Paris, Notre-Dame at falling night

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Henri, I like the almost eveningsphere you've catched in this picture. The salesman is already busy to close his stand, people drive homewards after work. Though I most say that I'm not fond of the grain structure you added to the bottom part of the picture. I also find that it is a pity that a detail of the top of the right tower is missing. It gives the impression (at least to me) that the shot is tilted. Well all together this picture looks a bit untidy to me. I'm sure you'll apprecite my honest opinion, Henri. And realize that it is only my humble opinion.

 

Greetings, Ada:~)

 

 

I have to say that I agree with Ada's comments. About the missing part of the top of the tower and the over-sharpened portions in the trees & building. But I love the idea here. The last of the light often finds itself on the fronts of these gorgeous and huge building fronts. Yet, from the headlights and the trees, we know that dusk is just about to turn to complete darkness.

Thank you Ada and Lou Ann for your comments. I regret, me too, the missing part of the top of the tower. The reason is that there was an important difference between the view in the viewfinder and the real photo taken by the camera (I don't know if it is a default of this camera only or a default on all the EOS 300-d). I took the photo three times to have the monument well centered in the frame, but in the darkness I haven't saw on the LCD screen that a little piece of the top was missing. About the grain, I think it must be a problem with the jpg compression. I haven't the original version under my eyes now (it is not on this computer), but I don't think it is the same thing on it.

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Henri, the artifacting is definitely a matter of compression (you can see it with the histogram in PS). Nice shot, though. By the way, when I shoot in dark churches with long exposure, I use a pen flashlight to illuminate the edges of the frame through the lens. That way I can accurately judge where the edge of frame will be and calibrate the horizontal/vertical lines with the frame lines.