me parece un poco "calido", pero aun asi me encanta esa foto! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

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Miha2ou7 (5162) 2008-05-08 8:36

Hey again, :)

A wonderful POV, and an expertly executed exposition here, it produces just enough light, and is crisp and clear. Again an impressive central motive. Well done.

Regards

Juntas (7960) 2008-05-09 16:03

Hi Sonsoles. Wonderful perspective. Very good light on the towers. Love the tree, the stars in the lights and the frame (I'm going to steel it). Very well done. Best regards. Paulo

Charo (51290) 2008-05-11 10:47

Hola Sonsoles,
Buen nocturno de la muralla, yo lo intenté una vez sin trípode y el resultado no fue el deseado.
Estupenda luz y profundidad. Bien hecho.
Cordialmente
Charo

albertz (2468) 2008-05-12 3:04

I think this is a stunning shot, the repetition of a well lighted tower in a longer exposure is amazing. you did well here Sonsales, i like it a lot.

Regards
Albert

jorgi (3810) 2008-05-13 2:18

Hi Sonsoles,

this night shot is perfect for me! Absolutely superbly managed and balanced lights of orange golden touch. The position of castle wall is fantastic, creating a harmonic curve balanced with the curve of lights on the opposite direction. All this elements and black sky dominating the capture create quite minimalistic shot but still so full of information. My compliments!

Warm regards,
Jeri

Bruno40 (6658) 2008-05-16 6:58

Hola Sonsoles,
A traves de TE descubri esta ciudad de Avila. Algun dia tendre que ir a conocerla.
Me gusta tu POV bajo y dando perspectiva. Buena nitidez.
Esta foto a la hora azul hubiera sido aun mejor.
saludos
jorge

steliosk (4802) 2008-05-19 4:41

Dear Sonsoles,
Everything worked here, the settings are great however I don't quite understand the star effect on the lamp created by f/8 it usually needs narrower aperture, but perhaps the shape of the lamps were starrish.
However, I'll give you some advices for night photography.

1. Try the right time. blue hour of the day is the best time to reveal night photography, Imagine this one with a blue sky, and the night feeling with those starry lamps and yellow lighting on the walls. (However its not bad the way it looks now, but I think it would be more complete the other way)

2. use long exposure to capture the light trails from the cars. 20/30 sec depending on time and the the apperture.

3. RAW/WB settings. Capture in RAW format and use auto white balance. Then try to restore or change the white balance in PP.

Thats for start :)

Regards
Stelios