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Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: Oct 8, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2006

 Night time skyline shot of Cincinnati Ohio, as seen from across the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky. This was taken during the "Tall Stacks" festival held earlier this month. Each night they had fireworks. What I particularly liked was that they set off the fireworks pretty early so that there was still some color left in the evening sky.

I have been trying for a good Cincinnati skyline photo for a long time. I ended up with three that evening that I really liked and had some trouble deciding which one to enter. I thought this one would probably score the best, but it's not my favorite.

I had gone downtown the evening before, but didn't have the tripod with me because they were not allowed in the actual festival venue area. I tried taking some shots from one of the bridges, sitting the camera on the railing, but the movement from traffic and wind was just too much. I decided that if the weather was good, I'd come back the next night to a slightly different location and concentrate on the skyline shots. I was a little concerned that I might be too close to capture skyline with the fireworks, and most were quite high - but this one was fairly early (not as much smoke) and low enough to the skyline to be a good capture. I particularly liked the feeling of some movement in catching the line from the barge to the fireworks. This actually looks WAY better as it gets to a larger size and you can see the clarity of the actual skyline better.

The weather was absolutely perfect so I made the extra effort to go. I had my tripod and I also used my remote. I think I finally got the shot I was hoping for and I hope it does well in the challenge.

Statistics
Place: 143 out of 625
Avg (all users): 6.0308
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.9156
Avg (non-participants): 6.4634
Views since voting: 1924
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 195
Comments: 20
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 10/11/2007 10:27:18 PM
Great capture! Terrific color and composition - perfect timing too. Could be just a hair sharper, but really a wonderful shot.
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 11/18/2006 12:33:09 AM
Just an awesome shot. I love how you got the explosions at the top and the trail from the one about to go off. Makes me want to sit here for a second to see it blow! I also love how the sky changes color.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 03:50:14 PM
Lovely shot, excellent composition, and YOU, ready with the camera! Nice.
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 11/05/2006 11:48:40 AM
Excellent exposure on this. Very nice. 9
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 11/03/2006 10:31:30 PM
Holy canoli this is cool! Very smooth and sharp. LOVE the colors and the composition!! :)
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 11/03/2006 07:39:17 AM
Great colors in this one...

Message edited by author 2007-01-24 21:51:12.
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 11/02/2006 09:51:10 PM
Great shot!!! My one and only wish would be that we could see the entire "bloom" of the fireworks. Still a fabulous shot.
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 11/02/2006 09:42:24 PM
The fireworks are awesome. The focus on the buildings is a bit soft to be totally effective
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 11/02/2006 05:46:28 PM
great capture here. Love all the colours that are present and the reflection of the light on the water aswel. This is just me being picky but there are one or two little things i would have cloned out myself. Other than that great shot.
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 11/02/2006 05:03:39 PM
Very cool shot. Well done! 10.
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 11/02/2006 05:12:20 AM
Fabulous!
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 11/02/2006 12:55:20 AM
stunning color - but I think your camera moved - those buildings should be rock solid and sharp - I've done this before using my big fat finger to release the shutter, only to ruin the shots I drove 2 hours to get for a client -

If I'm wrong please forgive and let me know! But the buildings should still be much sharper. 6 for excellent timing, color and composition
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 11/01/2006 11:14:58 PM
The image suffers from some blur do to shutter speed..did you use a tripod? the fireworks are sharp enought though..
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 11/01/2006 10:09:44 PM
Wonderful capture. Festive. Rich color. 7
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 11/01/2006 04:44:07 PM
Beautiful celebration! Great shot! 9
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 11/01/2006 03:46:47 PM
If the city buildings had been in sharp focus, this would have been awesome!
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 11/01/2006 02:52:29 PM
Nice shot but I would like to see the buildings more in focus.
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 11/01/2006 10:59:50 AM
Subject well focused and focal point: 2
Lighting: 2
Composition: 2
Background: 2
First impression/ Wow factor: 2
Artistic "override": N/A
Total: 10 (Awesome photo!)
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 11/01/2006 09:14:53 AM
well done not easy to capture
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 11/01/2006 07:52:19 AM
Great shot on a hard to capture subject!
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