Excellent shot. What was the light source? Did you paint with a flashlight?
Dale
Thanks. I painted this with a single LED flashlight placed on the ground about 6 feet from the subject. It was about 11:00pm. There was no other intentional lighting and only a little light pollution (not enough to make a difference). I shot it with a Nikon D50 w/ the 18-200 lens. 31mm, f4.5, 3 second, ISO was either 800 or 1600 (can't remember).
mikshayne -- I really like the up-shot perspective on the temple and tower. I like the cropped verision of the tree more. Seeing the original, I think I'd like to see it cropped not quite so tightly but still including only the decorations. The city scape is very cool. Looks like something sci-fi (which could also be Japanese foofaraw).
Chappers -- I love the orange picture. It is very ominous looking. Very powerful.
doubleohseven -- you posted this for one of the weekly contests. I loved it then and I like it even more now. The bright sign on the left is a big distraction but it also adds to the mystery of this scene.
sleepypanda -- JUMBO, jumbo sign, jumbo foofaraw. This scene just might win the prize for being the most innately tacky.
Dale -- I really like this. I might have cropped out some of the stuff on the right to highlight the gearing. (Big surprise coming from me. Right?
). Shooting through glass is always challenging. Was there another angle that would give you a good composition but show less reflection?
I have a Nikon D300. I'd have to go back and check to see what lens I used. I bought a used 18-200 on that trip. I wish I could afford better glass. Everything I read tells me this would make such a difference...but since no one is paying me for me pics...havnt been able to justify the expense. Yet. ;-)
I don't know........... A lot of people give this lens a bad rap. I use mine exclusively and I love it. It is not very expensive professional glass but it is a very good lens and it has a great range. I've got no complaints about the lens and I've gotten no complaints about the quality of the images. BTW: that was an opinion, not a tirade.