QVB angles

Artist: LeighN
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QVB angles

Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Nikon D90, Sigma 10-20mm @ f/16, 10mm, ISO 400, 3 exposures of 1/80, 1/20 & 1/5 sec HDR’d in Photomatix, Lightroom 2. Hand held as the QVB doesn’t allow tripods, got the evil eye from the tripod nazi a few times ;)

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Rosalie Dale IPA

Wonderful metallic look to this …has to be a fav!!! You are fortunate it was only the evil eye – I got the rough side of a woman’s tongue locally yesterday – nasty piece of work, in a completely unsigned open place!!
LeighN replied

Thanks Rosalie! Hmmmm it amazes me how paranoid some people are about cameras and photography. As an experiment I went to 3 different city train stations on the same day to see what the story was with taking photos at a railway station, got 3 completely different answers varying from “Yeah no worries mate, just sign in and here’s your security pass, can use ya tripod too” to “Oh I don’t know, why wasn’t I notified of this by email?” to “Yes but no close ups of faces” which 10 minutes later turned into “What the f___ are you doing? No photo’s allowed! (you just said yes 10 mins ago, there’s no signs saying no photography and what about the dozen tourists over there snapping away?) QVB has a no tripod rule so the public don’t trip over your tripods outstretched legs, fair enough, but when I asked about a monopod things didn’t not compute and even after a practicle demonstration to centre management (politely of course) they had to have a mini meeting to discuss if I person could trip over a monopod in use. Unless they walk between my legs when I’m shooting I don’t see how :). Anyway thanks too for the fav!
Jeff Catford

Bloody hell!!! This is fantastic!! Very Harry Potterish I reckon which is probably the effect that the legend – the Sigma 10~20 – gives the image a. The view through the skylight is an excellent twist and beautifully handled. In fact the whole image is beautifully handled, POV, the people right down below, the composition, the colours, the excellent HDR – I could go on – and all hand held too!!!
Top image Leigh. An inspiration. Thank you.
LeighN replied

Wow thanks Jeff, what a compliment! Yep the Sigma 10-20 has become my favourite lens, I don’t think for the price you can beat it in the wide angle market, seems to get better every time I use it. Hand held with some careful bracing my elbow against the railing, but ISO 400 helped too. If you zoom in a long way through the sky light just to the left of the clock you can see a contruction worker with hard hat working on the roof. Thanks again Jeff!
Rita H. Ireland

so much going on here just gotta love it!
LeighN replied

Thanks Rita, glad you like it!
ozzzywoman

Fantastic composition, I like the unusual angle here!
LeighN replied

Thanks Ozzzy, I liked the angle too, very photogenic place.
Philip Johnson

great shot Leigh, that QVB looks like a great place to shoot lol and the 10-20mm works well
LeighN replied

Thanks Philip, it was actually your series of QVB shots that inspired me to have a go there too, so thankyou.
marcwellman2000

wonderful….was looking at the Sigma lens….I think this made my decision for me…..great DOF
LeighN replied

Thanks Marc. I think bang for your buck you can’t beat the Sigma 10-20, best purchase I’ve made so far.
Deon Van Den Berg

great shot
LeighN replied

Cool, thanks Deon!
Elana Bailey

Brilliant POV and treatment. Well done.
LeighN replied

Thanks Elana!
F.A. Moore

Super!
LeighN replied

Cool :)
dvande1

WONDERFUL Shot Leigh!
LeighN replied

Thanks Dvande1!
LudaNayvelt

fantastic effect
LeighN replied

Thanks!
SandraRos

Congratulations on your feature of this exquisite and outstanding capture. Could you please add this to the group SHOPFRONTS.
LeighN replied

Thankyou and yes I’ll add it!
Jigsawman

Sweet
LeighN replied

Cool!
Ray Mosteller

Superb image Leigh. Exceptional detail. a fav.
LeighN replied

Thankyou for the fav Ray!
ilpo laurila

Really beautiful HDR.
LeighN replied

Thankyou Ilpo!
smallfox

Great angles!! You managed to get so much in in this shot! The colours and lines come through so beautifully, too!
LeighN replied

Thanks Smallfox, it’s quite an inspiring place to photograph.
David Iori

Lovely Image Leigh.
LeighN replied

Thanks David!
Brandie1

Suberb capture
LeighN replied

Thanks :)
Rodney Trenchard

Very natural tone mapping…well done
LeighN replied

Thanks Rodney, glad you like it.
Dennis Pilapil

great color and composition….well done, Leigh.
LeighN replied

Thanks Denis!
Heather Nel

way kewl ….. WOW !!!! I like this very much: )
LeighN replied

Cool, thanks Heather!
deborah zaragoza

Love it..Love it….Love it !!!!
LeighN replied

Wow thanks Deborah!
Vanessa Barklay
LeighN replied

Wow thanks for the feature Vanessa :) Glad you like it.
Smurfesque

Fabulous
LeighN replied

Thanks!
Caroline Angell

Just dropping by to say….Congratulations on your Feature in the Australia! You’re Standing In It….Group.
LeighN replied

Cool, thanks Caroline, it’s an honour to be in the group!
Mac Cabrera

Love everything about this fantastic and exciting work. Well done, Leigh!!!
Mac
LeighN replied

