Broken love
by Gante

Comment by Dphoto:
Digging here to feel it. The title helps direct me but I hoped the photo would stand alone. I'm sorry but that's just me. Good luck.

The Nidaros Dome by night
by Gante

Comment by bvy:
Great shadows, the dark sky helps. I appreciate that it isn't centered and symmetric.

The Nidaros Dome by night
by Gante

Comment by aircooledguy:
Great subject, tricky light and crooked. 5

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by Gante:
Thank you for all the comments and for voting. I'm quite satisfied with the result, considering that I started taking pictures with a SLR two weeks ago.

I had been taking pictures of buildings and other stuff at night, and was on my way home when I came across this statue. I felt straight away that it was a perfect subject, considering the posture and the Christmas light in the back.

While fixing my camera to a tripod, I set the shutter speed to 4 seconds. It was a bit difficult the get the timing right, but the effect was achieved by zooming in during exposure. It could have been a bit better, but it was also a bit difficult to get the lights in the back to be perfectly aligned.

I believe I'm in a fast track to learning SLR, but I would really appreciate some tips on how I could have done this better.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by posthumous:
perfect effect.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by bob350:
This could be a still from an animated version of that old comic book about The Flash. Should score well. Hope you let us know
how you managed to get that effect with the sparkling lights.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by allisonh:
how did you do this? A great effect!!

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by giantmike:
Cool idea for the challenge. Creative use of zoom blur and flash.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by tanguera:
Nicely done! Great effect.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment by Skip:
nicely done.