the old city hall

last friday there were fountains in front of the new city hall so i had that in mind for my same setting shot for today. no dice, they had turned them off. it was just temporary anyway as the main fountain that doubles as the skating rink during winter is being renovated. i imagine the work is being wrapped up and they are ready to open the fountain again. hopefully that happens by the weekend so that i would have something 'new' to photograph.

in any case, this is toronto's old city hall building which is largely used as night courts or small claims courts or where accused persons appear after they've been arrested. it's a beautiful building and the clock tower still works. i should make it a point to photograph this when i'm not in a rush. the plaza was empty i reckon for the reasons i wrote above.

i used the same settings as the last two wednesdays' postings:
manual mode
WB auto
shutter speed: 8 sec
aperture value: f5.0
ISO 100
focal length 18mm

processed to black and white in camera. straightened in ribbet as well as the name tag. tonight i used my tripod. and i still had blurry pics. yay!

here's a version in colour http://one-photograph-a-day.blogspot.ca/2012/09/day-935-old-city-hall-coloured-version.html

thank you for your views and comments; much appreciated, folks.

[Abhijit]

love this night shot. b&w is great
what did you think of my response to the push you set me? you didn't comment so must not have liked it :-)

[summerfield]

@abhijit - thank you, ab. you got your push already? it got past me again. i'll be right over. (as you can see, i'm so behind!) :-)

[Pam Hawkes]

Great night capture. I hope the fountain gets turned back on for you.

[Dixie Goode]

This is a great night shot. I never get them without blur or light streaks

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice shot! ME would be proud!

[summerfield]

@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam. i hope so, too, so i can post it next week for my same-setting challenge.

[summerfield]

@pandorasecho - thank you, dixie. you would need to set your camera on something steady like a ledge or a tripod. i sometimes use my knees. tonight i used my tripod.

[summerfield]

@olivetreeann - thank you, ann. ME as in michael elliott? :-)

[cheryl]

really like the contrast of the blacks and whites..

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield The one and only.

[bkb in the city]

The fact that I love the building goes without saying. I love this shot in b/w, particularly at night

[Sally Ings]

Cool shot and I like your processing.

[alia_801]

Nice capture! It looks lovely by night :)

[summerfield]

@olivetreeann - hah! the man would laugh at the tilt of this photo! @michaelelliott :-) i have a lot of beans to eat to get anywhere near the calibre of his shots. or make that chocolate cake, not beans.

[Michael Elliott]

Very good nighttime cityscape! I feel like I'm downtown - look at all those lights!

[Claire]

Looks beautiful in b&w; the green in the reflection is a little distracting in the colour shot for me

[summerfield]

@michaelelliott - did i wake you up, counsellor? :-) thank you for swinging by.

[summerfield]

@claireuk - thank you, claire. those green thingamabobs are construction tarps or something. :-) i shall catch up with yours later, my friend.

[Howard Steele]

nice b&W

[Camille Bisson]

this is so fantastic. really great job.

[Henri Russell]

This is really pretty in B&W. All the thumbnails are looking so good. I love looking at all of them.

[☠northy]

very cool that you got to take this at night! i have been dying to get downtown for some night shots!

[summerfield]

@northy - i was so nervous because i went alone, the bugger who comes with me sometimes was watching the damn baseball doubleheader and couldn't be bothered. is that ramp accessible at night, do you know? we could meet up some night and go on a shooting spree downtown. thank you.

[Sean]

This one turned out nice and crisp!! Looks great!

[summerfield]

@bkbinthecity - thank you, brian.

@salza - thank you, sally.

@alia_801 - thank you, alia.

@steeler - thank you, howard.

@catsmeowb - thank you, camille.

@henrir - thank you, henri.

[summerfield]

@slang - yeah, but the buildings are falling over!!! watch out! thanks, sean. might have to go back one day and shoot again using ms. northy's tips, which i'm not going to tell because it's a secret. :-) thank you, sean harry.

[Roberta Clark Chalmers]

Such a great night shot - perfect in b&w.

[summerfield]

@beba8162 - thank you, roberta.