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Sydney Opera House taken during Vivid 2013

Sydney Opera House taken during Vivid 2013
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70 Comments |
srimanta
 
srimanta July 30, 2013
excellent colour and composition..... :)Sri
daniellepowell
 
daniellepowell August 06, 2013
great shot
SherranAndersen
 
SherranAndersen August 06, 2013
Beautiful night scene.
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair August 19, 2013
Great shot!
SherranAndersen
 
SherranAndersen October 07, 2013
Congrats.
QualityPhoto
 
QualityPhoto October 08, 2013
wonderful colors
Rabia_k
 
Rabia_k October 10, 2013
I have always wanted to visit Sydney, and this photograph only increases that desire! Beautiful capture!
herman-anwar
 
herman-anwar November 01, 2013
great night shot...
tlotter
 
tlotter November 01, 2013
Congratulations on the award
jleiweke
 
jleiweke November 02, 2013
Congrats!
Zeattle
 
Zeattle November 17, 2013
Outstanding capture!
potterpals PRO
 
potterpals November 18, 2013
Love the colors and composition.
toxictabasco
 
toxictabasco November 20, 2013
That is very interesting shot.
Woombaway
 
Woombaway December 27, 2013
Congrats on feature, I would have loved to have gone to see it, I have seen quite a few photos but yours is awesome.
LoreenSwann
 
LoreenSwann December 27, 2013
Congrats on being featured and for being a finalist!!!! Stunning low light city scape of Sydney!
djensen
 
djensen December 27, 2013
Beautiful work, congrats on the feature!
PhotoAlaska
 
PhotoAlaska December 27, 2013
very nice
miroslavivanov
 
miroslavivanov December 27, 2013
very nice.. congrats
sheriminardi
 
sheriminardi December 27, 2013
Stunning colours and clarity. Congrats on your feature.
michmcbowen
 
michmcbowen December 27, 2013
Beautiful! Congrats!
catini
 
catini December 27, 2013
Nice, congrats on your feature!
dutchmanstl1
 
dutchmanstl1 December 27, 2013
excellent
june_coker_428
 
june_coker_428 December 27, 2013
The moon, reflection on the water, and contrast of colors is gorgeous.
iceman2
 
iceman2 December 27, 2013
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
Marjoriesmithphotography PRO
 
Marjoriesmithphotography December 27, 2013
Exquisite! Congratulations...
KaliPate1998
 
KaliPate1998 December 27, 2013
That's gorgeous!
darrentan
 
darrentan December 27, 2013
very beautiful shot
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios December 27, 2013
Beautiful long exposure night shot, well done!
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon December 27, 2013
Incredible detail well worthy of the feature and the contest finalist win, congratulations
Coomanator
 
Coomanator December 27, 2013
Beautiful capture. The colors are amazing... Congratulations on the "Feature".
BenFellowsPhotography
 
BenFellowsPhotography December 27, 2013
Amazing
Jewel
 
Jewel December 27, 2013
Awesome shot! Congratulations on your feature!
brentmorris
 
brentmorris December 27, 2013
Exquisite
appysnappy
 
appysnappy December 27, 2013
Stonking shot! (don't think anyone has said THAT yet?)
LindaDLester
 
LindaDLester December 27, 2013
Just beautiful! Congratulations!
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan December 27, 2013
Exquisite capture, splendid work. Gongrats on the feature.
WileKyK
 
WileKyK December 27, 2013
Stunning shot! Congratulations on your Feature!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud December 27, 2013
Gorgeous capture! Congratulations on your Feature and City Treasures Photo Contest.
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 December 27, 2013
Fantastic! Really beautiful photo. The Sydney Opera House seems to provide endless opportunities for great photographs!
Redcow
 
Redcow December 27, 2013
What an amazing image!
JKSImagery
 
JKSImagery December 27, 2013
This one is just awesome! Great work!!
lindywalker
 
lindywalker December 27, 2013
just amazing!! Congrats!
kkat Platinum
 
kkat December 27, 2013
Congratulations! Beautiful!!
Meggerz
 
Meggerz December 29, 2013
beautiful!
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions December 30, 2013
congrats
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 December 30, 2013
Awesome shot! Congrats on being featured!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots January 03, 2014
Beautiful night capture! Congrats.
Angela_Lewry
 
Angela_Lewry January 05, 2014
wow this is a stunning photo,beautiful piece
Jacc
 
Jacc January 05, 2014
Great pic
JoeS
 
JoeS January 05, 2014
Wow! Well deserved awards!
reni
 
reni January 06, 2014
Awesome shot :) Love it :)
billebbing
 
billebbing January 07, 2014
Nice
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD January 22, 2014
Stunning photo.
kendecaire
 
kendecaire January 27, 2014
What beautiful picture, AWESOME SHOT.....congrats.
photographcl
 
photographcl January 31, 2014
absolutely superb!
princessdi6305
 
princessdi6305 February 03, 2014
So beautiful..congrats on the feature!!
senka
 
senka February 03, 2014
congrats beautiful image
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi March 14, 2014
stunning. congrats
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita April 22, 2014
superb...congrats on the awards
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 May 22, 2014
Congratulations! Well-deserved finalist award.
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 May 22, 2014
Great shot - beautiful composition. Congrats on being a finalist!
rg5858 Platinum
 
rg5858 May 22, 2014
Congrats!!
HaydnWeaver Platinum
 
HaydnWeaver May 22, 2014
Awesome shot
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 May 23, 2014
beautiful, congrats
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade May 24, 2014
fantastic, please check out my works
ArtQ
 
ArtQ May 26, 2014
Congrats on your finalist award.
Robb PRO+
 
Robb December 21, 2014
jim,
this is way too much!, an armoured cameleon?, one can almost see the eyes.....i humbly state, "yeah,thats not the capture i wanted!", and deflate, then i run across images that stop me in my tracts...thank you stoking the fire..
Robb PRO+
 
Robb December 21, 2014
black frame it?.....i'm toast..rh
MikeHiggins Platinum
 
MikeHiggins January 22, 2015
An exceptional piece of work. Well done.
MACRO
 
MACRO February 21, 2015
Wow, this is spectacular. The best shot I've seen of the Opera House so far.
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took the Sydney Opera House from the overseas terminal side of Sydney harbour during the 2013 Vivid Festival

Time

It was taken at around 9.30pm

Lighting

The Opera house was illuminated at the time by a projection to music onto the Opera House sail.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D800e and my 35-70mm f2.8 lens which is wickedly sharp for a lens made in 1983.

Inspiration

I was inspired by the colour and excitement generated by the occasion.

Editing

The image was shot in RAW, processed in Camera Raw to adjust the highlights and shadow, I added a high pass filter in Photoshop CS6 to complete it.

In my camera bag

I normally carry a range of lense, my favourite is my 28-300 f3.5-5.6.

Feedback

To shot an image like this I shot at 100 ISO to minimise noise, fairly wide open and no more than a 15 sec exposure. Taken on a tripod naturally, using a wireless shutter release.

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