Wind

[Antonio Correia]

[Nicola]

Hi Antonio,
nice to meet you here again

this is a very beautiful picture!
I like the contrast between the swinging trees and steady buildings, and I like the "ghost" of the cloud! if only it were not so centered...
and perhaps a wider view to see the whole taller palm ...
thanks for sharing!
ciao
Nicola

PS shutter speed? please..

[RockNGoalStar]

Not sure it quite works for me Antonio... I absolutely love the stars and i love the clarity and exposure of the buildings. If you took the same shot on a still night and had motionless trees and foliage then I think it would work out better, for me at least. I find them a bit too distracting, and especially the cloud.

Nice idea though

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Antonio,

Nice idea, but I agree that the clouds spoil it for me.

There might also be some lens or perspective distortion to deal with looking at the buildings and (momentarily) ignoring the palms.

Inspirational idea though, nice tones too,

[woty87]

Hi Antonio, for me, it is difficult to focus on this image because there are soo many layers to it. The plants in the right foreground, the trees on the left foreground, the buildings, the tree behind, the stars... They all seem to exist at different depths and I find my eyes moving front to back to front etc... I really like the b&w contrast though.

Cheers, John.

[Ricco]

For mine - I like it. Well done. It gives me something different to the stock standard night photo which is why I like it.

I would tend to agree on the cloud in the middle though, it is just a little bit too much of a distraction but apart from that great image.

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio,
nice to meet you here again

this is a very beautiful picture!
I like the contrast between the swinging trees and steady buildings, and I like the "ghost" of the cloud! if only it were not so centered...
and perhaps a wider view to see the whole taller palm ...
thanks for sharing!
ciao
Nicola

PS shutter speed? please..

Thank you Nicola
EXIF = http://www.antoniocorreia.com/photos...ageKey=hCPvNwm

Where the camera was I couldn't see what I was capturing. However, that is not an excuse as I could have repeated the photograph.
I asked the cloud to wait but she couldn't as the trafic was intense she said.

[Antonio Correia]

Not sure it quite works for me Antonio... I absolutely love the stars and i love the clarity and exposure of the buildings. If you took the same shot on a still night and had motionless trees and foliage then I think it would work out better, for me at least. I find them a bit too distracting, and especially the cloud.

Nice idea though

Perhaps you are right about the cloud. I was impressed by the heavy wind blowing on the palm and coconut trees.

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio,

Nice idea, but I agree that the clouds spoil it for me.

There might also be some lens or perspective distortion to deal with looking at the buildings and (momentarily) ignoring the palms.

Inspirational idea though, nice tones too,

Thanks.

Distortion... huumm perhaps. Oh what the heck ! Does it really matters here ? Don't think so.
Indeed the photo was done with 16mm on the 5D so it is a real 16mm

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio, for me, it is difficult to focus on this image because there are soo many layers to it. The plants in the right foreground, the trees on the left foreground, the buildings, the tree behind, the stars... They all seem to exist at different depths and I find my eyes moving front to back to front etc... I really like the b&w contrast though.

Cheers, John.

Great if the image is too confusing. Great because it shows how strong the wind was !

[Antonio Correia]

For mine - I like it. Well done. It gives me something different to the stock standard night photo which is why I like it.

I would tend to agree on the cloud in the middle though, it is just a little bit too much of a distraction but apart from that great image.

Oh the cloud... I do have more 2 or 3 images under a different perspective. The clouds were rather fast - it is no excuse I know - and they were very scattered.
Thank you for commenting

[Dave Humphries]

Distortion... huumm perhaps. Oh what the heck ! Does it really matters here ? Don't think so.

Well, if the architect says it doesn't matter, who am I to argue?

[Antonio Correia]

well, if the architect says it doesn't matter, who am i to argue? :d

[Shadowman]

Nice image and effect.

[Antonio Correia]

Nice image and effect.

[RockNGoalStar]

To be fair, the more I look at it the more I like it. It does have an almost CGI feel about it... ...strange... ...but good

[Antonio Correia]

to be fair, the more i look at it the more i like it. It does have an almost cgi feel about it... ...strange... ...but good

cgi ???

[RockNGoalStar]

Computer generated image. It looks almost unreal!

[Antonio Correia]

Computer generated image. It looks almost unreal!

Indeed it is a one frame. Want to see it just for fun ?
OK Just a second please.
While it uploads here is the EXIF
http://www.antoniocorreia.com/photos...ageKey=hCPvNwm

The camera was sitting on a balcony where there was no wind. I blocked it's mirror and used the timer. No. Not true.
I took the - what is the name for that thing ? - cable and with out touching the camera I made the photograph. You do understand don't you ?

I made two or 3 all with 30".
Then here, at home I used the expensive Nik Software Plugin Silkver Efex Pro 2. I adjusted a filter, and worked a bit with masks.

That's it

Before posting I always read what takes me longer to answer.
I forgot to say that I cloned two or 3 white spots.
Before coming home I wanted to re-shoot with more than 30" with a smaller aperture. But I forgot to do so. :'(

[shreds]

Unreal....you mean that cloud is a UFO in reality?

As thought provoking as ever, Antonio. Thanks.