Night Fountain

Night Fountain

Night shot of the fountain in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, near Tokyo station. If I recall correctly, this fountain was a birthday (or wedding present) to the crown prince.

First time doing any night shooting with my Mamiya 7.

All opinions and comments are welcome and greatly appreciated.

Thank you for looking.

Gary
Location
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Equipment Used
Mamiya 7II and 80mm F/4
Exposure
8s at f/11
Film & Developer
Fuji Acros 100 in Rodinal 1:150 semistand for 90 minutes
Paper & Developer
Ilford MGIV Warmtone Fiber in Dektol 1:3
Lens Filter
Yellow No. 8
I lilke it. Especially the transparency of the center fountain. Well framed. Wonderful range of tone.
 
The fountains are quite magical. Very nice exposure and, like AZLF said, nice tonal range. The image has a really nice mood. However, IMHO the composition is a bit too symetrical. It might have been interesting to have stepped to your right slightly and to have had that edge of the pool enter into the image on more of a diagnal.
 
This is really nice. I have only one small suggestion and that is to crop off the small reflections at the very bottom of the image.

The symmetry of the composition does not bother me since everything in the image is stationary.

I like the image because it shows three planes of distance and the leading lines are particularly effective in leading the eye into the image.
 
Thank you all for the kind comments. I am going to print this one again cropped and see which one I like better. I will post it over the weekend.

Thanks again, your kind words help keep me going!

Gary
 

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imperialfountain.jpg
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Date taken
Sun, 08 April 2007 9:30 PM
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