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A December Evening at the Square
A December Evening at the Square
HRoxas


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Challenge: December Free Study (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
Date: Dec 3, 2003
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2003

 Nathan Phillips square is transformed into a colorful sea of lights around Christmas. The area where the fountain is at other times of the year becomes a skating rink.

Shot with a tripod around 6:30PM, Dec 3rd.

Post processing: crop, resize, color saturation adjustments, usm, border added. I should have removed the bench in the foreground but I figured I'd just leave it there.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 193
Avg (all users): 6.6535
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.6179
Avg (non-participants): 6.7089
Views since voting: 1612
Votes: 202
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/18/2004 01:42:43 AM
Very good shot of our beautiful City Hall area. I like it a lot. I know how hard it is to get this shot without any major glares. There are so many lights there during winter.

The colours in your shot are amazing. You managed to avoid the greenish cast the lights from the arches normally make. I like that you included the people in your photo, as it makes it come alive.

I also visited your website. So nice to see many great photos of our wonderful city. Thank you for sharing them. I'll be checking for updates so keep it up.
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01/12/2004 11:35:54 PM
Very clear and crisp shot with beautiful colors! Composition is good too. Only the yellow of the rink may be a bit too saturated and overexposed but that's a nit. I like this photo alot. Well done.
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 01/12/2004 11:32:31 PM
I like the colors in this. Good job focusing. I also like how the light in the rink lights up the two skaters. I just noticed the other ghosts of skaters. Well done!
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 01/09/2004 06:52:02 AM
Really nice colours here, good subject too. Only thing is the blurs in the skating rink. I know though that it's difficult to get a decent exposure time with skaters, tried for over an hour myself... 9
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 01/08/2004 07:19:16 PM
These colors and these lines work very very well in this photograph. The fact that this is a night shot, makes it even better. Great job on exposure control, and excellent framing. The only thing that holds me back from a 10 is the foreground lighting. Your exposure was long enough for you to hold a flash and bump the front, which would have added just a bit. Very well done.
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 01/08/2004 11:53:40 AM
Nice shot. Good composition and color!
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 01/05/2004 02:24:07 PM
Beautiful colors and nice crisp focus. 10
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 01/05/2004 10:14:26 AM
this photo is full of holiday spirit!! very nice!
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 01/05/2004 04:46:42 AM
great eye for interesting archatecture. Colors are vibrant and decsisionj to shoot at night was good. a black broder would set it off better though.
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 01/05/2004 02:02:06 AM
Beautiful abstract shapes. Captured lighting is very good. Very vibrant colors. I like the added action of the skaters in action.
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 01/04/2004 07:32:17 PM
The two lone people on the ice with their matching coats really makes for a spendid shot. Great colors and very sharp. 8 -danny
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 01/04/2004 08:13:01 AM
Wow. Those skaters look as if they are glowing in the dark. Very well done.
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 01/03/2004 05:43:21 PM
Great colors and dramatic compostion - 10
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 01/03/2004 02:35:22 PM
Great memorable shot.
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 01/02/2004 02:04:20 PM
Beautiful colors and lines! Lovely night scene!
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 01/02/2004 12:01:25 PM
Sharp as a pin, well done,
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 01/02/2004 08:05:46 AM
Interesting composition. The lighting is very nice.
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 01/01/2004 08:19:07 PM
Amazing colors and clarity. It almost looks like a painting. Beautiful!
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 01/01/2004 04:58:07 PM
very interesting curves and colors.
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 01/01/2004 10:42:31 AM
i've been to nathan phillips square in the last week or so... so many colors there. this is a great capture! 9
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 01/01/2004 12:42:26 AM
Nice and sharp photo, The curves are nice. well done
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