Canary Wharf blue hour

[smedlem]

Popped down to Canary Wharf for blue hour tonight - not as still as I wanted, but enough to get some OK reflections

Looks like some banding in the sky but it must be compression as it's not present in the full file.

Canary Wharf blue hour by Mike Smedley, on Flickr

 

[jondc]

Nice night time city scape

 

[Oliver Pohlmann]

Very cool. I took the same shot from the same spot but during the day. Nicely done.

 

[smedlem]

Thanks for the comments, its a reasonably well-known spot - and hard to get anything different to others tbh

 

[andyred]

Very nice, lovely colours - I might have a try to get something similar when we pop down to see our daughter at some time

 

[andyred]

not as still as I wanted, but enough to get some OK reflections

Why not as you wanted it ? - how would have it improved ?

 

[SFTPhotography]

Why not as you wanted it ? - how would have it improved ?

Mirror clear reflections are always better aesthetically.

 

[Ramalama]

Nice shot, love the colours.
Is it me or does it need levelling a little?

 

[Marc.]

Very nice!

 

[smedlem]

Mirror clear reflections are always better aesthetically.

Yes that's what I meant - thanks Steve. One day I'll avoid the breeze down there

Nice shot, love the colours.
Is it me or does it need levelling a little?

I think the buildings are pretty vertical, so might just be the shape of the dock that misleads. But happy to be corrected!

 

[andyred]

Mirror clear reflections are always better aesthetically.

Aah, that makes sense, still like the slight ripples though

 

[RomneyTansley]

Lovely as it is, is there maybe a problem with the colour balance ie too warm? I carry a white card that I'll invariable include in a subsequent frame that can be used for correction purposes in postprocessing.

 

[smedlem]

Lovely as it is, is there maybe a problem with the colour balance ie too warm? I carry a white card that I'll invariable include in a subsequent frame that can be used for correction purposes in postprocessing.

Thanks. If anything I wondered if it was too cool already lol. I find these night shot hards to judge the "right" WB so just adjust for my taste.

Would a white card would help much in this situation? The light sources near the camera are different to those in the scene.

 

[RomneyTansley]

I think you're right - there can be contamination of that sort. I sometimes take more than one frame to try for a more independent reading.