Tate Modern and the Millennium Footbridge

[Brian G]

Had a little wander by the River Thames Friday evening and I was attracted to the reflections of the lights in the water.
Hand held Olympus PEN F with 17mm f1.8 lens

Millennium Bridge & Tate Modern by Brian Gibson, on Flickr

 

[gramps]

For me the processing has over-cooked the image and both exagerated the noise and introduced some halos ... personally I would have another look at it and reduce the processing (just my opinion )

 

[ancient_mariner]

For me the processing has over-cooked the image and both exagerated the noise and introduced some halos ... personally I would have another look at it and reduce the processing (just my opinion )

My opinion too - you're not alone.

 

[Brian G]

Yes, you're right, although the original has quite a low noise it does display some edge effects which seem to have been emphasized during the upload - either by Flickr or by the link to TP.
I've seen people complain about Flickr affecting their images in the past.
I have a different version of the same shot, so give this a try.
There is a highlight under the RH side of the nearest bridge support which looks like a halo, but is just a reflection of the floodlight.

Tate Modern & Millenium Bridge by Brian Gibson, on Flickr

 

[ancient_mariner]

That looks much better. I'd probably up the contrast or drop the exposure a touch to add a little more density, but otherwise works for me.

 

[jakeblu]

I like it its a good composition. Drop the shadows and that should hide most of the noise and you'll just be about there