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Life in the city of lights
Life in the city of lights
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: City Life II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Paris, Place de la Concorde
Date: Dec 31, 2005
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 20 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2006

 Long exposure to see trafic trails and to get some diffraction around the city lights.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 173
Avg (all users): 6.3087
Avg (commenters): 7.1852
Avg (participants): 5.9605
Avg (non-participants): 6.3960
Views since voting: 1393
Views during voting: 518
Votes: 379
Comments: 32
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/12/2006 11:16:16 AM
Lovely warm tones. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
 01/11/2006 04:52:36 AM
Originally posted by IceRock:
Cant find live in tis one or was it City Scape or City Life not sure :(


I thought life was represented by trafic trails :-)
 01/11/2006 04:46:45 AM
Originally posted by zxaar:
Wonderful composition, i hope to know what place is this.


Place de la Concorde, Paris, France.
The "temple" on third plan is "Madeleine", a church.
If interested, more pics of Paris at this address:
//www.ericstpierre.com/voyages/france/paris/index.html
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/10/2006 11:54:51 AM
Maybe a touch overexposed or a bit more contrast needed. The spots can`t be helped.8
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 01/10/2006 01:32:57 AM
I like how the glow of the lights sets off the gilded statues. Kinda wish I could see the details on the faces of the statues, but bet that's tough to get in this light. The composition is appealing - overall, an engaging shot with nice contrasts. Thanks.
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 01/10/2006 12:40:26 AM
Good composition. Exposure a little over, though. But the picture does not really reflect "city life"...
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 01/10/2006 12:30:54 AM
Nice exposure, but I would have liked to see a bit more of the statue in the foreground. It feels like I'm missing something I should be seeing in the upper rights.
 01/09/2006 07:39:12 PM
Nice exposure and ocmposition, I like the starring of the lights and the trails left by the cars. Nice photo.
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 01/08/2006 11:17:05 PM
Good work - the lighting through-out this shot is quite good. Composition is also good.
 01/08/2006 07:54:05 AM
What an amazing sculpture/fountain as you have certainly captured the richness and detail. I am quite moved by this image.....
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 01/07/2006 09:01:57 AM
Nice shot...nice colours
 01/06/2006 06:13:55 PM
Beautiful subjects, good composition and DOF. A very slight amount of fill flash might help the foreground. Love it.
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 01/06/2006 05:47:47 PM
Ah! Paris! The Opera! *sigh*
Very good...
 01/06/2006 04:04:04 PM
Outstanding, professional looking photo, wonderful sens of detail and perspective, beautiful lighting--loved it!
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 01/06/2006 03:18:14 PM
Sometimes all that glitters is gold. Good shot!
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 01/06/2006 01:39:16 PM
interesting, i like it! love the effect of the slight shutter lag, nice composition and perspective! nice!
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 01/06/2006 11:00:39 AM
Great DOF, great subject matter. The time you chose to shoot this photo was great too! Hope this does well! 10!!
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 01/06/2006 08:04:27 AM
Wonderful composition, i hope to know what place is this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2006 04:58:34 AM
Cool (8)
 01/06/2006 04:16:52 AM
Such a glamorous view and really nice dof but would have liked to see at least one "live" creature somewhere..
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 01/06/2006 01:01:53 AM
very nicelt done. those specs on the left are a bit distracting though
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 01/05/2006 08:29:27 PM
Great shot I love the reflection off of the gold, excellent work.
 01/05/2006 07:29:52 PM
Great capture. The long exposure and warm tone look great. Really nice composition and DOF too..... 8
 01/05/2006 07:20:56 PM
Beautiful!
 01/05/2006 03:28:52 PM
I like the fixed nature of the foreground with the movement on the edges of the photo.
 01/05/2006 08:58:02 AM
Great capture!
 01/04/2006 06:43:13 PM
This might be more effective for me if it actually depicted some life (people, pigeons, anything). I think this could have benefited from including the entire fountain instead of cropping it at the top. This looks a bit cramped to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 06:28:46 PM
Tough to improve on this image in basic editing. Outstanding job - beautifully composed and captured.
 01/04/2006 05:43:55 PM
Good night shot, but the composition is kind of awkward, maybe next time use a shallower DOF to blur the buildings in the back, so there is only the suggestion of the lights? The statues are an interesting enough subject by themeselves.
 01/04/2006 01:02:51 PM
Simply put, a (10)
 01/04/2006 07:13:05 AM
Cant find live in tis one or was it City Scape or City Life not sure :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 12:46:51 AM
Very pretty. I like the lights atop the lightposts. Very nicely done for a night shot.


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