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Star of Paris
Star of Paris
fmalan


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Challenge: Stars (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Paris, France
Date: Dec 8, 2008
Aperture: 4.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2008

 The Eiffel Tower, photographed from the Tour Montparnasse (210m high).

The tower is illuminated in blue to celebrate the fact that France currently heads the European Union (it even has the European Union stars on its side, but these aren't visible from this vantage point, unfortunately)

This picture makes me think of the Sauron's tower in Mordor, with the searching eye!

The title refers to the fact that the Eiffel Tower is a star attraction (maybe the star attraction) of Paris, but the bright rotating spotlight at the top also creates the effect of a guiding star in this photograph.

Btw: it was damn cold up there. No tripod, but VR and resting against the railing.

Very basic editing was required:
Noise reduction, hot pixel removal, crop, gamma and contrast boost, resize, sharpen, frame.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 87
Avg (all users): 6.2774
Avg (commenters): 7.0556
Avg (participants): 5.8889
Avg (non-participants): 6.4364
Views since voting: 2609
Views during voting: 404
Votes: 155
Comments: 19
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/27/2008 10:35:48 AM
Lovely image, congratulations on your HM.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sigma DP1x
12/21/2008 11:06:06 PM
Beautiful work, but there's no real visible star other than in the title.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 12/21/2008 07:27:05 PM
were you in a plane? I love the color!
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/21/2008 03:53:19 PM
Beautifully done...
Pentax K-5
Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm F4.5-5.8ED
12/21/2008 01:18:15 PM
It's a push, but it is a star like shot. The photo itself is beautiful... 8
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/20/2008 09:53:12 PM
Lovely view :)
Hasselblad Hasselblad H3D
Hasselblad HC 3.5-4.5/50-110 mm
 12/20/2008 06:49:14 PM
Nice take on this challenge, 9
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
12/20/2008 10:33:46 AM
It's an excellent photo but I find is just ever so slightly shoehorn-ish. I'm going with a 9
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 12/20/2008 08:54:13 AM
OMG great shot, love the blue on the eiffel tower, this has made my favorites 8
Nikon D7000
12/18/2008 08:18:46 PM
stars?
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 12/17/2008 11:57:54 AM
lovely concept interpretation of the challenge - the positioning of the light streaming from the Tower is right on the money - it doesn't scream star to me but this still gets a 6 for quality image
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 12/16/2008 05:18:32 PM
Great exposure and composition.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 12/16/2008 03:25:25 PM
I love Paris.... <3
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/16/2008 03:06:31 PM
Beautiful Image!
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 12/16/2008 01:50:48 PM
Amazing.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/16/2008 12:36:40 PM
talk about catching the moment...nice night shot
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Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 12/15/2008 03:12:04 PM
This is a really nice image but it does look like its sharpness has been software induced; good though.
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 12/15/2008 11:00:31 AM
Wonderful night shot! I'd love to see this in person. I didn't realize they lit it up in different colours (I've only ever seen pics of the orange/yellow lights).
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 12/15/2008 01:13:42 AM
composition is good, but not much else keeps me interested in the photo. good luck in the challenge!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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