Night photography means a dramatic mix of colors. Mercury vapor street lamps, neon signs, the sky reflecting city lights, tungsten lamps - all of these types of light produce different colors, and the combination can be quite compelling. After shooting lowlight photography in Chicago (see image below), I think the colors make this work so well.
What is also significant is the fact that I placed the chrome hemisphere so close to the camera and I used a wide-angle lens. This dramatized the foreground and made it disproportionately large. The camera was only three feet away. The closer you get with a wide angle lens to the subject, the more exaggerated (and distorted) it becomes. It's a very effective visual technique.
NOTE: Jim Zuckerman is a top stock photographer and published author who teaches many excellent online photography courses, such as Perfect Digital Photography, which covers lowlight photography. Also, BetterPhoto's photography school online has a number of classes that focus on exposure techniques.
Photo copyright by Jim Zuckerman
Wow, it's sooooo beautiful! I'm sorely tempted by the gorgeous night scenery.
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