New York At Night

I'm thinking of making an enlargment of this.

 

I like the colors. How is the composition?

 

I don't think it's the best shot I've ever seen of the skyline but it

looks nice. Night shots aren't as abundant.

 

This was shot from jersey city, nj at night. I forget when but it

was very very cold. I used a Yashica Mat 124G with Fuji NPL film.

 

I cropped out some of the sky and water to make a panoramic type shot.

Tom - this is an absolutely exquisite shot. The color spectrum is marvelous. I give it a 10 in aesthetics. I would enlarge it as much as possible.

I'll agree, its wonderful. Obviously originality goes in the toilet, but aesthetics are extremely good, maybe 8 - 9.

 

blow it up. Frame it, enjoy it.

beautiful shot, nice crop. Don't know how much you cropped it, but if this is only 2/3 of a 35mm neg then you are probably going to see a lot of NPS grain when blowing it up. Scott E. says that NPS grain looks like NHG 800. Can't say myself. I am playing with the new s-Reala.

It's from a 6x6cm negative so I wasn't too worried about the crop. The film was actually NPL wich I think is just tungsten balanced NPS

I usually don´t comment often on non - nature shots but I have to make an exception here. This appeals to me a great deal - the colour range as stated above - the composition is excellent - very admirable - congratulations that man on a job well done ..

 

George

 

PS.. the swan is deaf and can´t see too well either tom ;)

On the whole I like the shot Tom, but I have two comments. Firstly, the horizon is not level, which I think would show up if you make an enlarged print. I have fixed that in Photoshop in the past. Secondly I don't think the aspect ratio is wide enough for a 'panoramic' viewpoint, so I would be inclined to crop less of the sea in the foreground. I like the composition of the buildings though.

Yeah I realized it wasn't going to have as panoramic a feel as the 35mm I shot at 28mm does. But the detail in this is a bit better I think.

 

I have to take more time to correct the horizon. This is a very large file so I think I gave up when it looked close enough at the time.

Tom, I also like the crisper detail of this shot over the other... I was not aware that there is a tungsten balanced negative film! I love how it records the different lighting sources. Funny how the newer area of lower Manhattan has warmer lighting than the older section.. Is that from the Jersey side? or NY side...

Very nice Tom! We don't really have stuff like this down here in Alabama [nor do most people want it :)] but I really admire this one.

I must admit that the first thing I noticed was the uneven horizon, but I am sure you noticed it too and someone else already mentioned it.

I recently bought a Rollei tlr and I can't wait to go take a similar picture of the Piggly Wiggly skyline in Brookwood, AL.

Very nice!

I'm not entirely sure the horizon is uneven. The tops of the buildings look straight, and the trade centers look straight too. The southern end of manhattan narrows, it is possible that the shore line is just further away from the camera at the right end of the frame. This was taken from Jersey City not Hoboken, right? Anyway, I enjoyed the shot.

Oops yes. The hoboken thing was left there from a previous post I made and I didn't change it.

 

Jersey City by the big clock.

The water are so fluid! perfect sky exposure; good light & composition.. very nice!

You see so many illuminated night shots that they often pass by as your eyes glaze over. This on the other hand, jumped right out at me. The soft sheen of light on the water, contrasting with the hard lines of the buildings really struck me. Its a beautiful composition too, I like the taller towers to the right, and find this much more pleasing than trying to balance by centering it. Well done. What I notice about this particular folder, is that there isn't a single overexposed shot (my pet hate). Wonderful stuff.

Things sure are going to be different now.

A good memory of those towers :(

Again another wonderful skyline shot to which will (some say) never to be seen again, a shot to remind us, still has high appeal, good shot

Excellent exposure choice.

Unless Tom has fixed it since the comments were put in. I checked the horizon and it is 100% spot on. Me thinks your eyes are playing tricks on you all. Great work BTW tom.

Yeah, I miss these towers. This is a nice way to remember them.

 

I really enjoy having the print of this on my wall. It's stunning and many people have commented on it. As I wander back across your portfolio, I just want to repeat that this is a truly well done image.

The time exposure was a plus for the water reflection. It will make a nice wall hanger