I really owe this shot to Philipdyer, he's the one who decided to turn the car around to check out Lombard Street; he's the one who decided to pull over to take pictures; he's the one who convinced me to take my camera out even after i repeatedly said that i wasn't inspired by this windy street. Then we had to bolt back to his place to edit the photo and submit it. The deadline was roughly 1 hour after i shot this.
As soon as i saw this scene i knew the fisheye was necessary, so i ran back to get it, and then waited for the lighting to be just right. This was taken in the perfect 10 minute time frame during which the sky and the scene were at roughly the same brightness.
You are in a different country, but I hope I would have gone back for it - I love the way the lights have reflected off the road - was it wet at all, or just a bit shiny?
I will go view your portfolio, if this is a sample of your work - I am sure I will learn something
Aleks, I wasn't a real fan of fisheye lenses until you had me take a look through this one. My response was "WOW what a lens"! The first thing that came to mind for me was... "Man he's going to use that at Lombard Street later and get a great picture". I was partially wrong as it's a fantastic~award winning photograph! Way to go! We all had a great time at the SF GTG. I'm looking forward to your next visit to the SF Bay area as I'll be more than happy to show you around some of the places you didn't get to this time. I'll be learning all the while! What a fine set of lenses you have in your bag of tricks, made all the better by your ability to use them effectively!
Aleks taking another shot from the "Far Side" with that lens!
Way to go, Aleks! This is just fantastic. Never before have I seen this street interpreted this well. This is a prize winner in more ways than one. And most likely, it's extremely marketable as well. DO something with it!
Alice
I was at that street in November. I of course took a few shots and I have seen a number on the internet, in movies (e.g. The Hulk) so its certainly a well photographed subject. Your take however is quite unique and I can't recall seeing anything like this shot. The fish eye lens adds to the feeling of curviness (for lack of a better word) and really suits this shot well.
Excellent picture with the time exposure and great lighting. This is the place I was thinking of for this challenge, but I was thinking of the standard picture from the top or bottom of the block. The fisheye in the middle is great. Of course I couldn't go the 500 miles to get the picture. Congrats on the blue. Oh, and the horizon is tilted. ;-)
Great job in capturing the colors so vividly and in avoiding any graininess often associated with long exposures. The entire image is sharp and vibrant. I am not to wowed by the rotation chosen for the image however. I think it might have worked better if the buildings were not leaning left which would also show the steepness of Lombard Street.
After voting, my favorite in the challenge. Good use of theme, composition is tight, interesting to rotate the picture, and perfect shutter speed to get the car front and back.
awesome shot of Lombard - _I've seen a lot of pictures from the most famous street in America - and this is one of the best i've seen. I may have cropped a bit more on the right side
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