Kirsti Näntö-Salonen
January 2022 - New Year
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About the Image(s)
here is "New Year" . This was taken on a bridge where you can see the Turku harbor on the left and a small headland of residential area on the right. I was fascinated by the sharp difference between the cold white sparkle of the harbor and the warm cozy lights of the homes. I cropped it to panorama format and tried to emphasize the difference by decreasing the saturation and increasing the lightness of the few colors in the harbor, and increasing the saturation of the yellows of the homes in Capture One 21. Fuji XT-2, tripod. Aperture priority, f 22 (for the starbursts - did not work very well though), ISO 1600, 7.5 s. - Would it have been better to leave some yellow and blue in the harbor scene?
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11 comments posted
(Groups 3 & 18)
Please ignore the top original. I don't know what's going on, but it keeps coming up It doe not belong to Kristi.
Joan Posted: 01/02/2022 18:15:03
Joan Posted: 01/02/2022 18:15:03
(Groups 3 & 18)
Kristi, You have doe a good job both in seeing the interesting comparison in lighting and in taking a shot that was difficult at that time of night. Did you stand on the bridge to take the shot, or the side of the road? It is slightly unsharp to me, but I have been having trouble with my eyes dues to macular degeneration., so am not sure. I really like the idea of the colored lights in one section and the bright whiles in another. What that has to do with the New Year is a bit obtuse, however It does show us an interesting contrast between the tungsten lights of the homes and the less friendly bright white lights of the harbor and urban subjects. The cruise ship is interesting. Posted: 01/15/2022 14:35:09
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Thank you, Joan! I do agree about the title - this was simply taken on New Year´s Eve last year, and it felt to me like a transition between the old and something new coming in. It was taken with a tripod from a bridge, but it is not perfectly sharp - I think that this might actually give it kind of an impressionistc touch? Posted: 01/16/2022 15:30:45
Wonderfull reflections . Like that the brighter side is slightly larger and the middle refection seems to fade into the dark side. Enjoyed it a lot. Posted: 01/15/2022 18:12:41
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Thanks, Bruce! I am glad that you liked it - it is one of my favourites. Posted: 01/16/2022 15:33:26
Hi Kirsti, I really like the contrast between the cold white lights of the harbor and warm lights of the residential area - good observation on your part. I think it helped to remove the yellow and blue colors from the harbor, they detract from the cold effect that you wanted to document. I also think that the panorama format is very beneficial. I think the starbursts might make the photograph appear a bit blurred. Would it help to use f11 ? Good job. Regards Billy Posted: 01/16/2022 18:26:42
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Thanks Billy! I will try that next time!
- congratulations on the showcase image! Posted: 01/17/2022 12:55:26
- congratulations on the showcase image! Posted: 01/17/2022 12:55:26
(Group 9)
Hi Kirsti, You do have a good eye observing the contrast between the light and the warm tones. I like the reflections as well. However I would prefer this image to be sharper. Happy 2022! Posted: 01/17/2022 15:25:32
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Thanks, Linda! You are right! Would repeat the exercise but the water is all frozen now. Posted: 01/18/2022 14:20:04
I too like what you have done with the lights, but what if you put one blue light in the middle where you have the split? My eyes are drawn to either right or left, kind like they are searching for something in the middle to marry the two sides. I love it as a panorama. Great shot! Posted: 01/24/2022 13:43:16
(Groups 26 & 47 & 54)
Hi, Thanks Jeri, I will try that. A good idea! Posted: 01/24/2022 16:08:29