Pastel Seattle

Is the foreground bright enough?

Unfortunately, this isn't a particularly original photos. I think that every photographer who has ever been been to Seattle has shot this picture. Look at my portfolio to see several of them (they're all unoriginal too).

 

The other problem is that the picture is just too dark. A graduated neutral density filter would probably have done wonders.

Sure, this shot has been taken time and time again, but what makes each shot fresh is a variation in the lighting and sky. Here, the soft clouds are simply marvelous. The overall image does look a little dark, but I am sure that it would print better than it appears after scanning and converting for the web. The fact that I can see detail in the foreground building to me means that the original is probably even better. Plus, I do not think a graduated neutral density filter would have worked because of the height of the Needle.

hope you don't mind an amateur response, but wow. god i love seattle :)

Whether a ND grad was used or not I think the light is particularly unusual for a major city.

What also strikes me in this image is that I don't recall Mt Rainier ever looking that big when I last viewed it from the top of the Needle...

That's 'cause your eye doesn't use a 98mm focal length! ;-)

Ive never visited Seattle, so to me its a fantastic panorama.

I don't think a photo has to be original to

be good. Each photographer has their own way

of shooting the same shot and having it come

out different than the others.

 

This one may be from the same spot as many

others, yet it is different. I love the way

Mount Rainier stands out in the background

with the light still on it.

Keep shooting Thomas, I've enjoyed going

through your folders!

Yes the city is dark but the Space Needle stands out because of. This gives the photo balance with Mt. Rainier. Then theres that sky... cool.