The Clyde at Night

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— "Désolé, cher ami, mais je serai de ceux qui n'applaudiront pas…"

You did what you did not want to do:
you got yourself hooked and trapped on the spectacular graphics
elements but ignore, in their rendition, some important aspect the
photographic features.

Your subjects are defining the graphic construction and elements of
every single image but the magic of these should normally resides in
the quality of the night glow typical in such urban scenes and taken
along as photographic features.

I do not see a problem in what you show but in what you don't show,
and what I don't see: too many and too much opaque black areas;
hardly a trace of the shimmering night glow.

This is one of two circumstances, in my book, where HDR seasoning is
good cooking! You are absolutely and legitimately right to be impressed
by the graphics elements but I am not by the photographic renditions.
 
Kodiak Qc said:
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— "Désolé, cher ami, mais je serai de ceux qui n'applaudiront pas…"

You did what you did not want to do:
you got yourself hooked and trapped on the spectacular graphics
elements but ignore, in their rendition, some important aspect the
photographic features.

Your subjects are defining the graphic construction and elements of
every single image but the magic of these should normally resides in
the quality of the night glow typical in such urban scenes and taken
along as photographic features.

I do not see a problem in what you show but in what you don't show,
and what I don't see: too many and too much opaque black areas;
hardly a trace of the shimmering night glow.

This is one of two circumstances, in my book, where HDR seasoning is
good cooking! You are absolutely and legitimately right to be impressed
by the graphics elements but I am not by the photographic renditions.
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I can understand, see and accept what you're telling me Mr. K. You're not wrong. However, (there always is one isn't there?) and I'm not being defensive, I really can't abide the ruination of a dark/black sky by sodium lighting. If the truth be known I'm not particularly enamoured by Cities in general. But these shots are what they are. I was even toying with the idea of converting to B/W to rid myself of Sodium glow,

I'm usually one for rigidly recording what is front of me - often criticised for lack 'artistic flair'. Add to the mix a degree of camera experimentation to see what the metering would do with a Night scene - as it turned out I did under-expose by about 1.3 stops so your point is valid. Indeed as is mine - I really didn't like what the camera recorded.

So, yes - I trapped myself. Personally, I'm not bothered by that and I appreciate your critique.
 
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Reflections are great, this area needs them. They are ok, but dusk would work better and a longer exposure with a cooler wb to offset the light pollution

Or even lifting some shadows so the building edges are more easily separable from the sky...

_DSC1981 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr


Dusk just works

_DSC2202 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr

_DSC3138 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
 
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The addition of the SSE arena and lights has made this a great place to stop.
I'm impressed with your captures... Take the bog boys out more often!!
 
Excellent Steve..... I was working at dusk! This was my first 'go' at this location and I can see the potential in so many interpretations.... definitely going to give it another go when I get the chance (I'm often in Glasgow). Work gets in the way - and then I'm hankering after some food :( (Sacrifices are the order of the day methinks!)
 
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ST4 said:
PS think about building separation. IN your hydro and SECC shot the buildings overlap, try to stand in a place that they are close but not overlapping..

_DSC3129 by Stephen Taylor, on Flickr
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I've got some separated - I walked along the quay :) It was the perspective overlap and juxtaposition that intrigued me - as I say, so many interpretations.
 
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chuckles said:
Excellent Steve..... I was working at dusk! This was my first 'go' at this location and I can see the potential in so many interpretations.... definitely going to give it another go when I get the chance (I'm often in Glasgow). Work gets in the way - and then I'm hankering after some food :( (Sacrifices are the order of the day methinks!)
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Aye, dusk is so early now...:(

Try mornings, pre sunrise, its rather different due to the light direction....good fun too :D
 
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