Sydney Tower

Sydney Tower Eye Sydney, New South Wales

What a great way to admire the sunset from the tallest building in Sydney! However, scenes that look beautiful to the eye can be a pain in the ass to capture. Firstly the windows of the observatory deck had not been cleaned for months or even years! Dust specks were appearing in the shot, which I had to clone in the post processing. The reflection was also a big problem. Even though I was using a circular polarizer and the camera was tilted such that the lens was parallel to the window, I still had to use my hand to block out some of the bright reflections from hitting the lens.

Oh well, as the phrase goes 'no pain, no gain'. Hope that you enjoy this and upcoming shots from this location. Please view it in detail: www.flickr.com/photos/jcheaphotography/8295647603/sizes/k...

2 exp (1 for the sky, another for the buildings) manual blended and edited in Photoshop. Comments and constructive criticisms are appreciated!

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Sydney Tower Eye Sydney, New South Wales

Must view it large! : www.flickr.com/photos/jcheaphotography/8414925237/sizes/l...

Doesn't Sydney look pretty lit up at night? Standing on the observatory deck of the Sydney Tower eye, looking down as nightfall engulf the city. Lights are switched on and slowly transforming the whole city skyline. A truly beautiful sight to witness. That is the reason why twilight is the best time to photograph cityscapes. Having explained the difficulties shooting through a dirty window in one of the previous post, I will spare you the rambling. All I can say is that this image turned out better than expected :)

1 exp and edited in Photoshop! Comments and constructive criticisms are appreciated :)