The spectacle begins:
Shanghai is an amazing city and even more so at night. At 7pm all the lights turn on and the spectacle begins. Every building has it’s own look and feel, each with it’s own light show. At 11pm, all the show lights turn off, marking the end of the display.
Notice the Aurora Building on the right? The whole face of that skyscraper is once big television screen that cycles all sorts of videos and animations. I’m pretty sure I captured it saying, “I love Shanghai.”
The Pearl Tower stands the tallest with elaborate lights all the way up. It’s hard to miss from any vantage point in the city. You can pay a little bit of cash to get to the top. Once there, you can check out a huge viewing station, complete with a transparent floor.
I spent a lot of time wandering around trying to find the best vantage point for this shot. Out of all the places I found, this one was my favorite. Many random mystery foods later, I settled on this Blue Hour version for the first post. — I’ll try to release some different versions in the coming weeks.
Check out some other Blue Hour Photography
Daily Banana – Shanghai – City Of Lights
I would almost prefer to see more “City Lights” in this one. I love your photography but this one just seems a bit flat. I’d be interested to see it later in the evening when the sky/water are darker and the lights bolder and buildings popping off the sky and water more.
Some people prefer to use the ‘darker’ shots & they definitely have their charm. I actually shot this scene from late afternoon all the way to full dark and settled on this one. I’ll probably process all the different times of day as part of a skyline series later. — This shot, later in the PM had brilliant light but no sky detail. I’m a nut when it comes to skies.
Thanks for the input – Cheers!
very nice shot, now that you’re a world traveler you never call or write, bastard…….
Lol, I miss you too. — I’ve been out of commission with a real bad case of food poisoning and very unresponsive to email. (I hope) I’m getting over it now though.
Awesome shot. Colors are spectacular.
I took the shot many times, but never as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangoldberger/sets/72157625601318536/
Yours looks great! It really just comes down to time of day, lighting, and weather. I shot the same thing many times before I got a version I liked.