Post processing:
Levels adjustment, perspective correction (skew), curves, color saturation, cloned out some unwanted spots in the sky. I also did selective levels adjustment on the water since it was losing some of the colors in darkness. I ran it through Neat Image and did a little bit more of contrast boosting with USM. Cropped & resized and did just a tad more USM to finish off.
I went crazy with NeatImage on the water just to see how the smoothness would look and how it would compare without NI. After I saw the two version, I preferred this one where there is some texture on the water which makes it more natural so I undid the Neat Image.
Canon 24-70mm f2.8L USM
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That's one of the most well done color night images I've ever seen. The colors are so rich and vibrant. I love all of the illumination with the water in the foreground. Spectacular reflections.
This is magical - it has such a golden glow. It really gives a sense of the colors of a city and night. Good subject choice, lovely composition. The building do seem harsh against that gentle sky? Did you sharpen them or blur the sky? Or is it just the contrats of the man-made with nature?
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Very noce reflections but perhaps shot too early when all the building lights are on and they blur into eachother. However, image is very pleasant. Bumping up.
this is a really good skyline - and the splashes of colour in the water makes for a very attractive shot. having so many lights on in the buildings gives the shot a lot of vibrancy which really appeals to me. some of the lights do look a little whited out, which might be due to a ever-so slightly too long exposure time, but that's the only real criticism. good stuff - 7.
Excellent job of exposure in this shot. The composition is divided beautifully into thirds and the lights and colors really stand out against the sky and water. Great job!
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