Hotel Nikko Wuxi, a photo from Jiangsu, East

Photographer's Note

I didn't much care for this shot when I first looked at it 7 years ago but now I think it's not a bad blue hour shot and its a good old vs new contrast. Hotel Nikko Wuxi was a local landmark for me because it was one of the very few buildings that used English signage. I have never been inside the hotel and lived on campus at a university north west of the city. Wuxi is a small city by Chinese standards with 'only' 4,500,000 people!

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ikeharel (88554) 2018-03-30 0:34

hello Chris,
Perfect camera settings, hardly seen 'grains effect" on the night picture and the lights with purple tone marvelously appearing on the scene.
Wish you a nice holiday weekend,
Ike

pajaran (76043) 2018-03-30 1:03

Dobar dan.
Danas smo komsije sa fotografijama na TE.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazan deo grada u noci, dobra perspektiva i kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lep refleks na vodi i upaljeni fenjeri, lepe kuce na obali.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

holmertz (68810) 2018-03-30 1:07

Hello Chris,
Old and new united in a well composed and perfectly exposed blue hour photo. The red and orange lights and reflections make a very attractive diagonal line across most of the photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

papagolf21 (124493) 2018-03-30 3:43

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Une prise de vue qui n'a rien perdu de sa fraîcheur et de sa beauté nocturne avec ces lumičres qui scintillent d'une bien belle façon.
Merci pour cette composition.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Fis2 (120747) 2018-03-30 4:18

Witaj Chris!
Excellent night shot.
I like colors and light.
Good frame and composition.
Well done.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (79445) 2018-03-30 4:49

Bonjour Chris,

Les reflets sur l'eau sont des atouts ŕ la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons et des grattes-ciel. La lumičre de l'heure bleue a un effet spécial sur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Royaldevon (51800) 2018-03-30 5:45

Hello Chris,

This looks like a purple hour rather than a blue hour photograph but that doesn't spoil its evening effect.
It's beautifully composed, the lights and their reflections guiding succinctly from the bottom corner on a strong diagonal.. There is just enough light to pick out all the features and yet give excellence from the artificial lights.

It is surprising how our tastes change. Maybe we are following a new trend. I have often discounted photographs from outings and then, on revisiting them wonder why I decided not to post them!!

Have a lovely w/e,
Bev :-)

peterpap (2497) 2018-03-30 7:59

Hi Chris,
nice to see those traditional red lamps building a diagonal line thru the picture. Greetings

GFSSD-1 (5830) 2018-03-30 8:15

Görsel olarak tatmin edici bir fotoğraf...tfs

Sergiom (101832) 2018-03-30 8:15

Bonjour Chris,

J'aime beaucoup cette composition faite ŕ l'heure bleue foncée. Le regard suit trčs bien la rivičre ainsi que les reflets rouges ŕ la surface de l'eau.

Amicalement

Serge

carlo62 (65765) 2018-03-30 14:07

Ciao Chris
splendida parata di lanterne rosse, ottima anche la contrapposizione tra le vecchie costruzioni e quelle moderne sullo sfondo.
Saluti
Carlo

jemaflor (112054) 2018-03-30 14:21

Hi Chris,
Very well managed your night shot capture, lovely colors with golden and red lights, photogenic water reflections, tfs.

PiotrF (30960) 2018-03-30 15:43

Hello Chris
Interesting picture from Wuxi at blue hour.
I like perfect exposure and nice color.
Very good composition and quality.
Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

Nicou (165946) 2018-03-30 19:04

Hlelo

Mervielleux reflet et vue de nuit quelles lumirčes quelle couleur et vue sur ces édifices moderne superbecompo ce plan d'eau ce reflet sur l'eau en lignées splendide
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

Tue (54186) 2018-03-30 22:59

Hello Chris,
The contrast between the low houses in the foreground and the more modern town in the distance is wonderful. The dark blue sky is the perfect background for the small red lights of the houses, which are also very nicely reflected in the calm water. Superb sharpness too.
Lars

jhm (172820) 2018-03-31 0:41

Hello Chris,

A wonderful picture taken during blue hour, with lovely enlightenment and nice reflections too.
You chose a nice angle and an excellent architecture image.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

A nice Easter weekend,
John.

alvaraalto (28876) 2018-03-31 7:11

Hello Chris
Indeed a splendid contrast of old and new architecture in the late evening. The red lanterns represents beautifully the past. The reflection contributes also to success of the composition.
Excellent work
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

rychem (53545) 2018-03-31 7:51

A beautiful night photo, perfect light management, beautiful colorful lights and a very good daiagonal composition
regards Ryszard

cornejo (53608) 2018-03-31 10:40

Hello Chris, very good night view of this interesting city, very well composed and captured in this good and beautiful picture. An interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and beautiful work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy Sunday.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

abmdsudi (67950) 2018-03-31 22:57

Hi Chris
When nightfall turns this to a fairyland! Lovely viewpoint exploiting the maximum possible space giving us a sense widest perspective. The water reflections, glittering light, colour and contrast lend the extra cutting edge. Excellent shot, Congrats
Best regards

Silvio1953 (168573) 2018-04-01 6:20

Ciao Chris, fascinating nocturne shoot, excellent exposure, fascinating reflections, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Cricri (138854) 2018-04-02 10:24

Hi Chris
Belle nocturne, j'aime les lanternes rouges, les reflets, la vue sur la ville moderne, cette image est trčs belle
Belle soirée
cricri

mcmtanyel (39111) 2018-04-14 19:20

Hello Chris,
I am glad you came around on this one because I like it. Like you said, it is a fine blue hour photo and the modern buildings in the distance create a nice contrast to the more traditional ones in the foreground. I like the reflections of the lanterns from the river, too.
Regards,
MT