Hard Working Cranes #6

this version?

You must be a restless soul getting up and out at that time of the morning at this time of year. Talk about dedication. This is such a unique subject for one of your long exposure studies. The arcs created by the pivoting crane are wonderful.

 

Out of the images posted I like this one the most from a compositional perspective, the arcs seem most harmonious in this image. As for your question about colour, I prefer this one with the strange colour shift over the balanced version. In the alternate version you have left none of the colour cast of the crane lights. In terms of colour rather than composition, my favourite is image # 4. In that photo you have some colour corrected sky in the frame but still have plenty of that eerie glow from the crane lights. To me this is the best option for colour adjustment.

Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. I do appreciate your words, so simple "Great!" but some substance too. Fine. This capture was shot about 30min later than #4, the first one, and the sky started to get lighter as well the effect of rim was somehow disappearing. I didn't do very much PP here on my RAW-to-JPG process, this one was "As Shot" (WB on Cloudy) while the others adjusted by "Auto".

 

Talking about dedication: I work shift and today I could have slept until 9 o'clock but had alarm at 6 to be there in time. Today such a cold weather, no wind, no rain, busy cranes... for once I was lucky with all odds indeed. Next session on Tuesday/Wednesday... stay tuned. ;-)

Feel free to compare this to the alternative captures, #4, #5. You

better view LARGER. Comments welcome, thanks for your time.

...This one, I like his one more over the others; and like Gordon, I prefer this "unbalanced" photo rather than the second version you're posting.....Composition wise, I find it more enticing since the crane seems to have moved slightly more than 180, thus creating a full circle between the tail, cockpit and front lights. Great catch!! IMO waking up earlier really was worth it; congratulations!

Hi Markku...in terms of composition and pattern, this is the version I prefer in your second version below (i.e. DSC5461_edited-23 copy.jpg)...long exposure often provide images that do not exist in front of our eyes (by light painting/drawing) and this can be quite original and unusual...in my view I think it is then nice to avoid them being gadget or too much trick versus keeping it meaningful...and that's what I like in your boat turning series as well as here, it provides and insight into the ballet of working crane (boat) and intense construction activity rather than being just light traces....thanks for sharing....

Thank you both for your comments and taking time to compare these various versions. Indeed, I was very pleased there was this much activity with both cranes revolving. This capture was the last one as the sky started to lighten up and the miraculous rim didn't appear so well anymore. I was quite in a hurry to upload the alternative color version and let PSE do too much for me, so here you'll see a more fine tuned one.

Your main post has an otherworldly feel, like an alien ship landing. The comparison piece is more natural with its dark blue sky. Of the two, I like this one. But I'm the guy who always orders the weirdest dish on the menu, so what do I know? As always, you've got a creative eye, Markku.

Your alien ship comparison nailed this one, so thank you. Your thoughts are appreciated and most welcome. Like the two alternative renderings here show off, the change in WB didn't bring alive the beautiful color play seen on captures #4 and #5 - too late for that (ambient light level risen).

Great idea and implementation, Sakke

Very inspirational - I must say, I think I like the original shot at the top the best.

A nice long exposure night shot again. I am pleased to see that you are interested in my favorite type of photography. I believe fine tuned alternative version is the best. I beieve in this kind of works color cast should not be completely removed but balanced. It is good to see that you and your friends worked on this one together. This is the reason sites like photo.net are good. A very nice one. Congrats.

Thanks again. These photos were edited on my old PC with limited memory and PhotoShop Elements, not quite allowing all I can manage today. You noticed the value of dialog and the resulting versions presented along. Something like that should be more common here at PhotoNet... maybe even is, as I'm not "everywhere" here...