Athens by Night: The Flip Side

Written by Webmaster Wednesday, 12 January 2011 00:00

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"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." Terry Pratchett

 

 

 

 

Athens by Night: The Flip Side

There are always two sides to a city at night time: one shows off and celebrates night life while the other quietly embraces the remnants of  day life. 'By night' has come to mean the former: we all expect photos of glorious lights complimenting the 'must see - must live' aspects of each city. We found the other side equally - if not more - interesting ....

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting data:

1. Camera: Nikon D3x
Lens: AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
Sensitivity: ISO 1000
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/3.2, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.  

2. Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: AF -S Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 G @ 70mm
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/40 sec - f/2.8, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

 

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