Taken on work trip to London. It is a shame that we don't have grand structures like this in New Zealand. I like the way the colours have come out in this. Looking back I do wish I had stood a little to the right (on the road maybe) as the angle the first tower is at bothers me a little. A friend introduced me to the Lens Correction filter in Photoshop to straighten it but after playing with it for a while I decided that I would leave it like it is as I was getting results that to me felt a little unnatural. I have learnt something new in photoshop in the process though.
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Nice image - I might have preferred it with a longer shutter speed to leave light trails. If you had used a higher fnumber for a smaller aperture, you would also obtain those interesting starlights around the lights. Slightly earlier in the evening would have the benefit of a slightly more interesting sky - though I quite like the deep blue you have achieved.
Cool night shot. It feels a bit off balanced to me, thought. Maybe if the tower were further to the left in the frame, almost eliminating the light and pole. Because eyes seem to be drawn to bright spots, I find myself looking at the light on the left more than the tower/bridge. If it were not there, my eyes would tend to be pulled to the light on the right, which would then "cause" me to see more of the bridge and tower.
It's really nice to see the Tower Bridge from a different perspective than just he usual whole bridge from the side that we always see. I really like this and I think it is very appealing. Great capture! Good luck with the challenge!!!
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