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Parisian Needle

Posted by night86mare on Mon May 07, 2012 10:27 am

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Eiffel Tower from Trocadéro at sunrise, Paris.

View large: http://www.pbase.com/edutilos/image/143049102
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by Gary Briney on Mon May 07, 2012 11:39 am
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Terrific image WK -- beautifully framed, love the symmetry and the sunrise reflected in the paving. The larger version looks even better. Could you share the technical details on this one please?
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by night86mare on Mon May 07, 2012 12:16 pm
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Sure thing.

Pentax K5 with Tamron 10-24mm: ISO80, F/9.5, 91 second exposure with aid of ND110 filter (to smoothen out the clouds somewhat).

I used two JPG outputs from a single RAW (mainly for the details on the left) and layered them in Photoshop..
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by Gary Briney on Mon May 07, 2012 12:48 pm
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Interesting -- thanks much!
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by BAConti on Tue May 08, 2012 5:18 pm
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Nice detail and depth of field in this perspective.

by Ram Vasudev on Tue May 08, 2012 11:09 pm
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Looks like a replica of this composition:
http://www.magichourtravelscapes.com/images/large/Trocadero%20Dawn.jpg
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by Paul Klenck on Wed May 09, 2012 6:24 am
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thanks for the technicals on this terrific presentation of the icon.
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by night86mare on Wed May 09, 2012 8:50 am
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Ram Vasudev wrote:
Looks like a replica of this composition:
http://www.magichourtravelscapes.com/images/large/Trocadero%20Dawn.jpg


Yes, there are similarities, but I'm not sure why you would call it a replica. There are sufficient and significant differences to not term it as such:

- One is centered, one is not.
- One includes space at the bottom, while one doesn't.

As a matter of fact, Trocadero is a much photographed spot and this is not a very rare composition as you'd see from the links below that I've posted (by a quick search on Flickr). The differences lie mainly in the lighting, and the attention to certain detail. It is the Eiffel! Should we not expect a multitude of photos for this, just like certain scenic spots?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mtt92/4179036206/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anto13/4496451754/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zedthedragon/6796683849/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rencab/3174343723/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainprel/4844192223/

I would also like to state my view that your post seems to insinuate that I went to Paris, planted myself in the spot with Kit Yoong's picture in hand and just emulated it blindly and unthinkingly. This seems mildly offensive to me. Perhaps I may be a little sensitive here, but I would like to hear from you. Thank you in advance.
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by Ram Vasudev on Thu May 10, 2012 10:12 pm
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Oops! I didn't mean to be offensive, WK.
What I meant was that this photo reminded me of Kah's image. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.
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Ram Vasudev wrote:
Oops! I didn't mean to be offensive, WK.
What I meant was that this photo reminded me of Kah's image. Sorry if I hurt your feelings.

No offense taken.. :) Just wanted to clarify. Guess it's a miscommunication then. Cheers and have a great weekend.
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