golden hour

this is one of those shots that i think would work really well in colour if i could handle the complexity of colour tones involved... this is facing east... the sun was getting ready to set behind me and the city was just glowing in reflected light...

there is a couple sitting on the rocks looking towards the city... i wish they were a bit more contrasty but too much tweaking in LR was making a muddle of it... you can see them a bit better on the black :)

this was shot with a square crop in mind for the technique challenge:
http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/27363/new-technique-challenge-54-square-images

[Ukandie!]

Works great in the square format! Loved your comment..." i think would work really well in colour if i could handle the complexity of colour tones involved..", I fully comprehend that statement! But still love it in b&w!

[Taffy]

Wow -- this is amazing -- layers, light, form. Fav.

[melissa]

I don't know why but this reminds me of something that should be in a Batman movie. Fav.

[Hope D Jennings]

Wow. FAV Your black and whites are so magnificent.after doing a month of them I understand how difficult it is to achieve results like yours.It will take me forever to learn how!

[Lisa Poland]

Wow! FAV!

[Tracy]

Love the layers. Very nice...fav!

[Sharon Lee]

wow

[Joss]

Stunning photography, I liked seeing the couple before reading the description, I think it looks good

[Joanne Diochon]

Very cool...for me it's a familiar skyline but the lighting here makes it very dramatic.

[Graeme Stevens]

Awesome shot

[FotoBlah]

I'm not the only one who loves the layers. Fav.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Love this especially the way the light it breaking those all those clouds to spotlight the city!

[kali]

the sky in particular is awesome, i probably would have cropped the bright bit at the top off

[☠northy]

@kali66 interesting you say that Kali... I went back and forth on that top bright bit, but left it in... I know it will sound odd for me to say this, but I found that light rather uplifting... Whereas taking it out gave a more oppressive feel to the image... At least in my mind... Hmmmmm....

[Barb]

Love this - it's so dramatic!

[Elytra]

Gorgeous processing, I love the contrast.

[KWind]

Awesome! Fav.

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely

[kali]

I often have this problem with sunset skies, I think with it cropped off the city pops more, being then the brightest part of the image... there is probably something in what you say about the psychological aspects to it too though:)

[kali]

ah but it has to be square, so you would have compromised the space available in the side elements

[Darinka]

The composition works great in the square format!Wonderful tonal range and overall processing!

[Lisa Stein]

Magical! Love it.

[maree_sanderson]

ditto Lisa...and fav...great square crop

[Sarah]

Gorgeous! The lit up city scape looks amazing.

[Dyan Stevens]

Love the city lit up and those low flat clouds. Amazing!

[Debs Stott]

I really like that curve of rocks on the beach and the light on the city.

[Rosie Kerr]

Gorgeous. So much to love about this shot. Fav.

[gloria jones]

Incredible light, composition, depth

[Elisha]

Amazing lighting and contrast in this image, Love it! Fav.

[Jules Hoogstra-Anderson]

Wow...absolutely stunning. I can't work layers yet but you do outstanding work, amazing! Fav.

[Issi Bannerman]

Stunning view and fabulous light.

[Katrina]

wow. that looks amazing. fav

[☠northy]

@kali66 actually, I would've just used a graduated filter in LR and darkened it - so no compromise on the crop :)

[Karen Mitchell]

Oh wow... yes, the light is perfect! Would the buildings be all golden in colour?

[kali]

it makes a huge difference viewing it on black...that brightness is better contained

[Disha Parekh]

Wow wow wow.

[Joan Robillard]

When the sun reaches the top of the buildings but doesn't make it down.

[Richard Sayer]

This is simply superb - the delicate variations in the dark tones have been deftly done. It's interesting what @kali66 says: viewing on black, the brightness at the top becomes the source of the light on the buildings and the image is drawn tightly together. Did I say Fav?

[Islandgirl]

Totally awesome on black Northy, I love how the city is lite up, the rocky curving shoreline and the dramatic sky!!
I guess I love it all, big Fav!

[Janet B.]

Such a beautiful glow you caught here! Every inch of the image is alive with it! The couple looking toward the city makes the image even more special as does viewing it on black. This is just perfect for the square challenge!

Thank you so much for commenting on my Snow Dinner image. So very kind of you! :-)

[Caroline]

Super shot, love the light on the city and the dramatic surroundings... awesome on black of course.

[Walks @ 7]

Golden hour isn't just always a particular time but also a treasured emotion. Love the somber feel to this.

[PTP: Past their Prime]

Great composition. Love the clouds. Great shot.

[Rachel Withey]

Wow - the light is fabulous

[Lynda]

Fabulous!

[Call me Joe]

Gold winner!!

[Carla]

stunning shot

[Annie D]

simply wonderful edit and composition and ......well just fabulous!

[Shari]

I like this shot too. Amazing how the light it just hitting the city. Fav.

[summerfield]

wowza! if the CN tower wasn't there, I wouldn't have guessed it's Toronto. the buildings look like they're not of this earth with that whitish colour. fantabulous!

[Steve Angell]

Great shot!!!!!

[Taffy]

Just saw this on TT -- congrats!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations Northy on this making it on this week's Top Twenty! Very deserving!

[David]

Fab! Fav

[John Falconer]

Nice capture. Congratulations.

[maree_sanderson]

congrats on TT...well deserved... :o)

[Jasper]

Glorious light. The couple make this shot complete.

[Bankmann]

Wow— what a light...