Thanks Mac, glad you like it :) Was really your work and Philip J’s at the QVB that inspired me to have a go at it. Great place to shoot.
John Vandeven

Fabulous shot….It really is a beautiful building.
LeighN replied

Thanks John!
GiGee

Great capture of wonderful building.
LeighN replied

Thanks GiGee, glad you like it.
Angie Muccillo

Absolutely superb!!
LeighN replied

Thanks Angie :)
SPQQKY

Very Stunning…... :)
LeighN replied

Thanks Spqqky!
Trish Marinozzi

congratulations on placing in the Australian Landmarks and Icons Group challenge NSW – the ultimate icon challenge

please add your image to the group so it can be featured on the front page

again, congratulations!
LeighN replied

Thanks Trish, sorry for the delay, tis been added again to the group :)
andreisky

Just great; congrats on your top 10.
Cheers, A
LeighN replied

Thanks mate, cheers on your win!
Dusker

A complex shot, extremely well done. I like the lines, the clock. Not a great lover of HDR but this one is a winner.
LeighN replied

Thanks Dusker!
DeviousLili

Please consider this image (and others of its like) to Architectural Details
LeighN replied

Cool, thanks, done!
Sue Cullumber

Leigh – amazing! Has an Escher feel to it -
LeighN replied

Thanks Sue, that’s quite a compliment!
AlteredLens

Excellent angle of the QVB Leigh, well done!
LeighN replied

Thanks AlteredLens!
deahna

wow, what a chaotic image, just like an Escher painting
LeighN replied

Thanks Deahna, the Escher comment is an honour!
Lois Bryan

whoa baby … I’ve just studied this beauty until I think I wore the pixels off my monitor … and read all the comments … there’s nothing I can add … I loved Jeff’s “Bloody Hell!” the best, lol!!!!!!!! Keep ‘em coming … and I’m putting the 10-20 on my wishlist for sure!!!! WOW!!!!!!!
LeighN replied

Thanks Lois, glad you liked it! It sure is a great place to photograph, so much going on in every direction and great light. I haven’t tried any of the really wide Nikons but for the money I highly recommend the Sigma 10-20mm, can have a few flare issues outside in bright sun but no probs if you use the lens hood etc, inside I thinks it’s awesome! Thanks again!
morpheus71

Rich and vibrant hdr work!
LeighN replied

Thanks Morpheus!
Pat Shawyer

Fantastic capture
LeighN replied

Thanks Pat!
craigmason

great image – thanks for the heads up on the tripod nazi too – I have a wedding to shoot here later in the year – i hope they allow pro’s for wedding purposes to use a tripod
LeighN replied

Thanks Craig! I would be interested to see how you get on using a tripod in the QVB as a pro and if QVB want to charge for it. Let me know how you go!
Suds Chetty

Absolutely stunning image mate! Well done!
LeighN replied

Thanks Suds!!
Tori Buck
LeighN replied

Thanks Tori!!
jenseyes

stunning
LeighN replied

Thanks!
Michael Bermi...

I know what you mean about the tripod Nazi. One of those asked me to leave the Museum of Western Australia!
This shot is awesome!
LeighN replied

Thanks Michael! I didn’t even get the tripod out for this shot, just having it slung over the shoulder in a bag freaked them out, shame so many cool places to photograph that don’t allow tripods, just gotta get sneakier at getting the shot off ;)
TheSpaniard

Woww … this shot is stunning! Great angle and perspective, love the HDR post processing …
LeighN replied

Yeah HDR is very good for bringing out the little details in interior shots. Thanks :)
mm1208

as well: great shot!!
keep trying to shake those tripod haters off ;)
LeighN replied

Thanks MM! Yep boo to the tripodphobes!
Shoaib .

awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!! love this !!! such a hugeee shot !
LeighN replied

Thanks Shoaib!!!
Tania Calderón

Is this HDR?
LeighN replied

Yes, says so in the description ;)
Linda Bianic

To hell with the tripod nazi,,,, this is fabulous,,,love the pov!!!
LeighN replied

Wow thanks Linda!!!
jimbo007

Great composition, well done Leigh. Lucky you got away with taking pictures there. Our photography class went there 2005 with permission to take pictures with tripod coz it was a class excursion, and we’re still asked to put tripods away.
LeighN replied

Thanks James!
Irak Pérez

I TOTALLY GET YOU!!!!

Here in Mexico it is not forbiden in ANY LAW to shot in public land or facilities (unless specificly written), even if you ask for permissio to shoot in some facility they say “of coures”... Nevertheless as soon as you take out a SLR you become a target to any kind of authorities, owners, just people etc. They bug you mad… but as soon as you get the tripod out they argue you that “It is the law, put that away… where is your writtn permission…! It is the law I say” ”...what law…” ~~you answer~~, the thing goes on and on until some nut case puts his greasy hand in your gear so the thing gets ugly… what to say…

Congratulations
LeighN replied

Thanks Irak! That’s it, most of the time the law is on the photographers side but I think alot of people are just paranoid about cameras in general.
Nira Dabush

AMAZING…!! Brilliant.
LeighN replied

Thanks Nira!