Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Le Moulin Rouge, Paris
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 12 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Following on from the photo of a few days ago, this is a close-up of the Moulin Rouge's spinning illuminated windmill and neon signage.
This is my first ever attempt at combining two seperate photos in Photoshop. The first was a 7 second exposure where all that could be seen was the blur. The second photo was a 0.7 second exposure which gave a bit of definition to the windmill sails and the lettering on the sign.
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Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
It's a good edition and a very original image of the Moulin Rouge, so photographed.
12 Jan 2009 6:39am
@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco!
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Your efforts paid off. It's a very striking image. I like the idea of what you were trying to achieve and it's worked perfectly. The composition is very good too. I took some photos for my local pub so they could use them in advertising and I decided to merge two exposures together so I could retain detail from within the dark pub lounge and also out of the patio doors. It was out of the cameras dynamic range to succeed with just the single exposure. The picture's not special but you can take a look here if you're interested...... http://mike.aminus3.com/portfolio/25.html
12 Jan 2009 6:41am
@Mike: Thanks Mike...it's always interesting to try something new. I thought your pub photo was superb...very professional!
@yz: Thanks yz!
IanSmith from London, United Kingdom
Cool!... I think you achieved an outstanding montage.
I must pay a visit to this place next time I'm in Paris.
12 Jan 2009 8:55am
@IanSmith: Thanks Ian...well it was certainly a lot of fun producing this image!
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
Between your knowledge of French and my bad English, the important is that we understand each other :-)
so, I think it's an outstanding processing you realize here ! the close-up is also very original and this effect so beautiful !
12 Jan 2009 10:59am
@Anna.C: Thanks Anna!....I always enjoy trying new things in photography.
Cheryl from Texas, United States
great job of combining 2 images!! this is super special, I love it.
12 Jan 2009 12:08pm
@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl!
Hoshisato from Ealing, United Kingdom
Thanks for the description the technique you used; very interesting and very rewarding result!
12 Jan 2009 1:40pm
@Hoshisato: Thanks Hoshisato!
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Very nice effect Ian. Excellent edition, creating a striking image. I think of you didn't explain would notice that this was a combination of 2 photos.
12 Jan 2009 3:16pm
@Rui: Thanks! The two seperate photos weren't as good as this combined version.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
It was worth the effort, this is really stunning!
12 Jan 2009 4:03pm
@MadScientist: Thanks very much!
peter from new york, United States
wow what an amazing shot. excellent work combining the two pics. awesome job!
12 Jan 2009 5:05pm
@peter: Thanks Peter!
Frida from Sweden
What a cool effect. It's well processed and you have done an excellent work here.
12 Jan 2009 5:10pm
@Frida: Thanks Frida!
Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States
holy gorgeous spinning whirlwind of a shot! Terrific!
12 Jan 2009 5:26pm
@Betsy Barron: Thanks Betsy!
@rio: Thanks!...that's very kind of you!
@greg: Thanks Greg!
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana!
@Marie LC: Thanks Marie!
@ordinaryimages: Thanks Jerry!
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States
Awesome capture. Excellent composition.
12 Jan 2009 7:46pm
@Suzanne: Thanks Suzanne!
@tom: Thanks Tom!
613photo from DALLAS, United States
Excellent shot. Very good idea to shoot and process it the way you did. Expertly done, too.
12 Jan 2009 11:19pm
Momo from Montpellier, France
Fabulous...love the color and composition...what a great poster that would be for them or maybe a advertising in the form of a postcard...hope you're doin' fine Ian...M
12 Jan 2009 11:33pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
je suis heureuse que cette photo originale et remarquable soit dans le spotlight d'aminus ! Bravo !
14 Jan 2009 12:44pm
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Very original! Nice work. Congratulations on being in the spotlight! Well deserved.
14 Jan 2009 8:46pm
@Magda: Thanks Magda!...I didn't realise this had gone onto the front page!
Liquidspace images/Daryl Seyforth from London, United Kingdom
Ian, superb shot, yourself and Hugo have superb collections, great photographic eye, love the graphic look. Especially some of the smaller details like the windows. Seen you guy's on dpreview. I have a Fuji F31 and a F100FD, maybe I should not sell the F31?
15 Jan 2009 12:41am
@Liquidspace images/Daryl Seyforth: Thanks Daryl.
I've kept hold of my Fuji F31 as it's such a good camera even though I only mainly use it for recording work on badly lit building sites these days. In some ways, for handheld low-light photography it's better than a cheap DSLR with kit lens.
Put a low fstop lens like the Sigma 30mm f1.4 on a DSLR of course and it's a different matter (but just that lens on it's own cost more than the F31.
Laura from Eindhoven, Netherlands
I really love the effect of the combined photos!
1 Feb 2009 12:03pm
Nikon D40
71/10 second
F/36.0
ISO 200
105 mm (35mm equiv.)