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Amsterdam Canal at Night
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Really like this shot, the light streak adds to it. Would love to go back there again and bring a camera.
I love it – stunning image.
Just being nosey how many second of an exposure did you give this shot?
Helen wrote:
I love it – stunning image.
Just being nosey how many second of an exposure did you give this shot?
Here’s all the details Helen:
Focal Lenght: 15 mm using Sigma 10-20
ISO: 100
Aperture: f18
Shutter Speed: 30 seconds
Thanks for the info – 30 seconds cool. I love doing long exposures myself. Its a gorgeous shot. Well done.
lovely shot. been there myself but was a stag weekend :)
but always wanted to go back for a weekend with the camera some many lovely sites to take photos off.
Ok, look: I don’t want to be the only one here being the negative one by pointing the finger to the obvious issues. I like the image, very atmospheric and dynamic. I’d love to be there and have a shot at it. But…my architect (nosy) eye has to say something.
After many deliberations, and many decisions not to spoil the fun, I must say that the elevations of the canal houses are not vertical :| .
I checked the image against a series of vertical guides and there are some of them leaning toward left and others towards right. And interestingly there’s not a pattern from left to right suggesting me this is due to the wide lens distortion. Some verticals are indeed vertical :) but it alternates with non-verticals. So, what is it? One shot or a blend of 2-3 shots put together as a panoramic shot? Quite hard considering the trailing lights of the boat…Please tell us, this thing is eating me…
Hello Dan,
Let me try to take you out of your misery :D .
Firstly, this is a single exposure, not a stitch. Secondly, I did use a very wide angle lens. The focal lenght here is is 15mm which would explain the elevations not being vertical. As for there not being a pattern, I think what has happened here is that I had pointed the lens ever so slightly downwards to capture the light trails. This seems to have created a reverse keystoning effect where the tops of the buildings are wider than the base. So the pattern is like a fan. I did a very slight correction in photoshop after to make the effect less pronounced. This said, many many of the buildings in Amsterdam are not vertical at all with upper levers overhanging the street.
Hope this cleared it up for you.
Hi Barry,
Thanks for clearing that out. As I said, having some stitched images was unlikely, but hey, I had to ask :)
And since I’ve posted the question, I too realized that you get funny distortions with wide angle lenses if only you accidentally raise/ lower the lens towards the subject. Silly me…Very nice scene, good exposure. Thanks for explaining the keystoning, the only
thing that bothered me too…Lovely photo. Love the light trail disappearing under the bridge.
Its Keizersgracht btw, but thats just a typo. Take it from a Dutchman.
Just in relation to the settings, on what date and what time did you take the photo?
Cheers
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