Photography

I am doing a series of photos from "my window", kind of a play on "Rear Window" (1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story) or "Smoke" (1995 independent film directed by Wayne Wang & Paul Auster that featured ...  

Thank you for these images, and I'm looking forward to seeing some more. Are you ever tempted to take a tripod with you for these night pics?

a SLIK Grand Master II , which is a very sturdy (and a little heavy) aluminum tripod with a three way head. The carrying case is 0.75 meters long... the three way head is very convenient when using a medium format camera... in my case the image is reverse... 

That 190CX is a nice tripod and it looks similar to the Gitzo 1 series I've got, albeit with newer technology in it. It's remarkable how sturdy the Gitzo is for the length it packs down into. Still keen to see some HDR cityscapes from you.

and maybe you can see my preferences come through in the following HDR composite... ;) Details: 01) using three photos taken on 27-Feb 02) constructed using Canon DPP (three images maximum) 03) I darkened the blacks a bit as it's a pre-sunrise photo and a...  

Agree with your assessment. I like the foreground, but the sky from your original image was better.

No worries... I will look for another chance ;-) [nt]

Thanks for sharing!

Are you located in Japan? May I ask what prefecture / area? Yes, the view was one of the factors when selecting this place... not much chance of major construction blocking the view in the future... I enjoy the morning sun and night views. Casey