PP: Modern Cityscapes

Challenge #3 in the The art of real photography series. Hosted by Paul Kowalow.

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Submit an image of a physical aspect of a city or highly developed urban area and emphasize the atmosphere and dynamics of everyday life. Set the mood and tone of the composition by applying your favorite post processing (PP). The goal of the PP is to enhance the picture so it tells the story in a more dramatic and interesting way but without altering the subject or scene.

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Announced:

Friday, 1st January, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 8th January, 2010 – Thursday, 14th January, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 15th January, 2010 – Thursday, 21st January, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No restrictions as long as the image is not grossly altered by cloning, masking, double exposure, HDR, etc.
Basic adjustments are encouraged to add drama to the picture.
CROP, CROP, CROP if necessary.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The focus is on the "city", "modern" and "post processing".
No landscapes or historical sights in this challenge, please.
Name the location, if appropriate.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

175

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The new city district in the harbour

by smatty

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The HafenCity in Hamburg (Germany) is Europe's largest inner city urban development project. Here you can see the recently completed Unilever office building next to the almost completed Marco Polo residential Tower. The new district will combine work and living space of the 21th century.

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF 24-105 f/4 L
Submitted:	Friday, 8th January, 2010 11:48 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 25th October, 2009
Focal length:	32 mm
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Aperture:	F4
ISO:	100
Notes:	Second exposure to make the sky look more dramatic and a bit of color desaturation
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