First Attempt at Light Trails - Big Ben

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Having never got round to it in the past when the wife suggested a day out in London yesterday I thought it was a golden opportunity to pull my finger out and have ago at light trails - the shot was quite rushed due to the thousands of people pushing past but I am quite pleased with the results considering.

I did have a go at bracketing 3 shots then overlaying a long exposure for the light trails but wasn't to pleased with the results.

This was shot @ ISO 200 & 20 second exposure, the clock face was well overexposed but I edited it with one of the bracketed photos.

All critique is appreciated!

Big Ben Light Trail Edited (Large).jpg
 
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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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I've masked in things like clock faces and stained glass windows many times on HDR's when they just don't seem to map in correctly. Very nice job!!
 
wud

wud

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Great image :)

I would crop of the light coming in left side, I dont think this adds anything but distraction from the important stuff.
 
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wud said:
Great image :)

I would crop of the light coming in left side, I dont think this adds anything but distraction from the important stuff.
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Thanks for all the kind comments Guys, completely agree about cropping out the light on the building on the left hand side, on the case now :)
 
Scott Murray

Scott Murray

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Nice job but I do notice some lens flare that I honestly would be cloning out. I cannot comment on colour etc as I am at my work computer (uncalibrated monitor). I agree with Wud aswell and would crop the lower section removing the light section in the Left hand corner. The only other thing would be slight distortion control as i can see the buildings to the left are leaning in a little bit.
 
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Scott Murray said:
Nice job but I do notice some lens flare that I honestly would be cloning out. I cannot comment on colour etc as I am at my work computer (uncalibrated monitor). I agree with Wud aswell and would crop the lower section removing the light section in the Left hand corner. The only other thing would be slight distortion control as i can see the buildings to the left are leaning in a little bit.
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Excellent, thanks for the comments :)
 
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