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HARD DAY'S NIGHT
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One of Kuala Lumpur's most endearing
landmarks, the Sultan Abdul Samad Building,
is a bit of a challenge to photograph
at night. For some reasons, the building
lights up only after the sky is pitch
black. Even then, there are too many
of those 'fairy lights' draped around
it, concealing the beautiful architecture.
Story: Combining
day with night.
In order to get the best of both worlds,
I used 4 separate exposures taken at
different times, and combined them into
one single image (above).
The (original) individual pictures are
shown on the left:
1. 6:59 pm - f5.6, 1/6 sec. Exposing
for details on building.
2. 7:19 pm - f5.6, 1.0 sec. Exposing
for blue sky, streaking taillights.
3. 7:50 pm - f5.6, 1/3 sec. Exposing
for "fairy lights".
4. 7:51 pm - f2 , 1/25 sec. Manually
de-focused for use as 'glow' layer.
Tip: Mount the camera on a rigid tripod
as precise registration (alignment)
of the images is critical. You might
end up spending at least 3 hours at
that same spot as you wait for the light
to change from day to night. Bring a
book or a friend along. Make sure you
load the camera with fresh batteries
and have enough space in your memory
card. Changing halfway will cause 'displacement'
and ruin the sequence. Finally, make
sure a tourist bus don't drive up and
park right in between! With exposure
and white balance bracketing, I ended
up taking over 100 shots. Yes, it's
hard work but it's also fun...
All pictures Canon G1, rated at ISO
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15th
October 2003
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