Posted by Behrooz Sangani (Tehran, Iran) on 25 March 2008 in Cityscape & Urban.
HDR shot from some old walls and houses in Tehran at night. . . . ----------------- Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the great writer who was well-known for his science fictions around the world, died on Marth 19th at the age of 90. Sir Arthur believed that we live in a world where anything is possible. He brought us images from the future, took us beyond our small world, and made us believe that imaginations can easily become reality. His three laws were, and still are: 1. "When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong." 2. "The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible." 3. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
I would like to dedicate a day, let's say the last day of this month March 31th, to his memory, so I decided to suggest a theme for the day.
** Clarke's Day ** Dare to dream, let your imagination run wild, show us that impossible is merely a word in the dictionary. Take an element from his dreams, or yours, and make a picture. It can simply be a sign with the number 2001 on it or a picture of a UFO, but I'm not suggesting anything. It's up to you, my friend.
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Another stunning shot. I would have levelled the horizon (or the building line in this case). Great use of HDR ... I was wondering how you got such depth of colour.
25 Mar 2008 2:03am
@Aaron Schmidt: Thanks Aaron. Yes I seem to have a way not to level the horizon. Must be because I edit photos late at night and there's not much precision present. I must change my attitude. It's getting bad. I guess the colors are half the result of the HDR and half for the soft light duplicate layer.
Good idea , warm colors and a beautiful night!
25 Mar 2008 10:30am
It is a great shot Behrooz. I'm with Aaron - that's the only tiny fault I can see - that the horizon is not quite level. Beautiful colours and sky! :-)
25 Mar 2008 12:16pm
Nice shot Behrooz and Happy New Year
25 Mar 2008 1:40pm
A magical shot for sure!
25 Mar 2008 3:26pm
salam baradar akas shodi tbrik migam midonam nashnakhti bayani hastam movafagh bashi
25 Mar 2008 4:00pm
Superb night shot. So deep in colours! Well done.
25 Mar 2008 4:39pm
Beautiful colors!HAPPY NEW YEAR dear Behrooz!Have a nice time!
25 Mar 2008 5:14pm
A different front of Tehran.
پسر خوب. اگر یکی ندونه فکر میکنه که تمام تهران در هزاره سوم اینجوریه عکس دیگهای از شب تهران نداشتی تعمدا فارسی نوشتم
25 Mar 2008 5:58pm
@S.Mostafa Ahangarha: merci. mostafa jan hamuntori ke shoare man tu in webloge, man chizi ro ke mibinam aks migiram. va khoda midune in sahne ro ham kam nemibinam, hamuntor ke borj haye ziadi ro ham didam va gereftam.
Wonderful!
26 Mar 2008 7:52am
I love the colors. Well done.
26 Mar 2008 5:20pm
Really beautiful, Behrooz!! I didn't even notice the horizon skew at first. Wish my attempts at HDR worked half this well.
26 Mar 2008 9:59pm
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