Canary Wharf, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

Hi, this is from Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs in London.

It was very windy on the night this exposure (and a series of others) were taken, hence any hope of getting near perfect or mirror-like reflections in the water was most unrealistic.
So to at least settle for something that could still be appealing visually, a long exposure was sought by going to F/16 (for 13 seconds).

The warm yellowish hue is due to tweaking the White Balance in RAW to 'Shade'
Your critiques are most welcome.

Thanks :)

ls7902, macondo, mortijo, InasiaJones, asajernigan, alentejo, wishlist, lilimih33, MLINES, Paolo, alonsote, atus has marked this note useful

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vero07 (1781) 2007-07-22 4:54

Hi Daniel,
I like this place very much. Impressive buildings close to the Thames.
Nice shot capturing this place at night. Great light and reflections. Suitable framing as well.
Great work!

PixelTerror (0) 2007-07-22 4:59

Hi Daniel,
Quality of you night picture exposure is brilliant and I always enjoy much the frozen water effect, I like less the cut building on the left, how about taking two vertical overlapping shots ans stitching them ?
Have a nice sunday JY

Davidh34 (838) 2007-07-22 4:59

Hi Daniel

There are some stunning photo's in your TE portfolio so far, but this I think is the least of them. The reflections in the water good, the yellowish hue you mentioned seems warm and natural. Just there isn't so much detail in the buildings, they're not so sharp. Sorry to be perhaps a little negative, but you have set very high standards so far. And it is still a decent shot.

best regards

David

miumiu (6117) 2007-07-22 5:00

Hi Daniel!
Wonderful sharp photo and lights are nice!
Agnes

Nepalidude (13) 2007-07-22 5:08

The clarity of picture is great. The lights and reflection is impressive. Thanks for bringing charming side of a city. Nice catch.

ls7902 (7380) 2007-07-22 5:27

Beautiful lights & colors. I have never done a long exposure shot like this before. This is inspiring. Water shines really nice. And the suggestion of Jean is worth trying. Regards. Latiff.

macondo (20449) 2007-07-22 5:34

Hi Daniel. Great long exposure to get this very sharp and vivid shot. No matter about the reflections! I do think that with this type of geometric shot you need to straighten up the sides of the photo to get the full effect. The tallest building has a distinct lean to the right and you can see the same lean against the left side of the photo. Anyway, that's a minor point as the other qualities of the photo are excellent.
Regards,
Andrew

mortijo (12828) 2007-07-22 5:56

The quality of the picture is very good. Colors are great abd the sharpness is excellent. I agree with Pixelterror though, cutting of the left building is harming the overall quality. A stitch of 2 vertical overlapping shots would improve it a lot.
Greetings, John.

leo61 (0) 2007-07-22 6:03

Hi Daniel!
A high quality image with fantastic light and nice lights in the many windows.Well done with the exposuretime to recieve this calm surface of the water and these wonderful reflections.
I remember a great shot from the same place in vertical format posted by Aubrey Stoll(rosaline)He wrote,using tripods in this complex is forbidden,Anayway it`s a fantastic image.
Regards,Leo

InasiaJones (31566) 2007-07-22 6:32

Hi Daniel,

You have a fan in me, after looking at your personal portfolio. I have read your profile and it痴 interesting to know what brought you to photography and the style you致e developed, mostly taking advantage of the blue hour.

The result on this particular one is highly attractive and the scene is brilliantly exposed. I really like both artificial and natural light. Excellent work!

Never too late to welcome you on TE! Enjoy!

Andr�

vincz (19113) 2007-07-22 6:46

Great wam city shot with wonderful colors and reflections.

JoseMiguel (860) 2007-07-22 6:56

Hi Daniel,
A magnificent capture of this night London scene.
I like so much all the light caught from the buildings, and its yellow hues, it makes a perfect balance between cold tones and the warms ones.
A very good composition also!
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

teacozie (1377) 2007-07-22 6:57

Yo Daniel!

Really nice colours in this photo and it's understandable as it would be near impossible to get the shot completely sharp due to conditions. I like the composition as I think it is interesting and provided good levels of perspective. Also the little lens flares on the street lamps are a nice touch. Keep up the good work!

