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- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -1/+17The tips are more like photography 101 tips instead of actual helpful tips of how to get a good skyline.
MY TIP: Always shoot during magic hour, just after sunset. - Falldog, on 06/11/2009, -0/+13lol, all these are HDR eh? You might want to rethink that.
- giid, on 06/11/2009, -0/+9MY TIP: If you don't have a remote, setup your tripod and use the self timer to snap the picture so hitting the button won't shake the camera.
- Falldog, on 06/11/2009, -1/+6The best part is that most of these examples don't even follow this blog's own rules of thumb. Rules of thumb that apply to most photographic situations and have no specific bearing on skyline photography.
- Coffeedemon, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4You do realize that photographers were achieving these types of effects LONG before what we call "hdr" arrived on the scene, right? #1 is the only obvious looking one (halos around the dock).
- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -0/+4Your tip sounds just like Tip #6 without the 'magic hour' buzz words. FTA - "Try shooting a city at dusk for dramatic effect.."
- giid, on 06/11/2009, -0/+31) Flicker title is "Seattle Pan HDR", also tagged as hdr
2) not sure
3) tagged as hdr
4) looks like a regular exposure
5) tagged as hdr
6) unsure, think it's a regular exposure tho - Coffeedemon, on 06/11/2009, -0/+3Go away.
Suprised you didn't sign your post too. - BuggsyBoy, on 06/11/2009, -1/+3These tips may sound obvious but I have seen many people taking skyline (and other similar long distance) shots using the flash. Maybe this will motivate those users to learn how to turn the flash off rather than shooting in full automatic mode.
- OsiVert, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1I like how he talks about spot metering, but uses a low saturated HDR pic as an example. Why only limit yourself to a remote at night? If you are using a tripod and have a remote or 2 second timer, use it any time you are not taking action shots.
- cay002, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1"A Tri-pod allows you to take long exposure and time << laps >> photographs. This one is a no brainer folks!"
it's lapse. no brainer, eh - giid, on 06/11/2009, -1/+2What makes you think they aren't? Please enlighten us... seriously. I'm no photography buff, but some look HDRish to me.
- FAHQ2, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Pro Tip: Use a Camera.
- inactive, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Vancouver does have a pretty awesome skyline. I'd prefer Sydney or Hong Kong myself.
- Hellahulla, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1It's probably the first shot they took after turning the camera on and forgot to turn off the flash. That usually gets sorted out pretty quickly.
- bindoke, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Tip 6 - he never mentions the graduated ND filter that was used in the example.
- jermscentral, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1Unreal composition? You mean snapshots that look like they were taken by an average Joe with a point-and-shoot camera?
- gfelstein55, on 06/15/2009, -0/+0Photography is an art. There are many tricks to capture pics....
- designdamage, on 06/12/2009, -0/+0Just thought to share that when taking those shots, you don't really need a filter if you print or know how to adjust CMYK during processing. I would recommend leaving the shutters open as long as you like, play with different settings to feel out the results.
Here are some of my old work that has shutter open anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours (all film not digital), all taken late night.
http://www.designdamage.com/fstop
Feel free to contact me for questions, I'll do my best to help. - sodade, on 06/11/2009, -4/+2"Most of us see a city skyline every day of our lives"
Thankfully, that is no longer the case for me. I see mountains every day of my life now and I gotta say: ***** CITIES. About the only way to make a city look good is with a well taken photo, but it is still a lie. - enozten, on 06/11/2009, -4/+0anybody got any really great wallpaper-sized images of Vancouver's skyline? preferably with some mountains?
it's hard to sort through the bad ones in flickr - elenaadamscom, on 06/11/2009, -11/+6I love how it fails to mention that you can't get any of those damn shots without significant time and effort in assembling multiple exposures. No matter how good your composition, none of your photos will be in the style of the photo samples unless you're using HDR.
Thankfully, however, the example shots aren't the bad type of HDR that make my eyes bleed. The artists actually took time to clean up their masks. - knol, on 06/11/2009, -8/+3MY TIP: Carrying a firearm in your camera bag, does not require a concealed carry permit, in Arizona.
- gordonf238, on 06/11/2009, -6/+0If the samples shown had been good, realistic photos, I would've read the article. This is rubbish.
- kayosthery, on 06/11/2009, -10/+1No shot of Chicago's skyline, no care.
- EssPii, on 06/11/2009, -12/+17. Study this guy and copy his unreal composition: http://esspea-photography.com/blog/
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