Moon over TO Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sorry if you got excited about the moon, that was just a false advertising for this photo. This photo is fresh from my camera. I took this photo few hours ago while on a photo shoot with another TE member Alana

In reality, what appears like a moon is Roger's Center (formerly called the Skydome), a multi-purpose sports stadium with retractable roof, situated right next to CN Tower. For more information: Wikipedia

Continuing with my dedications I would like to dedicate this photo to Alana. I had the chance to go out on few photo shoot-outs with her. I would like to dedicate this photo to her for all the hospitality she showered upon me by taking me around in Toronto and being such an excellent host.
Guys, she is very nice person to meet in real life and yes she is also very pretty ;-)

Special Thanks to Alana from the core of my heart, for letting me use her tripod for taking this photo and also for showing me around in Toronto downtown.

rajhema, lechmt, PixelTerror, catalina, riclopes, alana, Henryk_Bilor, cherryripe, SampraS has marked this note useful

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fertxu (325) 2006-07-20 4:23

Hello Sarju
Wow!! Great shot this one.I really like it. what should I say. Thanks for sharing
Regards,Fernando

devimeuxbe (55673) 2006-07-20 4:23

Hi Sarju
Very beautifull composition with an excellent POV and a great light.
All is well managed.
Well done
Bertrand

vincent24 (9038) 2006-07-20 8:01

Hello Sarju,
You got me...i though it was the moon...very clean nightshot with the famous tower,it seems you 've done a nice TE meeting...
bye,
vincent

catalina (821) 2006-07-20 9:04

Fascinating city ..I think :)
Well done
There is a certain impression that it all leans to the middle of the photo.
I did not think it was the moon :)

Photograph2u (581) 2006-07-20 13:47

Hi Sarju, nice to see you again.

You did a very good work with this night shot and Alana's tripod. Only thing would be to correct the lens distortion in photoshop. Easy to do.

The colours are superb and so is the crispness. I like very much your composition too and your title is fun.

Take care, Yan :)

capthaddock (28640) 2006-07-20 14:16

Hi Sarju - the Skdome (I didn't know the name changed) does indeed look like ea rising moon, great night view, I wouldn't want to be on top of CN tower if it really leaned like that. I'm not sure about the "fuchsia?" frame.

xavshot (61889) 2006-07-20 14:50

Bonsoir Sarju
très belle photo avec des sources lumineuses bien maitrisées. J'aime bien le cadrage et le point de vue sur cette tour.
amicalement
Xavier

alana (2607) 2006-07-20 16:54

Hey, Sarju
You got me too, dear... But it looks like a moon, you are right... Excellent quality, Sarju, I am really impressed, excellent night colors, gorgeous sky and I love the distortions, I wouldn't even correct them.
Thank you so much for your dedication, Sarju, I really appreciate it, indeed.

**Alana**

riclopes (32857) 2006-07-21 3:34

Olá Sarju,
Another post!?!? I'm surprised! (wait...I've just seen your previous post of today, as well!). What is your idea?
This is a good night shot of a very attractive angle - some more distortion would please me even more. The famous tower is what impress me the most here for it's size and contrast with the white "moon" and buildings on the other side (you could put in ws the deleted post...). I'm glad to know about Alana and remember her impressive gallery (I only visited her once...).
Have a good time in the mountains,
Ricardo

PixelTerror (86026) 2006-07-21 4:20

Allo Cousin,
That's just the kind of view we could expect from Toronto, very futuristic looking indeed. The distortion is quite strong, which could have been worked around taking two overlapping vertical photos and assembling them with a dedicated software like autostitch.
Have a nice vacation and hope you won't suffer too much from jetlag ;-)
Jean-Yves

Paolo (40641) 2006-07-21 9:43

Hi Saju, what a beautiful nightview of Toronto!
excellent light and brilliant POV using the Cn tower on the right as a frame!
thanks, ciao

delkoo (33924) 2006-07-22 10:10

hi sarju

excellent night colors and great compo the distortion doesn't disturb me, you had the best guide to visit Toronto...

regards
didier

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-07-27 12:02

Hello Sarju
I like this image. good composition and night colours.
Regards

cherryripe (18794) 2006-08-09 12:18

Hi Sarju
Excellent pov of these space-like buildings. The wide angle making them slant inwards accentuates the feeling. The details are very sharp. If taken a bit earlier, you would have got a bluer sky and a better exposed stadium but it might have made it look less like a space ship.
Regards
Nikki

rajhema (1863) 2006-08-17 6:12

I figured out its skydome Sarju because i'd been there quite few times. Your night time shot is awesome but I did not like the frame. For some reason it stands out in the picture instead of enhancing the experience. Very smooth and detail.
Cheers