A composite composition

You never chance upon a good picture-composition. You find one right next to you. I believe it is the trickiest part of photography.


What is so interesting about this picture ? (I do hope you've noticed it already :P). There are lots of straight lines that are all converging into a solitary singularity in the centre of the picture. And ofcourse, there is the toppings by tall trees and sodium-lights and painted-sidewalks and what-nots, all coming together to bring out a beautiful picture. I rock, dont I :D

The picture is a standard "night-shot", with each entity effectively lit up by yellow sodium vapor lamps. (Which is why the darn yellow coloring). Certain pointers that may come in handy, when trying pictures such as these:

• you WILL need a tripod or something you can rest your camera upon. This picture here, required 30 second exposure.
  
• Always try and orient your picture composition along the horizontal/vertical (eg, the horizon line, or the sea-coast-line) as closesly as possible. A tilt here leaves a sour under-taste.
• Zoom out. A good wide-angle picture always does justice to a land-scape kind of image.
  
• Try to ensure that your picture is "undisturbed". I had to wait for three cyclists to get out of the street, before I could shoot this picture. Any distraction can kill the effect of the photo.
  

If you notice carefully, a small cute moon can also be found towards the top of the image! The image stats:

• ISO: 100
• Exposure: 30.0 sec
• Aperture: f/6.3
• Focal Length: 18mm
  
• Flash Used: No

I took a few more shots that evening. Notice how a firm horizontal alignment has been adhered to, in both images.

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