"Night Move"

I was at maggiano's when that rain hit! Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, but i thought of your photography as i walked back to my hotel and saw all the wonderful reflections on the wet pavement.

 

Excellent work!

fine piece of work. classic example of how point of view and elegant composition can lift

what might otherwise have been a banal subject. congrats

Invoked many a memory from my `days of future passed.` My days of living this close to mirrored building images feeling cold and wet have long since resolved themselves with age and maturity. Yes the image has great depth..took me back about 40 years. The clarity is excellent...a lot clearer than I remember it as a teenager thinking why am I here and do I still have my wallet..omg why is my head hurting. Regards Ray

This is GREAT! I love the view point and the movement. Great work!

Looks like LaSalle and Monroe St., in front of the Northern Trust Bank on the right, with Harris Bank on the left, trading floor alight, and Chicago Board of Trade straight ahead, Ceres on top. Cheers, Brian.

Great shot. Is this natural color right from the camera or has it been worked?

Until I read the commentary with the photo I was not able to make heads nor tails of the scene due to the angle. While I guess as an "art" picture it is okay, I would not purchase a copy.

As the saying goes; every photographer under thirty thinks that a slanted composition is art itself, and every photographer over thirty just doesn't get it.

Excellent capture, good colors

This is my first response also....My own definition of a camera is ..That while most people regard a camera as an instrument that records the image in front of it,in reality it is recording the image being recieved by the brain behind it...Congrats Wilson.You have put thought into this picture. For those who prefer the more static image of upright buildings,Well, you could have been coming off your motorcycle at the time due to the wet conditions. Great colour.More of us should get out at night with a camera. If it has any weaknesses,I think perhaps the stormwater cover tends to dominate more than it needs to.Still wish I had been able to take it all the same. Barry

Wilson, That diagonal format is just what this image needed. I looked at it as a vertical and although it's an interesting photograph, it is nothing to what it is made diagonal. Nice work and I cannot see anyplace to crop it much as I try. Impressive!

 

Willie the Cropper

I agree with all of the positive comments.

 

Additionally, since there is so much attractive light movement and reflections, I'm wondering whether less storm drain would be appropriate or not tilting the image.

 

 

Just wish someone was photographing you photographing this shot. How did you keep from getting run over? Awesome shot, I see something new every time I look, and I'm well over 30. I love that angle, would not crop at all. The sky adds just a touch of stillness to the shot. I like it a lot.

Bravo ! A stunning piece of art, just great, I can only say FELICIDADES / best wishes //Salvador

Love the edginess,bright lights,and seemingly dead,with the obvious man hole cover,it catches my eye and allows me time enough to wander around the image, yet draws me back,only to let me go again,like a pin ball.

Not sure about the angle.Too tense.

However I love this image !

Sorry should read "dead end"

On a wet night, I slide my motor cycle and had a view just like this in a different city. Everything is just amazing. Congrats.

I am grateful for having "Night Move" selected as POW and am thankful of all comments and critiques, be it positive or negative.

Paul G.: Thanks for your kind words and glad that you're now part of PN.

Doug B.: Thanks. I agree about the importance of this manhole cover.

Ken T.: Thank you for your comment.

Pnina: Always thankful for your visit.

Trung: Thanks. Indeed prior to framing this shot, I planned to capture the traffic lightstreaks for a sense of energy and knew right off the bat that I wanted a tilted horizon to enhance that aspect as well as a more interesting composition.

Gerson: Thanks for your comment.

Marc G.: I'm always very appreciative of your feedback. Although "Night Move" and "Cobblestones" were results of combining more than one exposures, there is a distinct difference in that in "Night Move," the two original exposures were made with exact same exposure settings (wide dynamic range isn't an issue) but with different traffic light streaks (used the A620 in-camera "Custom Drive" that shot multiple consecutive frames.) Meanwhile, "Cobblestones" is a result of three exposures, each exposed for highlight, mid, and shadow area and combined to obtain as wide a dynamic range as possible (pseudo HDR/digital ND-filter.) Hope this makes sense and thanks again.

Erik: Thanks for your feedback and assessment.

Timo: Thanks for comment and suggestion.

Kevin: Thanks for your critique and sorry to hear that time lapsed photography using tripod doesn't work for you, among other things.

Jan: Thanks for your feedback especially the reference to an intoxicated amphibian. ^_^

Julian: Thank you much and appreciate your near-far assessment and viewing method!