Cheers!

asajernigan (21427) 2007-07-22 7:08

Daniel,
Nice night shot! The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and DOF. I wish you could have captured more of the buildings on each side of the river but this is still good. The reflection is nice giving the photo a warm feeling. Your have done a nice job of of balancing artificial and natural lighting here showing us the best of both.
TFS,
Asa

xavshot (69835) 2007-07-22 7:11

Bonjour Daniel
superbe photo ! j'aime la nettet� de la prise et cette belle ambiance nocturne. Les lumi鑽es sont tr鑚 bien rendues. Beau travail
amicalement
Xavier

danielswalsh (13597) 2007-07-22 8:45

Superb shot Daniel- I love it!

White balance is always an interesting subject when it comes to night time exposures as the lights always come into play. The sharpness in this shot is SUPERB and it sets it apart from the rest.

Very well done!
- Dan

alentejo (1954) 2007-07-23 2:14

Hi Daniel !
Great view indeed ! I have visited Canary Wharf in summer 2003 (during the heat wave) and I was fascinated by this part of the city, especially with the water bordering the buildings. The view is beautiful as we can see both the sky and lights coming from the windows.
Thanks for sharing Daniel.
Good stuff ! Best regards.

wishlist (4133) 2007-07-23 2:34

Hi Daniel,
great night shot. Beautiful colours and excellent details you managed to get here! I really like the reflections on the water.
Thanks for sharing
Igor

clnaef (6289) 2007-07-24 0:59

Bonjour,
Belle composition bien 駲uilibr馥.
Bonne journ馥.
clnaef

rossy85 (2879) 2007-07-24 6:40

Hi Daniel,
Amazing clarity of your picture. I`m impressed by the great light and the perfect composition. Very well done!
Cheers,
Rossy

Cretense (68709) 2007-07-30 7:03

Hi Daniel!

You are an excellent night photographer (I am a nightshot lover, too!). Your portfolio is still small but very impressive. The composition is very well studied, balanced, excellent in one word and so is the perspective. What's really impressive, though, is the light managment which is perfect. Congratulations and thanks for sharing this beauty!

Best regards,
Hercules

izmirli (3989) 2007-08-06 11:55

merhaba dear daniel
wonderful night and london.wonderful lights and reflections.well done.
best regards.
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giorgimer (35017) 2007-08-08 0:37

Hi Daniel,

I like the way you managed the light here. POV is perfect and so is DOV. Very beautiful image.

Gio

Jackos (3542) 2007-08-08 7:29

Beautiful lights reflected in the water sheet made fantastic effect. Very well captured.
Regards
Jack

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-08-14 7:36

Hello Daniel!
Really great composition and fantastic night picture with wonderful colours, light, reflexion and clarity!
Lovely point of view!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

MLINES (12516) 2007-08-21 2:19

Hi Daniel. Good to see another fine composition taken in London. Your photo really jumps out and cries QUALITY. Simple lines very well presented. TFS Murray.

chrisnet (23062) 2007-08-26 14:05

Hi Daniel,
Wonderful night shot, I like the lights and the reflexions here, well sen and composed.
Regards
Christian

delkoo (68) 2007-09-02 0:58

HI DANIEL
as i'm browsing your galery, i can't resist leaving some words on this one. this night shot is so photogenic and very well managed.

regards
didier

testmaniac (13508) 2007-09-02 22:01

Hi Daniel, superb night shot! Excellent composition, colors and sharpness! Great job!

TFS

Philip

Paolo (41258) 2007-09-04 8:54

Hi Daniel, also that one have an excellent quality, beautiful reflections on the water surface, and a great composition and POV.
thanks, ciao

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-09-05 3:50

I think rosaline did a picture of this place as far as i remember.
You definitevely are a killer in night shot, you handle settings perfectly but more than that your eyes are see graphism as anybody else

xavis (3180) 2007-09-13 12:24

Hola,
just to say,...amazing. I have spend 2 minutes to wath this picture hypnotized. Is really good.
I make just another kind of photographie, but you inspired me to trie something different.
Best regards,

Javier

atus (15878) 2007-10-06 3:49

Hi Daniel,
once again, a nice and very effective night shot, this time during the spectacular blue hour. The clarity is excellent and the reflections add more beuty to the picture. Very good one!
Tfs and best wishes.
Attila

GaNico (65) 2007-12-26 3:44

Hi Daniel,
Nice POV, sharpness and colors and a very beautiful frame that highlight it.
Thanks for sharing

macjake (98408) 2009-08-31 15:11

Wow
Splendid colours and detail. This is one of my favourite city scenes i've seen here!
Excellent job!!