2015 Image of the Week #21

[Kayaker72]

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images to compete for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly and finally in an annual poll for the title of "TDP Image of the Year."

There will be only one weekly winner.


This entry period for Week 20 will be from Monday May 11th through/including Sunday May 17th.
Please supply a title for your image.
This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro and any other appropriate photographic style.
Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
Enter as many times as you would like.


This week will be judged by Jayson


Good luck!!

[jamsus]

Small Pottery

A shot taken in a nice little bistrot here in Sesto Fiorentino.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5339/17216205361_1252ae7e15_c.jpg

[sedwards]

The survivors
had some visitors yesterday that i hadn't seen since before winter. they look a little rough but its nice to see these guys made it through the long winter.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8760/17889449912_2a896b1f89_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tfQ7cA)0V8A5985 (https://flic.kr/p/tfQ7cA) by Stuart Edwards (https://www.flickr.com/photos/94381946@N07/), on Flickr

[jrw]

Just thought I'd put up something a little different for a change. More of a shot playing with different ideas.

http://community.the-digital-picture.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2428&stc=1

[Kombi]

'Edmonton Night Lights'
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7685/17750348059_7b63d139a2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M)Edmonton Skyline- May 12 Aurora (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M) by Dave Bennett (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127268771@N08/), on Flickr

[conropl]

'Edmonton Night Lights'
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7685/17750348059_7b63d139a2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M)Edmonton Skyline- May 12 Aurora (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M) by Dave Bennett (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127268771@N08/), on Flickr
Wow. That is beautiful. Hard to see a sky like that with all the city lights.

Pat

[Kombi]

Thanks Pat, with the naked eye it looked mostly like clouds moving around. (just a hint of green) This required 2 shots one exposed for the city and one for the sky.

Same night about 2hrs later outside the city.

"Rural Aurora"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8863/17866179558_8749db8014_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tdLQJA)Aurora - Country-side (https://flic.kr/p/tdLQJA) by Dave Bennett (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127268771@N08/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

My pick for Winner of the Week is Dave (Kombi) with this shot. It is a lovely shot in the first place of a beautiful city, but add in the aurora and it is wall worthy. Only thing I think might improve the photo would be to pull back the highlights on the city itself. It is a fabulous shot I could only dream about taking. I really liked JRW's shot, but there was some green reflection on the object that I couldn't get past. It is still an outstanding photo.


'Edmonton Night Lights'
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7685/17750348059_7b63d139a2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M)Edmonton Skyline- May 12 Aurora (https://flic.kr/p/t3xb4M) by Dave Bennett (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127268771@N08/), on Flickr

[Kombi]

Thank you Jayson.
I agree City is still over exposed. But honestly was so excited to capture aurora I didn't focus as much time as I should have on city. :)

As a side note, I've been trying to get that shot for the last 3 years.


From my archives..
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7664/18095692935_939f590786_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/tz4a4M)Aurora Trial 2013 (https://flic.kr/p/tz4a4M) by Dave Bennett (https://www.flickr.com/photos/127268771@N08/), on Flickr

June 30 2013-- I was proud of this at the time- Glad to see that I am getting better. (soon as you make image bigger it looses any sense of sharpness.