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Sydney Circular Quay at twilight



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Taken on New Years Day, Twenty Fifteen

Taken on New Years Day, Twenty Fifteen
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5 Comments |
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita February 06, 2015
awesome capture...congrats on being a Finalist
fastfocusdotcomdotau
 
fastfocusdotcomdotau February 14, 2015
Thanks Onyanita
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 26, 2015
Fabulous exposure. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
fastfocusdotcomdotau
 
fastfocusdotcomdotau March 27, 2015
Thanks Alan, I only just saw the results. :)
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair July 07, 2016
Pretty work!
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Behind The Lens

Location

From the Royal Botanic Gardens - There would have been 40 photographers there at the time

Time

This would have been taken at around 7:15pm, most of the photographers had already left and it was just just myself and two others left there

Lighting

As above, most of the photographers had left and a few of us remained. Shooting Real estate photography almost 7 nights a week, I knew what lighting I was looking for with this shot. No flash was used

Equipment

Nikon D700 and I believe this was taken with none other than my nifty fifty (50mm) (After trialing everything else and having no idea that I would use this lens for this shot that I have thought about and pre planned for so long!)

Inspiration

I'd seen photos of the Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge ever since I can remember and had always wanted to go there. I'd literally dreamed of doing a road trip (I live in Brisbane) to get the different shots I'd seen and wanted to recreate and had always wondered what it was like in person. It didn't disappoint, amazing place. This was taken on new years day/night

Editing

This was 1 RAW shot edited in photoshop to enhance/correct colors and a few other things. I believe ISO 200 from memory, maybe slightly lower

In my camera bag

For work I have my Nikon 14-24 beast, my 50mm and my 28-300. I'd like to maybe hire the 24-70 for a play around and see what it's got. I also have a lee filter system for my 14-24 which I've just got and am still learning the possibilities and an sb900 flash and Manfrotto tripod and an Exposisk for white balance which I use for realestate

Feedback

I think this shot in particular is really open to interpretation which I love. I know out of all the other photographers who were there with me that night (and the no doubt, tens of thousands that visit this spot each year), each and every photo will have their own unique look and feel, which is another reason I love photography so much

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