Backlight
This time, just to praise my lens at such a wonderful presentation in a counter light and with this kind of sunstar (sunburst).
What do you think?
More Posts in: Architectural Photography
Charles Mercier
Outside the tourist area photos.
These photos were taken just outside of a small town in central Portugal.
4
Last: May 21, 2026
Nev Clarke
Sand Porn
I really enjoy creating something different with drones. I've had the Mavic now for about four weeks and I absolutely love it.
3
Last: May 20, 2026
Don Don
Single Light Headshot
Client came and needed headshots immediately. Set up a single Broncolor Para 133 in the dining room. Delivered 20 pics. Setup, Shoot, Edit and delivered within 30 minutes.
Norton Dudeque
Mananciais da Serra, Piraquara, Brazil
This is a water reservoir for the city of Curitiba, Brazil
Dean Wilson
Mixing Film and Night - New for Me
Here are a couple long exposure shots using my original 50 year old Minolta SR-T201 and kit lens shooting Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 II. Both images were taken just at the end of blue hour.
7
Last: May 16, 2026
7 Comments
I think this is one of your best, Radisa!
It is like a space station (I do believe you have an alternative title... ), with the starkness of the image - that hard-looking building and the black black sky, and of course the star. With the near-perfect symmetry of the subject, the minor asymmetries, textures and imperfections in the structure keep my eye wandering around it. Those lit portholes make me instinctively wonder about its denizens.
Speaking of symmetry, I think you didn't have a pivoting rear LCD, so you must have ended up with a twisted neck to frame up so accurately, shooting straight up.
Don't know how the RAW looked,but your post is excellent. And yes, optics served you well; very little flare.
Thanks so much Chris!
This time I used my second tripod with adjustable center column, anyway I could not (lying down in the dark) to get perfect geometric symmetry.
Here comes a raw file, only transferred in jpg.
You did pretty well! Surprised the RAW is so close in tonality to your edit.
I think that my processing in this case is nothing special and that it could have been much better especially in terms of geometry.
Very hard on yourself, Radisa! I like your "post" - for instance the black sky and stars helping the "space" look. And shooting up is always hard. I don't think the geometry detracts from the shot, and I'm pretty fussy about it generally. Great image..
This is really quite incredible. I also thought it was a space station. Well done!
Thanks a lot Phillip!