Kenneth, Apostolos, Dario: Thanks for your kind words and feedback.

James N.: Thanks for taking the time to critique. Sorry that it fails completely for you, but then again I shot this, first and foremost, "For me," and yes, it looked good when I composed it in camera and it's great looking as a 12x18 print. As for bracketing for composition, I do that mentally (previsualize) prior to framing this and while I have couple other variations, I find this presented version the most representative of my vision.

Scott G.: Thanks for your feedback and the concern. You're right, I don't want any part in "Antonomo-Gay Ay-bay"!

Keith C.: Thank you.

The "master of puddles" did it one more time! Unquestionably a most impressive view. The professional manual skills are outstanding. At some regions the impression becomes artificial, for example the red lights at the end and the colours at the right hand side. The strong sharpness at the left hand side - middle - strengthens this aspect. So let me call this style "hybrid" - in order to use a topic appellation :-))

Michael Y.: Thank you much for vote of confidence and mentioning of sports photography.

Simon, Brad, Jerry: Thanks for your kind words.

Bill: Thanks for comment, especially your take from a perspective of your night profession!

Cuong: Thanks for your feedback and reference of this photo to Spiderman movie in which I agree (actually Batman might have worked even better. ^_^)

Len: Thanks for your comment and sharing your experience.

Tim: Appreciate your feedback.

Ray: Thanks for your feedback and commentary. I'm glad that it brings back some interesting memories.

Brian: It is indeed LaSalle (see detail tab above) and near Monroe. Thanks for the info on other buildings by the way.

Patricia: Thanks for your feedback even though you wouldn't purchase a copy.

Eoin: Thanks for your comment. However, the generalization about over thirty not getting the slanted composition might not be entirely true. I feel that it has more to do with what each individual think and feel and not age related.

Jorge, Barry: Thanks for your feedback.

Bill: Thanks for your comment and cropping attempts. I feel much relieve that even Willie the Cropper cannot crop. ^_^

Jean: Thanks for your feedback. The traffic was very light late at night and I was taking this photo only 1.5 feet away from side walk, so it wasn't that dangerous in term of traffic.

Salvador: Gracias.

Geoff: Thanks for your comment and the visual pinball reference!

Greg: Thanks. That's pretty funny. ^_^

Daily (RE): Thanks for your comment and always a pleasure to hear from you.

Michael Y.: Thank you much for vote of confidence and mentioning of sports photography.

Simon, Brad, Jerry: Thanks for your kind words.

Bill: Thanks for comment, especially your take from a perspective of your night profession!

Cuong: Thanks for your feedback and reference of this photo to Spiderman movie in which I agree (actually Batman might have worked even better. ^_^)

Len: Thanks for your comment and sharing your experience.

Tim: Appreciate your feedback.

Ray: Thanks for your feedback and commentary. I'm glad that it brings back some interesting memories.

Brian: It is indeed LaSalle (see detail tab above) and near Monroe. Thanks for the info on other buildings by the way.

Patricia: Thanks for your feedback even though you wouldn't purchase a copy.

Eoin: Thanks for your comment. However, the generalization about over thirty not getting the slanted composition might not be entirely true. I feel that it has more to do with what each individual think and feel and not age related.

Jorge, Barry: Thanks for your feedback.

Bill: Thanks for your comment and cropping attempts. I feel much relieve that even Willie the Cropper cannot crop. ^_^

Jean: Thanks for your feedback. The traffic was very light late at night and I was taking this photo only 1.5 feet away from side walk, so it wasn't that dangerous in term of traffic.

Salvador: Gracias.

Geoff: Thanks for your comment and the visual pinball reference!

Greg: Thanks. That's pretty funny. ^_^

Daily (RE): Thanks for your comment and always a pleasure to hear from you.

As Jayme stated, "Classic Tsoi"! Over the years, as I've looked at and enjoyed your photos, I wonder why I need a dSLR? I finally purchased a G9 in hopes of being able to create macros half as good as your works (and I mean, half as good).

Bravo Wilson!

It's very creative. From compositional level, colors, scene it gives me a sense of lonely but dynamic night life. Is it the shunt at the front? The meaning is clear then. Every kind of world has it's own beauty.

 

7/7.

that is truly one of the most beautiful pictures i've seen. it's really amazing

i love it!