Night and Day, a photo from Jammu and Kashmir, North

Photographer's Note

Leh, Leh-Ladakh - altitude 3500 m

When going to supper in the restaurant near the hotel at Main Bazar in Leh, Ladakh, the mountain had been shining in the evening sun, with the strange-shape cloud near the top of the mountain.
Though I was waiting the light show of the Leh Palace on upper left, it was canceled tonight due to the power failure.
I synthesized the image at this time, using two pieces of the mountain at evening 19:08 and the town at night 20:00.

Shutter speed: 1/400 sec (mountain), 0.5 sec (town)
Aperture: 8.0 (mountain), 5.6 (town)

vincent24, euryan, yuo, eleparc, noborders, gervaso, jpinkham, macondo, avishek_khan, Bruno40, dhurjati, kiasari ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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pcp (3396) 2007-09-22 1:04

Wow, Wonderful capture...Day Blue sky,grey clouds at BG and dark awesome lights at FG, Great picture and great composition.

TFS

Senthil

ben4321 (9875) 2007-09-22 2:24

This is a really interesting shot for me Hisashi, both because I visited Leh last year and also for the approach you took with this photograph.
I think it's success is mainly down to the timing - the fact that you managed to capture night and day in the same frame gives this a lot of impact, and I can't remember seeing that kind of thing done so well for quite some time.
Night time on the busy streets, with the last of the daylight on the distant hilltop - stunning.
You certainly made the most of this interesting scene - good composition and most of all very good handling of the exposure with detail everywhere from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
Excellentg work Hisashi.

Cheers,
Ben

vincent24 (9060) 2007-09-22 5:15

Hello Hisashi,
I've never seem that before...combination of 2 pictures at different time,excellent job because the final picture seems natural even if we understand it's an impossible exposure to realize,
thanks for the lesson,
have a nice week end,
vincent

dvlazar (6662) 2007-09-22 18:05

A wonderful contrast of daylight and night light... this hasnt been done too much before. THere is a real sense of ambience and atmosphere in the bustling small town.
Cheers,

Dave

euryan (8442) 2007-09-22 18:13

Very creative idea Hisashi. The result is fascinating. I really like the composition. The way the light balances out is very cool. Nice work.
Regards,
Ryan

CaptainJack (0) 2007-09-23 0:14

Hello Hisashi - love this technique you are showing here, don't think I have seen it on TE before! Looks like you had a great viewpoint for this pair of images.

eleparc (24063) 2007-09-28 2:55

excellent montage! this reminds me of some very fine memories...thank you so much for your kind help to pass over those prints..

Eric

noborders (1010) 2007-09-28 11:17

A very curious photo !! Light is amazing...
Bravo, TFS,
Cath.

gervaso (28177) 2007-10-05 20:06

Incredible picture! When I read the title I got immediately curious to see that, and it's really impressive! At the same time you've made an excelent night shot, the color of the sky is great! Good job!

jpinkham (870) 2007-10-12 20:56

Great play of light and shadow, brightness and contrast, bustle and tranquility here, Hisashi. Excellent composition. Useful note.

macondo (20449) 2007-10-13 5:12

Hello Hisashi. I just found this remarkable shot in your gallery. It's amazing that you have full daylight in the top right corner, but night time in the rest of the photo. The effect is quite strange, but the exposure is excellent, and so is your combination work. I like the sight of all that activity in the main street. Great work.
Regards,
Andrew

PierreMorel (1172) 2007-10-15 7:19

Hello Hisashi,
This photo is wonderful!!! A kind of HDR photography with a very natural look and a good composition.
TFS,
Pierre

Angshu (56760) 2007-10-26 21:01

Hello Hisashi
I was foxed at first. Excellent juxtaposition of the two shots which gives the superb impression because of the partly lit up peak. Great exposure control in the FG for the artificial lights. I like the idea & love the result!
Regards
Angshu

photographer123 (6248) 2007-11-03 9:40

hi..
wonderful post...and unique one...very well done...subir

horatiuTT (4570) 2007-12-01 23:18

Hi Hisashi,
what an impressive street scene with this great perspective.
The light is absolutly fabulous.Fantastic colours and contrast.
Great job!
Horatiu

Bruno40 (6662) 2008-02-03 3:11

Hi Hisashi,
very good PP work, and excellent photographic result. The photo is very nice.
I might have chossen the 20:00hrs photo for the section of the fortress on the hill because looks lighter on that photo.
well done
Jorge

ayansadhu (1502) 2008-02-22 19:06

this is a good capture with the variation of the light making it beautiful...

dhurjati (2709) 2008-05-22 4:05

Hi Hisashi,
Wonderful photojob!!Strange looking cloud really - as if a bird is flying at the top of the hill!!The dark and bright shades have done the difference here.Wonderful details and above all it looks very very natural to me.
Greetings,
Dhurjati

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-11-24 20:39

Hello Hisashi
This is a great shot from yourself, superb contrasts from dark to light while the colours are spot on. Excellent scene, so much going on but its not a nuisance in this shot.
Regards
Jim

kiasari (62) 2010-12-13 19:34