Sleepy neighborhood
Sleepy neighborhood
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Last night I took some photos of the neighborhood from the balcony of my apartment. I wanted to make my first HDR so I used a tripod and took a lot of shots at different exposure.
However, the area where I'm living now is very "local" and peaceful, no skyscrapers or creepy building.. and today when I processed the shots in HDR I was not so satisfied with the results.. I guess HDR works well for some subjects but not so well with other scenes, so at the end I just used two long exposure shots (5 minutes or something like that) and combined together to make this shot.

It's not an amazing shot.. however I decided to put it on my gallery just to show you a) what I see from my balcony :) and B) that Tokyo is not always creepy, futuristic or super-urban :)




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  • GJC // 2008-09-11 20:36:59

    Terrific clarity and the quality of light is really nice.
  • Jonas // 2008-09-11 20:37:33

    An interesting shot for showing us, as you say it, that Tokyo is not only a skyscrappers collection.
  • yz // 2008-09-11 21:43:49

    I like the mood very much. I'd like to see it also at daylight.
  • Rian // 2008-09-11 22:06:57

    thanks for sharing.. it looks good! the neighborhood looks cramped but that's just the way i like it.. :D
  • Liang // 2008-09-12 01:44:08

    love the lighting and angle on this Ruben! I like the way a japanese neighborhood is presented here!
  • Seth Nenstiel // 2008-09-12 03:39:57

    Really like the lighting in this one. It looks so attractive.
  • yee // 2008-09-12 07:25:30

    Good dynamic range.
  • Andy // 2008-09-12 07:33:51

    ITs cool to see these buildings from above.
  • Brian // 2008-09-12 07:54:24

    Very nice work for a first HDR, really has a nice warm community feel to it.
  • signature103 // 2008-09-12 11:22:05

    Nice angle. Beautifully done with the long exposure. I don't think my rural area can look this good (bright) with a long exposure unless I wait for a good clear moon lit night.
  • ben // 2008-09-12 11:26:19

    Looks good to me. It is somewhat natural as with your flavour of vivid and clean image processing.
    Many people over done the HDR and I'm not a fun of those painting like effect that many of image become.
  • jo // 2008-09-12 16:57:26

    Loving the peek into your 'backyard'!
  • Tim // 2008-09-12 19:34:24

    Looks good Ruben. You have basically created an HDR without a tone-mapping program. Incidentally, if you were doing the HDR through PS CS3 the results aren't that great. Photomatix seems to work better. Great pic as usual.
  • sherri // 2008-09-12 22:42:40

    I know I say it every time, but I mean it in all sincerity. The colors in your images are uniquely beautiful. A fine capture of such a vast area.
  • Marcie // 2008-09-13 01:48:00

    Love the night colors..your point-of-view..the shapes the rooftops create. Really nice!
  • John Maslowski // 2008-09-13 05:14:18

    Outstanding job on this night time image. Love the angle and view. The details and clarity are excellent.
  • Lunamania // 2008-09-13 05:52:25

    Thanks for sharing your process--It's a great shot and I like that it feels different from your other images.
  • Jen // 2008-09-14 10:52:25

    This is awesome. I love your photos and blog. You make me miss living in Japan.
    Keep it up!
  • michele // 2008-09-15 04:42:52

    really like the above it all feeling here
  • Sean // 2008-10-22 11:29:06

    Awesome lighting and that's quite a view. I like the lush greens in the foreground and the fading gray sky in the background.

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