Battle of the Nations

12 years 3 weeks ago #217651 by MacBabes
I recently visited Leipzig (Germany) and my friends took me to see this monument. It was built in memory of the battle of the nations. Napoleon was defeated there in 1813 by members of the six nations. It was built on the grounds of some of the bloodiest battles. The stone used to build the monument came from a local stone quarry. Looks beautiful by day...but night, just wow. Im posting both photos and would appreciate any suggestions for improvement.
(photos taken with a Canon S95)




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12 years 3 weeks ago #217659 by Darrell
Fantastic shots :judge: :judge: Wonder what the night shot would look like with HDR? ( It looks great the way it is but looks like a neat image to try HDR ) :beerbang: :beerbang:

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217662 by Scotty
I like number two. I wish you didnt cut off the top of the building in the reflection though.

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217667 by MacBabes
Ive tried HDR....but I didnt have a tripod with me and it was very cold that night. Even though I sat the camera on a wall, the HDR was still very blury. Also tried 3 exposures manually. No luck..:-(
Here is one though with the entire reflection.

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217768 by Kane
I was also there but back in the late 80's. When the wall was still up.
Great photo's

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217779 by Scotty

MacBabes wrote: Ive tried HDR....but I didnt have a tripod with me and it was very cold that night. Even though I sat the camera on a wall, the HDR was still very blury. Also tried 3 exposures manually. No luck..:-(
Here is one though with the entire reflection.


Much better!

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217781 by Baydream
That is spectacular. :thumbsup:

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217889 by Shanna-Marie
WOW ! Great shots!! :)

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12 years 3 weeks ago #217902 by icepics
The first one's well done but the second one is really stunning. Other than adjusting the crop so the top of the building is in view, I think it's effective the way it is, you captured the light and the reflection well.

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