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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 3/15/2006
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Hi Roland,
You're right of course... the only reason I didn't take the cast out of the image was that the colours as shown pretty much added up to what I actually saw... thanks Roland
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Roland Lacson
{K:12214} 3/15/2006
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Nice capture, the warmth of the setting sun & reflections really makes the shot. Just an opinion Laurie, I'd lower the cast just a bit in the shaded areas since it occupies most of the frame otherwise well seen & taken. Thanks much for the comment to my image, best wishes.
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 1/31/2006
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I think deniz is trying to get a word in. :P
Oooops no, just a slip of the old copy/paste...
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deniz cesmeci
{K:5726} 1/31/2006
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great capture
congrs.
best regards
waiting for comments
have a nice night
see soon
deniz cesmeci
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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Well, I thought so Alex... it's not often I see a really deep intense sunset like this in the middle of Auckland City, and the contrast with the somewhat dingy, rundown older buildings and the dingy ugly modern buildings versus this classic sky seemed too good to pass up.
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deniz cesmeci
{K:5726} 1/31/2006
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great capture
congrs.
best regards
waiting for comments
have a nice night
see soon
deniz cesmeci
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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I thought they were romantic too Kambiz, but more in a dark sense, hence the Naked City quote... the street I'm shooting on is better known for its paid-for romance, than the amateur kind...
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Jim - very much luck of the draw, these things I suspect... as I said to my brother in another post, it was really thanks to the slowness of the kebab man taking my coffee order that allowed this sunset to really overblow...
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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Hand held. The whole night was an interesting experience for me actually, I saw what you meant about the old SMC lens after about an hour of shooting. I completely forgot about its "limitation" of not being able to zoom and really got into its huge eye. Was shooting without flash all night ( I HATE flash), and was rapt with what came out. No really great shots, but... proficient. Not the lens' fault, more the monkey behind it.
But great fun... The shoot was in St Kevin's Arcade, and I wandered out to get Ond and I coffee, so was looking along K Road away from Queen Street when I saw this. Ordered coffees first before shooting - normally a mistake, but if I'd done it the other way around, this shot wouldn't have been so good... I came out of the arcade, saw the sunset, decided to order then shoot, it was the nice-man-behind-the-counter's first night on, so he took an age to take my order, and by the time I came out, the sunset had intensified beyond belief.
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 1/31/2006
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great beautiful capture with great composition and those romantic colors
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 1/31/2006
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mmmm nice. Hand held?
Great thing going on with the facades going two ways because of the corner there.
Oh those pastel colours on the painted buildings on the left.
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Alex Grady
{K:366} 1/31/2006
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That sky is amazing superb
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Jim Budrakey
{K:24393} 1/31/2006
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Wow! The color in the sky really make this an interesting picture. Nice work.
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Greg... the motto, I think is, you'll never regret another cup of coffee. Or something.
First shot with a new (actually, old, second hand) lens. Boy, was I happy with it.
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Laurie McIntosh
{K:958} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Ann... this is a street better known for its adult entertainment than its actual beauty, so the juxtaposition was extremely compelling for me... I see the reflections you're alluding to - it looked like there were no windows at all, that one could see straight through there...
I kinda liked the way the car seemed to be providing its own little mini sunset scene on the right there...
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Gregory McLemore
{K:35129} 1/31/2006
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Beautiful street capture, love the tones.
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Ann Nida
{K:45248} 1/31/2006
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A gorgeous sky creeping over the town Laurie. Such beautiful warm colours. Even with all the crisp and sharp details in the town and so much to see my eyes are still drawn to the sky. It's almost mesmerising. I love the reflection of the glow on the windows of the buildings. Beautiful.
Cheers - Ann :)
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